Moules-frites, gazpacho for Summer Solstice

6-16--21-2026

 FOOD --- 

gazpacho 

the first of the year local corn 

fresh shell peas 

Norwegian smoked salmon and potatos

fresh peas with garlic scapes

pasta without sauce with vegetables 

 Korean style beef short ribs 

Chinese zong-zi 

zong-zi with stir-fried green beans and sauteed kale 

@ Nagng-xiang Xiao-long Bao 

mussels in white wine, garlic and leek 

Moules-frites

finish line 

sweet cherries 

GARDEN @ summer solstice --- 

new members 

loved by bees 

in perfect shape 

from seeds to blooms

a stage for hummingbirds 

the first show was early this week 

classic french cuisine at Petits Plats

11-11-2011 Fri. chilly wind, sunny.



BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- ( at Petits Plats ) Soupe Gratinée à l’Oignon (onion soup) | Ravioli Farci aux Champignons ( fresh mushroom ravioli with porcini sauce ) | Escargots de Bourgogne ( snails with garlic and parsley butter) | Filet de Bronzini, Ratatouille et Sauce Verte ( fillet bronzini with ratatouille and fresh herbs ) | Mussels Marinière ( mussels in wine sauce with homemade fries ) | pinot noir | chocolate mousse | espresso
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea
DINNER --- rice soup | pickled bamboo shoots | spicy fermented tofu | stir-fried pickled string beans with sausage and green onion

onion soup

escargots



mushroom ravioli


moules frites



bronzini & ratatouille

chocolate mousse


congee dinner

• very well done classic French cuisine at Petits Plats, a neighborhood cozy bistro.
  

Moule frites on the wrong side of the Channel

6-18-2010 Fri. mild, cloudy

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- (at Thai Rice of Notting Hill) hot and sour soup (Tom Yum) | papaya salad (Sum Tum)
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- coffee and cookie
DINNER --- (at Cafe Rouge in Gatwick) wine | mussels in white wine sauce with baguette | duck confit and potatoes

• mussels are overcooked. miss the freshness of moule frites in France