Pommes dauphinoise. Recipe (adapted) from French Lessons by Justin North

Ingredients:200 ml (7 fl oz) Cream3 Garlic cloves3 sprigs ThymeA splash of vegetable oil6 Potatoes (I use Yukon gold), peeledSalt & pepper to taste, plus a pinch of nutmeg (mix in a small bowl)75 g (3.5 oz) grated gruyere and parmesan, mixed Preheat oven to 375 F. Put cream, garlic and thyme in a small…

Tosca. Puccini’s opera based on Frenchman Victorien Sardou’s 1887 play, La Tosca.

Per SF Opera’s “The rest of the story Tosca’s historical background” “Sardou (1831 – 1908) would be all but forgotten in his native France, were it not for the extraordinary success of Puccini’s opera based on his 1887 play La Tosca.