Chris Slade describes the son et lumiere presentation at the abbey of Bon Repos called "Le Pays de Conomor" in Brittany, which takes place during the first two weeks of August.
Custom made beer shelving
Christmas may well be over and all our relatives have returned to England but we are still constantly reminded of their presence by the ‘English’ treats that they left behind.
I know that the French produce some wonderful cheeses but I still have a weakness for strong cheddar, and the fridge now boasts a couple of blocks. A red tin of Family Circle biscuits is still kicking around, but I fear all that remain are the shortbread biscuits!. I also believe there is a tiny wedge of a particularly good Stilton that Mum bought over and sadly I finished the chutney yesterday.
Whilst my treats are all food orientated, Mark has another passion which is not available in France, English beer !.
Yesterday he made some shelving for his newly acquired beer. Should I be worried….
Custom made beer-shelving? What do your locals think?
I agree with you on the cheese front. Although the French have loads of great cheeses, we Brits have our own World-beaters with Cheddar and Stilton. In fact, when we got married in Bordeaux in 2009 Nadine and I (with a gentle persuasion from our traiteur) chose to serve a portion of Stilton alongside 2 French cheeses as part of our wedding meal. Many of our French guests enjoyed it, but there was quite a bit left on plates at the end of the meal. In fact, it came as a surprise to many of our guests that British cheese actually existed.
We also made a traditional keg of beer available, and this went down very well.