Susie Héron's blog

I love going to the Sunday market in the Vieux Lille (Old Lille) just to hear some of the conversations between vendors and customers. You get some fantastic recipe ideas and quite often, a good laugh. Here’s a prime example. The man in the photo is the fishmonger in question.

Scene: Place du Concert Marché, Lille
Sunday, January 6th at 12:15 p.m.

Un cornet de frites

When you mention Lille to a French person, you usually get the same reactions.

1) Isn’t it grey and cold all the time?

2) Isn’t it cold and grey all the time? or

3) That’s like living in Alaska, non?