One of the many perks of being an English Assistant are the hours (I work 12 hours a week) and the bountiful vacation time I get for working such a strenuous schedule. After every 2 or 3 months of 12 hour work weeks, I am rewarded with2 weeks of vacation. I started working October 1st. First vacation: 10 days in October. Second vacation: Two weeks in December. Third vacation: Two weeks in February. Fourth vacation: Two weeks in April.
Right now I am enjoying my third vacation in just about as many months. I am spending it with my girlfriend and her Mom in Lyon, France, the gastronomical capital of France! After a week of gourmand eating there, Elise and I are traveling to Amsterdam and Dublin, each city with its own foodie culture. Amsterdam has a steady diet of hookers and pancakes. Dublin has a liquid only diet–Guinness…only Guinness.
Make sure to follow the blog while I am on vacation…Take-Out Tuesdays might be on hold until I can get back into the kitchen, but I will be updating regularly with pictures, cultural musings, and a restaurant review or two! Until next time, Bon Appétit!
Lyon has one of the BEST markets in France--Apple Stand
Who cut the cheese?
Lyon--A lot prettier than Brest
50 types of Macarons!
Literally...a miniature supermarket down to the tiniest detail. Seen in Lyon, France.
A miniature kitchen to match the miniature supermarket. Just awesome.
Legends of the Kitchen--Larousse Gastronomique and Curnonsky Cookbooks. 100 Euros out of my price range...
Escoffier
Yours Truly
(Two Burners and a Toaster Oven)^2 
HERMANO….donde esta mi hermano?
Hermano is trying to find REAL coffee in Amsterdam, not this fake coffee they call “dope” in some ancient Mom circles.