100 Strangers: Charles

Charles, the Savoyarde bread man at the Ferney market : Ferney-Voltaire, FR

This is Charles, the Savoyarde bread man from Annecy, France. He's at the Ferney market every Saturday selling his FABULOUS! breads. There are three things the French do well: bread, butter, and cheese. Charles is a lovely Frenchman who always greets his customers with a smile and a twinkle in his eye. When you buy his bread with olives or lardons (bacon bits), he winks and tells you not to share it with your friends! Seeing Charles and buying bread from him is one of the highlights of my Saturday market errands.

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 1/10

Bread Delivery

Baguette delivery : Paris, FR

I caught this guy with a bag full of baguettes walking through this breezeway on the Blvd Ste Michele (at least, I think that's the name of the street). I can't decide if I like it in color or black and white. What do you think?

Baguette delivery : Paris, FR

Photo copyright: Janet Kincaid, 08/09

Pain et charcuterie

Fresh bread, croissants, rolls: heaven.

More food. This time, it's bread and meat. Can't tell you much about the baker, but the photo below is of a couple of Basque butchers carving ham taken from pigs that are raised on nothing but black acorns. (The bald guy is carving the leg of Iberico ham.)

Bon appetit!

Chatucerie from the Basque country

Photo copyright: Janet Kincaid, 05/09