Paris Kitchenette

Eating at home in the City of Light

The best meals I ate in Paris— and later, south in the Languedoc region— were the ones I prepared in our own kitchen, and ate at home.

I didn't plan it that way, and it's no criticism of French restaurants, but it was a revelation.

It started because of jet lag. My lover and I were hungry, and awake, when we arrived, late, in the city. We were staying at …