Pascale le draoulec biography definition
Slices of life, served up Montana style
When Pascale Le Draoulec set out on a road trip from San Francisco to New York, her quest was to explore her American roots.
A cherry pie from Bernices Bakery in Missoula.
She did it by exploring pie.
Le Draoulec was raised in California by French parents in a home steeped in French cuisine and culture.
But she was in college before she tasted her first piece of pie.
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For her crosscountry trip, she decided that (aside from her trusty Volvo), pie would be the perfect vehicle for accessing people and stories small towns tended to otherwise keep to themselves.
"Pie making reflects the characteristics of America's frontier spirit," notes Le Draoulec, "ingenuity, resilience, tenacity, competition." She found that the affection evoked by pie endeared her to the townsfolk in each place she passed through.
They warmly and readily shared their stories and recipes with her, knowing that she shared their Pascale Le Draoulec - freelance writer/editor, author ... DEW