A friend was stuck on the train the other day with a painful dilemma. She had a full bottle of wine and a raging post work thirst, but no corkscrew. What to do?
I immediately thought of this amazing clip of an inebriated Frenchman on the streets of Paris opening a bottle of wine with just a shoe. Not sure how it would have gone down on the train, but incredibly it works, so I thought I’d share it. You never know, it might come in handy in the run up to Christmas.
Vive la France!
Well it’s been a full on year, so I’m looking forward to heading to my folks in Cornwall, kicking back, eating some tasty Christmas food, drinking some good wine, and hopefully receiving a few choice gifts too.
Hand To Mouth will be back in early January with more food related shizzle, but until then I’ll leave you with probably my favourite Christmas tune, The Waitresses’ ‘Christmas Wrapping’.
You mean you forgot cranberries too??!!
Have a good one.
Ho Ho Ho.
Image by Michael Fenichel
Hand To Mouth is very happy to say that it’s off to to the South of France for a week.
I will be mostly hanging out in Provence, drinking wine, eating bread and cheese, and checking out a food market or two.
See you en l’autre side.
À bientôt
It’s bloody cold in London right now, and add hangovers into the mix from all the Christmas partying, you need some seriously restorative food to get you back on an even keel. This French onion soup ticks all the boxes in terms of comforting, warming and tasty sustenance, and will have you ready for that next session of festive boozing before you can say zut alors!
Ingredients
Olive oil
Large nob of butter
1kg of onions
5 fat cloves of garlic
1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
70ml French brandy
150ml French white wine
750ml chicken stock
750ml beef stock
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