Yesterday I went to the cheese festival,
MELUN FÊTE SON BRIE, an annual autumn 🍁 foodie event.
A 25 minute train ride from Gare de Lyon (the first stop on the way to Fontainebleau).
Melun is a small, pretty medieval town
Situated along the Seine.
Made up of narrow winding, back streets, mostly pedestrian
It reminds me of the small town in Ghibli’s, KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE on Netflix Did you see it?
The streets are lined with white tents
Full of French
Grey shallots, purple garlic, yellow onions 🧅 from the
Ardeche.
Endless
Gastronomical
Not even Brie! Shocking
I'm drooling!
ReplyDeleteI’m drooling to reposting it! It was a banquet
DeleteAlways the first Saturday in October - looks like I know when I'll be returning to France in 2026! 🙂
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking us with you on all your amazing adventures 😀
You’re very welcome t242
DeleteMaître Corbeau is who you saw. Well known to all French kids from a poem by La Fontaine in the 17th C. He lets go of his cheese when a fox flatters him into showing off his voice…
ReplyDeleteI did not know his name !
DeleteLe Corbeau Et Le Renard 🦊 (in slow French)
https://youtu.be/K1YaLpzFjP8?si=p98RgveWoRDgc-5P
My goodness, love this so much! I’m wondering if the Parisian Government knows how many people you entice into travelling to Paris? There should be some sort of award for that, Non?
ReplyDeleteYes, Please do inform the Legion d'honneur 🥇
DeleteFabulous, Carol! Another tempting destination in France. That brie lunch at 22€ looked like a yummy bargain! Ah, cheese…🧀 ❤️
ReplyDeleteWe did it one year. Rustic and fun. Quite a bit of cheese 🧀
DeleteThank you for the wonderful adventure to Melun, and all of your fabulous posts. I can almost smell the Brie. My wife and I will be in Paris the second weekend November this year, actually staying on Île Saint-Louis, and would like to know what's the best website for finding out what's happening in Paris. I learned of you and your blog from the book "That Spring in Paris" written by a neighbor of ours, Ciji Ware.
ReplyDeletewww.sortirparis.com is god for updates. You can switch it to English.
DeleteMiam, miam
ReplyDeleteThis food all looks very tasty! Hard to choose what to eat. Thanks for telling us about the French story with the crow and the fox.
ReplyDeleteI like the movie Kiki’s delivery service too! I have a little soft teddy of the cat from the movie - Jiji - that I got on a trip to Japan.
Jiji, the cat 🐈⬛ Did you get to the Ghibli museum in Japan? 😽
DeleteFollowing your posts for years now, so delightful. I join you in wishing you'd be more impulsive; this constant avoidance of food gets tedious, although I understand all is delicious and decisions must be made. Still, the temperament wears and is no longer au courant in the U.S., thank heavens. Perhaps every now and then a slight backing off from abstention? Thank you for explaining the difference between Brie de Melun and Meaux, will come in handy next time at the counter. Such a beguiling post.
ReplyDeleteIt can be costly tasting everything franchement 🤷🏻♀️
DeleteYou won’t find Brie de Melun at many cheese counters, even in France. A rare breed.
DeleteSo many festivals! Thank you for going and reporting to us!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE French festivals and so do the French thank goodness 🙏
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