Travels

Snowy white cod flakes star in the low country fish and chips offered at the Pearlz  Oyster Bar in downtown Columbia—a recommendation by an old friend from my alma mater USC.  If you find yourself in the South Carolina capital, as I did over the holidays, and need a cod fix, swing by this oyster…

‘Fish’n Chips de Cabillaud’ is on the menu at the fifth-floor cafeteria of BHV.  Lunch at one of the major department stores in Paris is almost always a treat, especially because of the city view and reasonable prices.  And I’m always in pursuit of cod.  A hefty plateful of French fries and a couple of…

The first bite is exquisite.  On a narrow side street, the plat du jour (23 euros) at Belle Maison, seems like a good price for a two-course lunch. This is my lunch-time version of dinner.  The yellow French café table in the 9th arrondissement right across the street from my apartment is wedged into a…