September 2019 newsletter Bonjour! After the heatwaves of June and July, it was wonderful to cool down with a seaside holiday. This year, we went somewhere new in France: La Baule, on the Atlantic coast, where the Loire river empties into the ocean. La Baule is not technically in Brittany, but it identifies with the region very strongly, so we ate a lot of oysters, buckwheat galettes, and salted butter caramel seasoned with the famous flaky sea salt of Guérande, a local village. The landscape is very flat and we were able to borrow bicycles to ride to dinner, which felt very old-fashioned and idyllic. Best of all, the wide and sandy beaches were peppered with playgrounds and cafés serving chilled Muscadet, which was a win for everyone.
Ann Mah's newsletter / Sept 2019
Ann Mah's newsletter / Sept 2019
Ann Mah's newsletter / Sept 2019
September 2019 newsletter Bonjour! After the heatwaves of June and July, it was wonderful to cool down with a seaside holiday. This year, we went somewhere new in France: La Baule, on the Atlantic coast, where the Loire river empties into the ocean. La Baule is not technically in Brittany, but it identifies with the region very strongly, so we ate a lot of oysters, buckwheat galettes, and salted butter caramel seasoned with the famous flaky sea salt of Guérande, a local village. The landscape is very flat and we were able to borrow bicycles to ride to dinner, which felt very old-fashioned and idyllic. Best of all, the wide and sandy beaches were peppered with playgrounds and cafés serving chilled Muscadet, which was a win for everyone.