Brilliant.

It’s the exception to prove the rule. Paul D’s corollary to Koyzis’ law works with beer, but wine proves the veracity of the original law. Except for South Africa, which received Calvinist immigrants from both Netherlands and France. South Africa has great wines, despite the relative lack of Roman and Orthodox cultural influence. Another exception to the rule, it seems.

Or is the real reason they chased all the Huguenots out was not over theological reasons but simply an attempt to preserve the greatest food culture in the world? Which means the Pope wasn’t trying to preserve power but instead was fighting for our right to eat coquille st jacque, canard a l’orange, escargot bourguignon, and above all, the best bread the world has ever seen?

I am swimming the tiber