"Coulommiers is a busy city of around 15,000 inhabitants in the heart of the Brie region east of Paris. It's also the name of a cheese, a smaller version of a Brie. Unfortunately, "Coulommiers" is a generic name, so they can be produced anywhere in France: there are only 45 cheeses in France that are categorized as Appelation d'Origine Protegée, and Coulommiers isn't one of them. That said, the best ones are made locally.My walking companion and I had returned to Coulommiers after a ten-kilometer walk along the Grand Morin River and on the Briard Plateau. A couple of Columériens recommended the Pizzéria du Moulin, located in a quiet courtyard near the site of a mill dating from the 13th century.I had a Calzone and my friend had a Regina; she knows pizzas better than I do and was enthusiastic about hers; I found mine a little heavy on the cheese and light on the ham and egg. At any rate, both were served piping hot and were generously-sized. My friend skipped dessert, but I had three scoops of sherbet. The check, including a liter of San Pellegrino, a bottle of the house red--a Monte Pietroso Terre Siciliane [60% Nero D'Avola, 20% Nerello Mascalese, 20% Merlot di Sicilia Vignoble], and coffee, totaled €49.00.There is no shortage of restaurants in Coulommiers; check my review of one of the others, the more upscale Les Echevins, also located in the heart of town."
