Spanish Hooky- a not so still life

Whew. So many things to tell you as I slip under the spell of summer here at Camont with a glass of cold and bone dry rose’ wine. Ok, that’s just the usual teaser used by people who live in France. We are snotty and protective about our perceived lifestyle and I, for one, try not to disallusion you, dear reader, too much. Actually, I am fighting the underdeadline-procrastination-book writing blues as my Spanish Hooky excuse of a book deadline looms overhead. The photographs... Read More

Basque Hooky- pintxos & tapas

Sometimes it’s hard to convince some people that I am working.Really I am.R&D; Basque style means research and devour along the gorgeous coast of Biskaia. Tapas.Pintxos.Raciones.Jamon de Jabuga.Pelletas.Bellota.Bacalao.Guindilla.Pimient de Padron.Kokotxas. Txacoli. Get the picture?This was a week of Basque Hooky with an eye to the products and markets of my favorite parts of the coastfrom San Sebastian/Donostia to Bilbao. Yes, we also squeezed in a visit to the... Read More