There is this thing about the French and food...The French always seem to have some sort of wine or food celebration going on. Recently it was the Beaujolais nouveau, then Christmas comes with its shares of gargantua-like meals, then the New Year with rivers of champagne flooding dining room floors, followed by the Epiphany with its gateau des Roix, the Chandeleur with a crepes only evening and much much more to come, I am sure...