berry

Julia Child’s version is the one most Americans know, a stalwart of “Mastering the Art of French Cooking,” that calls for sweet dark cherries or summer berries.

Back before California was settled by Europeans and others, the Miwok and Nisenan subsisted on a hunter-gatherer diet of acorns, venison, salmon, pine nuts, elderberries, and other berries and plants.

We brunched on the restaurant’s chorizo omelet, braised beef empanadas and a towering lemon berry French toast.

The evening ended on a sweet note with a brûléed cheesecake and berries — so good that I had to take the rest home.

"When you've got things going off, try and make something else out of them. Dip fruit into yoghurts, bang them in the freezer and you've got nice little frozen berry yoghurt snacks."