Jeanne Koré Salvato

day tripping in medieval Paris

day tripping in medieval Paris

was day-dreaming about a day in Paris. American friends say, “Oh, I’ve been to the museums. I’m going out of town.”  Well, let me get out my snobby pince-nez and say, “Well!”  How many times do I go stand at the Musée d’Orsay, a former train station, so very cool in...
ready, set, Paris!

ready, set, Paris!

his is a love letter to foreigners and friends alike who want to visit Paris. At the end of a short story Laurie Moore once wrote for the New Yorker about a traumatic subject, she said, “Ok, now where’s my money?” Right there in the story, she said that. ...
galette à la Rochester, NY

galette à la Rochester, NY

nference is an art.  I worked in the heart of a French school, teaching English literature, where I used to tell this to parents eager for their students to progress in their studies: Help them infer.  If you see a photo of a woman standing at a grave with flowers,...
le four (le oven)

le four (le oven)

rance. Food. Right?  I have waited this long to tell you not what it’s like to dine out in France, but what it’s like to cook at home.  Ahem.  Not the same. IT’S COMPLICATEDLet’s start with the oven.  Now, already that is complicated.  My husband at the time...
tous mes voeux

tous mes voeux

ear Friends, I present to you a New Year’s card à la Godot.  First things first:  In France people (wisely) don’t try to send Christmas cards in the hectic season of children, festive dinners, and holiday celebrations.  Although France in some ways is...