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15 October 2004 Stephen Zimmermann

PA157919.jpg

Paris, France

The 'suggestions menu' allows for no choice in the matter of the cheese course. Fortunately, this is no hardship, for our it includes this "Ossau Iraty, confiture de cerises noires". A raw sheep's milk, hard mountain cheese from the Pyrénées, the full-flavored, nutty Ossau Iraty is served with black cherry preserves, a pairing made in heaven. In my glass I have remaining just enough of the Cotês du Luberon to consummate the marriage.

It is the only slip in what otherwise has been an impeccable service: we are nearly done with the cheese before our captain, looking faintly shocked, apologizes for not serving earlier the _pain de mie_, sliced from a loaf at table, that is intended to arrive with the cheese course. I imagine Monsieur Vrinat making a black mark against some luckless server's name in a leather-bound ledger somewhere out of sight, docking him a day's pay.

Olympus C-8080WZ
1/60s f/2.4 at 7.1mm iso125 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time15-Oct-2004 06:33:36
MakeOlympus
ModelC8080WZ
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length7.1 mm
Exposure Time1/60 sec
Aperturef/2.4
ISO Equivalent125
Exposure Bias-0.70
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance65.540 m

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