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Author: Pete

The Mustard Report: Maille à l’Ancienne (Old Style)

The Mustard Report: Maille à l’Ancienne (Old Style)

We have loved mustard for ages, starting with the Egyptian pharaohs – they loved it so much that they made sure that their tombs were stocked with mustard seed for the afterlife. Mustard really must be the first condiment humans ever put on their food. […]

The Mustard Report: French’s Classic Yellow

The Mustard Report: French’s Classic Yellow

For those who have been asking, we are pleased to present another installment of the Mustard Report! What do Dijon and Rochester have in common? Mustard! Dijon is a city in eastern France and the capital of the Côte-d’Or département. It’s home to the eponymous mustard […]

A Toast to Corona

A Toast to Corona

Ah, Corona. All who knew you, loved you. A beautiful, friendly Chihuahua and my wife’s constant companion and best friend during a decade-long love affair, we lost her on September 2, one month ago. Fashionista, therapy dog, traveller, foodie, consummate snuggler, bootie-hater and relentless shedder, […]

The Mustard Report: Amora Dijon

The Mustard Report: Amora Dijon

  We are pleased to present the first installment of a new soon-to-be-extremely-popular feature on Travel*Food*Cool: The Mustard Report. Mustard is a condiment made from the seeds of the mustard plant. Whether white or yellow, brown or black, mustard is one of the most popular […]

Paris Recovers: Personal Observations

Paris Recovers: Personal Observations

On November 13, 2015, terrorists attacked Paris in a series of coordinated suicide bombings and mass shootings. At 9:20 p.m., three suicide bombers struck the Stade de France in Paris’ northern suburb of Saint-Denis. This was followed by suicide bombings and mass shootings at cafes, […]

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