Le Simiane By Mayle: Summary

Provence along the calendar year, it is located in Southeastern France, bordered by Italy and the Mediterranean sea. The author explored a whole year in Provence as a month by month journal, taking us through the sensation of tastes, smell and moments. He moved from England to France with his wife to face a new lifestyle and culture. Throughout the book the author shows how shopping for ingredients, preparing food, and drinking wine together helped them to build up relations and friendships. Mayle started the novel, by the celebration of New Year's Eve, in Provence and how excited he was to take his wife for lunch. He heard about this restaurant which is a few miles from the village of Lacoste, so he decided to take his wife to this special restaurant to celebrate. " The proprietor of Le Simiane was offering a six-course lunch with pink champagne to his amiable clientele, it seemed like a much more cheerful way to start the next twelve months."( Mayle, pg 3). He emphasized how people gather and enjoy their first day of the year, and prepare for the following three hundred and sixty five days. Moreover, he shows the unique service …show more content…
He discusses how tactful the waiter was, and how he was going through the menu in detail with them. Natural crops and wineries are important and common in the French culture. Everybody drinks wine almost with every meal, and eats fresh goat cheese in the early morning. French culture depends on a healthy diet and natural foods going along with the weather and the seasons of the year. In the winter the author discussed how the food menu changes season to season and how appropriate it was to add a special flavor to each season. " The cold-weather cuisine of Provence is peasant food. It is made to stick to your ribs, keep you warm, give you strength, and send you off to bed with a fully belly" (Mayle, pg