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Susan Herrmann Loomis, tart pastry, pate sucree

Bonjour! Welcome to cooking, writing, and life in France

I’m so happy you are here!  I sold my house in Normandy last year and am now full-time in my cooking studio in Paris.  Join me here for one day and three day classes where we cook, learn, laugh, and sit down at the end of each class for a gorgeous meal.   I’d love to welcome you. Go here for to sign up.  If you don’t see the date you need,contact me!

Susan truly affords an unparalleled, hands-on French gastronomy experience. It has been said that “anyone can cook in the French manner anywhere with the right instruction.” Not only does Susan delicately bring this notion to life, but one leaves her class with confidence that goes well beyond the cooktop.  Melissa George, student, March 2025.

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NOTES AND RECIPE BLOG

Baptiste & his Vegetables in the New York Times

  Those of you who have been to class at On Rue Tatin have eaten his marvelous vegetables;

Radishes & Pink Martini

  The other day an email dropped into my mailbox, with the subject line “You’re IN!” This was from my friend Timothy Nishimoto, who is

Toasts de Sardines

With all of the glorious fresh seafood around me here in Normandy, I tend to forget about tinned sardines. 

My New Zinc Sink

A dozen years ago or more, when I was considering what sort of sink I needed

Is it Spring or is it Winter?

Another April morning, another fire in the woodstove. It’s sooo cold here.  I had a

Cod with Pearls

I had a revelation last evening.  It was entirely unexpected, which is the nature of revelations I guess. 

Rainy Day at the Louviers Market

I love the Louviers farmers’ market on a rainy day like today.  All the vendors are under umbrellas in varying colors, from vivid red, to

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