Rustic Summer Sandwich

Is there anything better than a rustic summer sandwich for lunch during the dog days of August? Warm tomatoes off the vine, just picked basil, artisanal mozzarella, balsamic vinegar, and crusty bread. Just yum!

Petite Fruit Galettes

I LOVE discovering new cafes and restaurants that really get pastry right. Found these petite fruit galettes over at the Mayfield Bakery in Palo Alto, CA. The pastry itself was flaky as all get out and the fruit was fresh and local, but the glaze was what really did it for me. The glaze was honey-based, rather than the (kind of gross) gelatin-based glaze that is so often used for pastries. A little sticky, but really mighty good. http://www.mayfieldbakery.com/

Eggs a la fresh

Last Sunday I had a wandering day in Paris. Well, actually I had a very specific plan for the day, but it all fell by the wayside as I came across these amazing markets and shops and sights. So I just kind of went with it... what the heck.

One of the things I came across was the flower and pet market on île de la Cité in Paris. I had walked by it many times before, but had never gone through it. Well the Sunday pet market is a noisy, amazing, exotic jumble of rabbits and chinchillas and birds, birds, birds. And it was there that I found possibly the freshest eggs in Paris. I thought they were so beautiful in their earthy simplicity.

Meringues in Luxembourg

It is a strange thing to realize I am so, well... obsessed with photographing food in European light that I am now planning a trip back over there not for the museums, not for the architecture, not to visit friends, not for a romantic getaway, but for no other reason than to shoot food. Ah... bliss : )

Fruit Tarts in Luxembourg

Found these phenomenally delicious fruit tarts at a GREAT boulangerie while bicycling through Luxembourg today. Noticed the window light and ducked inside to take some images of the rustic sweets.

FYI- I think it's always the right thing to do to ask before taking images in a shop. It is rare that you will get turned turned down.