Fiasco Gelato

I had some extra money in my food budget so I picked up two jars of Fiasco Gelato, made in Alberta: Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Bean and Dark Chocolate Caramel Sea Salt. They were both dreadfully delicious.

By dreadfully, I mean that along with the great local ice cream makers Cold Comfort and Parachute this company is a great contender when I cannot get to those stores and is available in several chain grocery stores. It is around $8 a jar but you do not need to eat a lot to feel satisfied unlike the bulk mostly water ice creams out there. Definity would buy more.

The Sorrow and the Pity

My wife and I like history and also like documentaries. The Sorrow and the Pity, a French documentary by Marcel Ophuls, was done in 1969 and featured interviews of people who lived during the occupation of France by the Germans during WW2.

The interview questions and film reels follow the sequence of pre-occupation, during, and immediately after. The persons interviewed are very open about their experiences and provides an human look at this time period in France's history. Sometimes funny, sometimes brutal, always honest. Was an academy award nominee in the year it came out.

It may seem lengthy at 251 minutes but with a good bottle of French wine, or two, and some history interested friends, it is well worth while. Highly recommended.