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November 23, 2025 · Adventure & the Culinary Life · Quality 5/10

This might actually be a life-changing development.

Day 37 of 60 | Bonjour, Paris! 🇫🇷✨

Back in Paris tonight after a lovely train ride home from Normandy. Lori and I had such a wonderful time getting to know the family of our business partner, Chef Edward Delling-Williams.

Before dropping us at the station, Edward made us some incredible pancakes and then swung by his restaurant Le Presbytère and gave us a private tour. It opened in 2022 and he earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand in his second year, and has kept it every year since. The place was in full winter shut-down mode, but even quiet and resting, you can feel the soul in those walls. (Photos attached!)

Meanwhile, back at École Ducasse, our class schedule is shifting from the brutal 7:45 AM starts to afternoon and evening sessions: 3:00 PM to 9:30 PM.

The gym rat in me… and the man who unapologetically adores eight hours of sleep… is absolutely thrilled. This might actually be a life-changing development.

Paris, cooking school, great friends, better sleep… I’ll take it. 🙌

Key lesson: Small shifts in routine can feel life-changing.

Summary: Eric returns from Normandy as class shifts to evening hours he welcomes.