France at War

Viva la France and long live the Bouche; I am backing the French in this war. It is the war against the proliferation of fast food such as Mc Donald’s and Pizza Hut. One of the biggest Franco warriors in the battle is Chef Philippe Gauvreau from La Rotonde in Lyon. I had the good fortune to visit Lyon twice last year and my food choices have changed forever. Gauvreau in an article by Jenny Barchfield explained his reasons for opening his restaurant once a month for kids aged 5 to 13, to highlight France’s expanding girth and un- healthy eating choices. He gives the kids decked in toques an in depth cooking session that lasts 3 hours and is followed with a degustation or tasting. Besides the attack on corporation eateries is the assault on Turkish fast food joints serving shawarmas. I am tempted to lie about my age on my next visit to Lyon and take the $59 course.