A Year in Provence book notes

2. Book Introduction

(2) Once a senior advertiser, he specialized in writing.

(3) In 1987, he moved to Provence, France, and could not restrain his love for the local customs and folklore, so he wrote this book, which is a classic achievement.

(4) A Year in Provence is elegant and humorous, documenting Mel's first year of living in the countryside and conveying an open and peaceful attitude to life.

(5) "Provence" thus became synonymous with a life of leisure.

Keywords: interesting life (my intuition)

Good food

Wine

Interesting people

Interesting things

Third, divided into a description

(a) food

1. Gourmet food abounds in Provence, and sometimes you will meet a real "man of knowledge" in the most unlikely places. "knowledgeable" people. The French are obsessed with food, not at all unlike people in other countries who are passionate about sports or politics, as we have come to expect. That said, we were surprised to hear Mr. Balerno, the floor cleaner, reviewing three-star restaurants with a good head on his shoulders. He is from N?mes and specializes in cleaning stone floors. We could tell from the start that this was a man who treated his gut well. At noon, he would change out of his work clothes and go to a nearby restaurant to spend two hours.P18

This description really surprised me too, I only know that France is a romantic city, I did not realize that the ordinary French people are also so interested in food, it seems to be really food first. This attitude of life also makes me admire a lot, only love and food can not live up to, after hard work, of course, should take the best food to treat yourself.

2. As food lovers, we often refer to various kinds of food reviews, and we are increasingly looking at the Gourmet Guide. Of course, the Michelin Guide is also very useful, and you can't visit France without it. The downside is that the Michelin Guide only lists the price of the food, the level of the restaurant and the specialties, so it's all bones and no meat. The Gourmet Guide is much more informative, providing information about the chef - how old he is, where he came from, whether he's already established, whether he's stuck in a rut or moving forward - and even introduces the chef's wife, telling you whether she's warm and smiling or cold and frosty. even the chef's wife, telling you whether she's warm and smiling or cold and frosty. The guide also mentions the design style of the restaurant, what the surrounding scenery is like, and whether it has a garden terrace with a view. In addition, the level of service, the customer's taste, the price of the food and the dining atmosphere are also included in the comments, especially detailed is the introduction of the menu and wine list. p45-46

Read the book to get a new knowledge, I have only heard of the Michelin Guide to Food is an important reference to food evaluation, but I once thought that there is also a more informative Gomez's Guide, the general public have gossip, the chef's wife's character we are very interested in it, after all, family harmony. After all, family harmony helps work well. On my personal not very rich food search trip, "Amoy most Shanghai" food program or Amoy most Shanghai App is very practical, through the recommendation of the "May Roman seafood buffet restaurant", or good drops.

3. The 1987 edition of Gomez's Guide lists 5,500 restaurants and hotels, with detailed information and beautiful language. We actually checked out a local restaurant from it, and the description was so irresistible that it seemed a must-experience. The restaurant is situated in the village of Lambeth, just half an hour's drive away. The chef is a woman who has been described as "the most famous pastry chef in Provence" and cooks "with the heat of the sun", and her restaurant is a converted mill. Such comments are tantalizing enough, but what really piqued our interest was the age of the female chef, who is now said to be 80 years old.P46

Only lip-service, for example. The phrase "the heat of the sun" made me curious, what kind of cooking technique is called "the heat of the sun"? All I know is that a coverlet exposed to the hot sun does smell like sunshine. As a headline-grabber, I'm tempted by that tantalizing description. The mill converted into a restaurant is also unique, isn't it?

(2) Wine

1. Uncle Edward told me about which wines were made from which piece of land in the vineyard, and why some slopes produce light wines and some slopes produce strong wines. I was mesmerized. With each wine, he explained what dishes would go best with it, licking his lips and raising his eyes in a vision of imaginary culinary heaven. We enjoyed langoustine, salmon in a sour sauce, rosemary-flavored Bresse chicken, roast lamb with creamy garlic sauce, beef confit with red wine and olives, beef stew, and braised pork loin with shredded truffle.P209

There is no saliva flowing, so a certain wine with a certain kind of food, this is all about, in layman's terms, that is to say, what kind of drink what kind of dish, wine with food, just like beer with fried chicken, beer with I'm not interested in drinking, I'm just interested in the food. I'm not interested in drinking, only in food. I'm not interested in drinking, I'm interested in food. Is it true that a little bit of wine with food is the icing on the cake, and that's something you can try?

(3) Interesting People

1. A Year in Provence is a book with a lot of characters. The ones who are coming to us are

Mr. and Mrs. Faustin+Henriette (neighbors)

Manigouhi (plumber)

Balerno (floor cleaner)

Anthony Marceau (huntsman)

Pierrot (stonemason)

Didier (building craftsman/firstman)

Claude (construction apprentice)<

Ramon (plasterer)

Masto (painter)

Teferi (tiler)

Janci (carpenter)

Bauchi (expert in growing grapes)

Bernard (expert in cleaning swimming pools)

Tillie Fatou (insurance company agent)

Bertramo (chimney sweep)

These people, who come from a wide range of industries, approach their work with passion and self-congratulation. And, all can speak well of the field they belong to. Under the author's brushstrokes, each person's image jumps off the page, vivid, and extremely graphic. It's a great read, and you can't help but admire those who are highly skilled in different industries. Love of work + love of life.

(D) Interesting Facts

1. Bakery Shopping - The World of Bread

We found out that the bread in the village of Lumière is tight and sinewy, fatter and flatter than the usual long bread; the bread in the village of Cabrera is burnt on the outside and the size of a flattened soccer ball. We learned which bread can be left out for a day without getting stale, and which must be destroyed within three hours; we also figured out what bread is best served with salad, and what bread is best garnished with fish soup.P219

It's a great lesson to learn how to choose bread with such care and attention to detail. Compared to my own experience of buying bread, which is delicious and which looks good will buy which, never consider the bread with, about "which kind of bread can be put on a day will not be tasteless, and which must be destroyed within three hours in the abdomen" this point, or very practical. Behind the quality of life is the love of life and dedication to life. Know more about a certain field, study more, will gradually approach the quality of life, to be good at digging the story behind the appearance of things.

2, buy the best quality olive oil - olive oil mill

Buy the best quality wine - Wine World

Fourth, summarize

The author of the eyes of Mel in Provence interesting. Food and wine and interesting people and things, life is so much more. A farmhouse, a vineyard, an escape from the city of the soul, this is how Mel began to find peace in Provence, and he found it. We followed his steps and also realized the beauty of it, and it was so nice to enjoy the time in peace. The most impressive thing is that the daily life can be made into a delicate pattern, which has nothing to do with the economic foundation, but only with the attitude to life, selecting bread, olive oil, wine, all have a sense of sophistication. There is wisdom in every aspect of life. This book is worth reading again and again, 24 years old first encounter, and then meet again in the years to come.

To A Year in Provence

The cover makes me feel good about you, the content determines how much I love you.

? September 2, 2016 at VSU Dormitory