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In Bloom, Saint Paul sports
the largest open hearth in North
America. Everything is cooked
in the hearth or wood-fired oven.
Order the venison tartar and
pheasant boudin blanc. Cocktails
are amazing.
928 7th St W
Saint Paul MN 55102Favorite Places, Barcelona
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Favorite Places, Paris
- 142 Crêperie Contemporaine
- Ambassade d'Auvergne
- Aux Merveilleux de Fred
- Benoit
- Bread and Roses
- Breizh Café
- Café Constant
- Chez Janou
- Chez Loulou
- Chocolate Directory, Paris
- Christian Constant
- Du Pain et Des Idées
- Jean-Charles Rochoux
- Jean-Paul Hevin
- La La Pâisserie by Cyril Lignac
- La Maison du Chocolat
- La Tuile a Loup
- Le Chardenoux
- Le MaZenay
- Paris Flea Markets
- Patrick Roger
- Popelini
- Pozzetto
- Stohrer
- Thiercelin
Favorite Places, Provence
Favorite Places, Twin Cities
Favorite Links
- Alice Medrich
- Andrew Zimmern
- Artisan Bread in Fine Minutes a Day
- B.T. McElrath Chocolatier
- Baking Obsession
- Cannelle et Vanille
- Chocolate & Zucchini
- Cookography
- Curious Cook
- David Lebovitz
- David Schmit Photography
- Dorie Greenspan
- Eat the Love, Sweets for the Mouth and Mind
- Eat Well Guide
- eatwild
- Far North Spirits
- Farmette
- French Food and Cook
- French Word-A-Day
- Gale Gand
- HiP Paris Blog
- Hiroko's Kitchen
- Hunter Angler Gardener Cook
- Julia Usher
- Le Pétrin
- Nick Malgieri
- Not Without Salt
- Olli Salumeria
- On Rue Tatin
- Paris Breakfasts
- Purple Pitchfork
- Raghaven Iyer
- Robin Asbell
- Sake Story
- Slow Food
- Smitten Kitchen
- Steamy Kitchen Modern Asia
- Suvir Saran
- Taste Spotting
- The Daily Meal
- The Paris Kitchen
- The Perennial Plate
- These Peas are Hollow
- Wedge Community Co-op
- White on Rice Couple
- Zoë Bakes
Travels to the south of France
Kathie didn’t have any students when we arrived therefore our first Saturday morning started with freshly baked croissants. These were served with delicious, creamy butter and crocks of apricot and and homemade fig jam. I enjoyed the freshly brewed coffee with steamed milk and a couple of cubes of raw sugar. While we were enjoying our petit déjeuner, Kathie began telling stories of how she met Simone (Simca) Beck who later assisted in obtaining an apprenticeship (or stagiaire) at Roger Vergé’s Michelin three-star restaurant, Le Moulin de Mougins. After that she trained under various chefs at the Mondavi Winery’s Great Chefs of France Cooking School and worked with Michel Richard before moving to France back in 1985.
Around 10:30am, we headed down to Antibes and walked through the old city. Kathie showed us where she used to live as well as the location of the best patisserie in town. We ended up chit-chatting as we looked at the yachts docked in the bay.
We enjoyed a delightful lunch at a 1 star Michelin restaurant called Le Figuier de Saint-Esprit. There’s a fig tree growing in the atrium and it’s located on Rue Saint-Esprit just down the street from the cathedral, thus the name. Kathie worked with Christian Morisset who is now the chef and co-owns the restaurant with his wife.
Stuffed Foie Gras
Stuffed Chicken Breast with Spring Vegetables
Apple Tart Tartin and Mango Sorbet
I enjoyed Foie Gras, Stuffed Chicken with Spring Vegetables with a Pâté en Croûte along side it, and a scoop of Mango Sorbet and Apple Tart Tartin for dessert. Not a bad way to start my vacation in the south of France.