Meals are not an afterthought in France, nor are the locations they are served in. Once you've had your first look around the Chateau and decided to rest out on the back porch and an enjoy a beverage, you'll swear to never look back.
Never again will I take mealtime lightly, rushing to be done with it, eating standing up or running out the door. Once you've dined under the warm evening sky while the night falls and the candles light your knife and fork,
You'll want to forget that you don't eat this way all the time. You'll want to always set the table, the lighting, the mood.
After the first meal, you'll start telling yourself you're never leaving,
or, at the very least,
you'll be back again, very soon, sitting at another table.
