A Long Lunch at the Farmhouse

How can you not love a long lunch? A table laden with baguette and Charente butter, gazpacho, truffle vol-au-vent, pork and veal terrine, summer salads and rose water poached nectarines. And of course fabulous friends and fine wine.

It’s great to be back in Cognac again now, next stop, the Riviera. I hope you enjoy this article.

Exploring France: Travel Tales from Sydney to Paris

From a 4am Emirates A380 out of Sydney, to a disco nap and pool dip in Dubai, to a TGV dash to Angoulême to reunite with Andrew. Now I’m back at our farmhouse near Abzac for long lunches in Verteuil-sur-Charente, chip-machine chaos, Kylie on repeat, and a month of recharging before Bordeaux, Menton & Monte Carlo.