SIRHA
This show is bigger than you can imagine. When they say Europe’s largest food show, they’re not kidding. I still haven’t made it from one end to the other yet - although I have to admit I spent a bit more time over lunch than I’m accustomed to. The French take lunch time seriously, and it was in that spirit that I started with the Foie Gras, continued with the Filet de Boeuf, thought I was finished after half a small wheel of soft ripened cheese, and was finally done in by an unexpected Tart Tatin. I had to stay out of the food hall for a while after that… but I’ve since been drawn back into an entire hall dedicated to bakery and pastry items. By “hall” I mean something the size of about 6 Home Depots put together. It is truly overwhelming, and like Disney Land, there’s far too much to see in just one day.
