192: Susan Hermann Loomis Talks France, Food & Julia Child
The Simple Sophisticate - Intelligent Living Paired with Signature Style
Shannon Ables
4.7 • 944 Ratings
🗓️ 22 January 2018
⏱️ 33 minutes
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~The Simple Sophisticate, episode #192
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On today's episode of The Simple Sophisticate, author, award-winning journalist, expat living in France and proprietor of the acclaimed cooking school located in France, Susan Hermann Loomis joins me to talk about so many of TSLL readers' passions: France, food, and living well (and I cannot forget Julia Child as well). Discover how she came to live in France, her approach to food and cooking, discover what students learn when they enroll in her cooking school and its far more than just learning how to cook extraordinary well, and hear what it was like to sit down in Julia Child's kitchen in Cambridge and have dinner with her. All of this and much more. Be sure to download and have a listen. And look for Susan's new book French Grill: 150 Refined & Rustic Recipes will be released June 12th this summer. 
~Check out her blog On Rue Tatin ~Discover and Enroll in Cooking Classes ~Rent Susan's home in Louviers, France, as your vacation rental - learn more here ~Follow Susan on social media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Susan's cookbooks and memoirs:
~In a French Kitchen: Tales and Traditions of Everyday Home Cooking in France (2015)
~On Rue Tatin: Living and Cooking in a French Town (2001)
~Cooking at Home on Rue Tatin (2005)
~French Farm House Cookbook (1996)
~View all of her books here (there are many more!) 
Petit Plaisir:
~Susan shared two Petit Plaisirs during our conversation, one is below and the other you will want to tune in for. It is something I enjoy wholeheartedly myself. 
~Check out more episodes of The Simple Sophisticate here and peruse similar episodes below: ~189: Jamie Cat Callan's Parisian Charm School - Love, Life & Savoring It All ~182: David Lebovitz Talks About Making Paris His Home ~168: French Everyday Living with Author & Blogger Sharon Santoni ~169: Understanding the French Culture: My Interview with Géraldine Lepere of Comme une Française ~175: 14 Ways to Eat Like the French — Savor Good Food, Don't Fear It ~SUBSCRIBE to TSLL's Weekly Newsletter
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the simple Sophisticate Podcast, where intelligent living is paired with signature style. |
| 0:16.3 | I'm your host, Shannon Ables. |
| 0:18.8 | And whether you're listening on your commute, exercising, working in the garden, or sitting down with a hot cup of tea or a |
| 0:25.0 | cafe ole, thank you for tuning in. Let's get started. Welcome to the 192nd episode of the simple |
| 0:46.6 | Sophisticate and joining me on today's episode is Susan Hermann Loomis. |
| 0:51.6 | We have the opportunity to tape our conversation just after the new year |
| 0:56.2 | and she joined me while spending some time in Provence. |
| 0:59.7 | And it lends itself to a few examples of how she enjoys the French life on an everyday basis. |
| 1:05.6 | Now you may know Susan from her blog on route to 10. |
| 1:08.0 | You may have taken her classes or been curious about her classes because she has her own cooking school, |
| 1:11.7 | also called on rutto 10 and she has many |
| 1:16.0 | memoirs and cookbooks out there with a new one on the way coming in June which you can |
| 1:20.4 | learn more about on the show notes today, but we just dive into so much. |
| 1:26.5 | She's going to talk about France, of course, food. |
| 1:30.6 | She's going to share with you what you're going to walk away with as a student if you attend one of her classes. |
| 1:36.0 | And she's also going to tell you what it's like to sit down in Julia Child's kitchen in Cambridge, Massachusetts. have dinner with her, as well as how she knew or did she know what her path or journey was going to be. |
| 1:53.4 | We dive into all of this. |
| 1:54.7 | So let me get you right into our conversation. |
| 1:58.2 | My guest today is an award-winning journalist, author, |
| 2:01.4 | blogger, professionally trained chef, and proprietor of the cooking school |
| 2:05.4 | Enru T'T'T'An, having called Northern France home for more than 20 years, Susan Hermann |
| 2:10.3 | Loomis is an American living in France and sharing with us all her journey |
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