Distracted by the deluge, in Deauville

- September 1, 2026September 9, 2026

If you are a gentleman of a certain age, tall with a long black coat, a broad brimmed hat, carefully knotted scarf and very very small dog, and you live in Deauville, you may remember helping us as we balanced on giant terracotta flowerpots to try and match a view

La Mère Poulard and a very modern scandal, on Mont Saint-Michel

- May 23, 2026July 11, 2026

Vintage-postcard-La-Mere-Poulard-restaurants-on-Mont-Saint-Michel

Our first visit to Normandy in 2007 included a day to Mont Saint Michel. Back then visitors drove up to the gate and parked on the old salt flats alongside the road. Later that day, high on a stone terrace, we recovered from over 1000 steps up and the inevitable jostling

The thirstiest street in Normandy

- July 21, 2018January 9, 2019

Between l'Abbaye aux Hommes and Rue Saint Pierre in Caen is Rue Écuyère, ‘street of the horsewomen’. It was named for the ladies of noble families who lived in grand houses here, but times change. After nobility came the antique sellers who for centuries made Rue Ecuyère synonymous with armoires, folderols

A morsel of perfection, for Julia Child in Rouen

- June 24, 2018May 2, 2026

Vintage postcard La Couronne restaurant in Rouen

Early on the morning of Wednesday 3 November 1948 a tall Californian woman looked out from the S.S. America to see her first view of France. As the ship was carefully tugged around rusting war wrecks into the harbour she saw the twinkly lights of Le Havre and heaps of

Rich and creamy baked Normandy cheesecake

- January 24, 2018January 24, 2018

Camembert baked cheesecake, with a lot of lovely local fruit.

There is a cheesecake under all that fruit somewhere This cheesecake is wonderfully rich and creamy and although it contains flavourful Camembert, the final taste is not overly cheesy. The only complicated bit is keeping an eye on the last few minutes of cooking (more about that below) – not a

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