Every year we (the Brits) take on the French at their own game with a concours de cuisine (cooking competition. For this year the dish was Blanquette de Veau (veal cooked in a white sauce)

‘We the Brits’ are 2 teams of 2; Paul & Mike (good cooks), and Martin & me (‘Team Tin’, getting something from a supermarket.

‘They the French’ are 2 teams of 2: Laeti & Alain, and Laurence & Adrian.

We all vote for our favourite examples (but we’re not allowed to vote for ourselves)

Yet again, although our Team Tin’s contribution was totally delicious, we failed yet again to take top position of the podium.

I believe the French were biased against us. Even despite this year’s competition was held in our very own Writer’s Retreat in France.

The results:

1st position: Laurence & Adrian

2nd position: Laeti & Alain

3rd position: Paul & Mike

4th position (last): Martin & me