Food can be a symphony….. many elements combine to create a satisfying experience. Like classical symphonies, a good meal can have overtures, recurring motifs, passages of tranquility, passages of power.

I’ve taken to writing reviews for Google Maps and adding photos. I’m not an accomplished food photographer by any means, but it does make me appreciate the work that goes into presentation. The tastes can be sensational and the first impression spurs the appetite.

Some of my pictures get many more views and hits than this blog, despite not being my best photographs. They do help me remember what I ate.

Cote Saveurs, Villefranche de Rouergue, France

Bistrot Cocotte, Haberfield NSW, Australia

I’ve been lucky recently to eat at some wonderful places