Il ne faut pas mélanger torchons et serviettes. Originally, this proverb has a strong social connotation: tea towels are for the poor and the servants, napkins for the bourgeois and the aristocrats. And one should never mix the two, socially, or otherwise.
Below the chateau of Lavardens, half way through a long day of bringing in the wheat, the farmers gather to eat a well-earned lunch in the shade of the trees.
"Be happy that you didn't order the 'Fantaisie du chef!'." A surprising creation from the kitchen. Available in English or French. (please select your preferred language in the menu on the right)