Rosa Jackson's Edible Adventures
The Arles market
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My first visit to the medieval city of Arles happily coincided with the Saturday market along boulevard des Lices, so I dodged the shopping carts and elbows to take a few pictures. Next stop: the Cévennes, land of chestnuts and honey, goat's cheese and grass-fed lamb. (Click on "Permalink and comments" to see my image gallery of the Arles market, then click on a picture to begin the slide show.)
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How much fun to see the Arles market! I was there this summer. I just purchased four cans of olive oil at Williams-Sonoma that was on close-out. It was produced near Arles and I can't wait to try it! I'm feeling very lucky. It was probably a lot less than I would have paid for it had I purchased it in France. Beautiful photos. Thanks.
It must be my lucky day - beautiful photos of French markets from you, the latest issue of Gourmet arrived dedicated to Paris and I just started reading Trail of Crumbs by Kim Sunee which takes place in France. I wish I could be transported.........to dream is to dream.
Oh my god, I wouldn't be able to resist buying everything! The goat cheese and the honey are particularly alluring. Aren't farmers markets the greatest?
Eileen, lucky you to have a supply of olive oil produced near Arles! It's the next best thing to being there.
Teryll, that kind of dreaming led me to move to France 13 years ago - so look out, you never know what might happen!
Sara, I had to restrain myself because we had a seven-course lunch booked at Jean-Luc Rabanel (more on that to come). It was agony!
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