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July 2011
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French outrage as German food fair bans foie gras →
Angry missives have flown between Paris and Berlin after the decision by organisers of a leading German food fair to ban the French delicacy, which is made from the liver of fattened geese or ducks.
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France loses US market share but is most discussed... →
France’s share of the US wine market has fallen significantly over the last year – but it is still generates the most online conversations of any country.
May 2011
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Let Them Eat Choux →
Popelini, the pastry shop Lauren Koumetz opened this month in Paris’s Marais neighborhood, is devoted exclusively to pate à choux, or cream puffs, the bite-size flavor shots that offer a sugar lover an alternative to France’s superstar macaron. On any given day, the choux are lined up in a half dozen flavors including dark chocolate, lemon praline, salted butter caramel, Madagascar vanilla and...
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April 2011
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Altar to French Cuisine Hungers for Funds →
In November, after years of lobbying by chefs, academics and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Unesco officially recognized the Gallic meal as an international treasure. The French pledged to construct a grand “Cité de la Gastronomie” to honor the achievement and immortalize culinary know-how.
“In 2010 the United States overtook France as the world’s biggest consumer of...”
– We’re Number One! America Overtakes France in Wine Consumption | Food & Think
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Anne-Sophie Pic named World's Best Female Chef by... →
“Anne-Sophie Pic, who helms the century-old restaurant Maison Pic in Valence, France, beat out Elena Arzak of Spain and Nadia Santini of Italy to snag the coveted title, a category introduced for the first time this year from the S. Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards.”
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The Assassin in the Vineyard | Vanity Fair →
“Who would poison the vines of La Romanée-Conti, the tiny, centuries-old vineyard that produces what most agree is Burgundy’s finest, rarest, and most expensive wine? When Aubert de Villaine received an anonymous note, in January 2010, threatening the destruction of his priceless heritage unless he paid a one-million-euro ransom, he thought it was a sick joke. But, as Maximillian Potter...
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Mark Bittman's Off the Beaten Path Paris... →
December 2010
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Wines of the Times - Sparkling Wines From the Rest... →
As with any type of wine you have to seek out dedicated producers. Even though we very much liked the three Vouvrays in our tasting, for example, a fair amount of sparkling Vouvray is made as sort of a dumping ground for grapes less than ripe or otherwise imperfect. It may be a big bubbly world, but you have to choose carefully out there.
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Michelin pride: Tokyo trumps Paris as the home of... →
“The latest edition of the restaurant guide, launched yesterday, cements the city’s position over Paris as the global centre of gourmet dining.”
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“In theory, the lowliest grand cru or even village wine should always be better...”
– Alluring Burgundies in Low Places by Eric Asimov in The New York Times
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French Cuisine Honored on Unesco Cultural Listing →
Unesco officials have enshrined the “gastronomic meal of the French” as part of the ”intangible cultural heritage of humanity”.
'Foie gras burger' on the menu for Quick in France →
A Belgian fast food firm says it will be offering customers in France a burger containing a slice of foie gras.
November 2010
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AFP: French cuisine eyes UNESCO heritage spot →
“The gastronomic meal of the French” is seen as a strong contender as the UN agency meets in Nairobi from Monday to Friday to consider new submissions for the list, set up in 2003 to safeguard cultural traditions, rituals and crafts.
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“In America, we cut across everything, then cut the pieces off and sell them,” he...”
– Yves-Marie Le Bourdonnec of Paris and Tom Mylan of Brooklyn demonstrate the differences in cuts in the U.S. and France.
Battle of the Butchers - NYTimes.com
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Michelin Stars Draw Shots - WSJ.com →
Michelin’s latest dining guide dished out heaping servings of three-star reviews to restaurants in western Japan—raising objections from Western and Japanese chefs alike and sparking grumbling over whether the high ratings are merited.
How To Cook French, With Shortcuts →
From NPR, a review of Dorie Greenspan’s new cookbook, Around My French Table.
October 2010
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Thieves using a harvesting machine have stolen the... →
September 2010
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French wine book for children →
Vignes et Vins: Un Monde a Decouvrir (Vines and Wines: A World to Discover) by Sandrine Duclos and Cécile Gallineau aims to tell 7 to12-year-olds how lucky they are to live in a country where the culture of the vine plays such an important role.
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Wife admits to killing chef, stuffing body in... →
The common-law wife of a renowned French chef who was found dead in a freezer last Tuesday is now under investigation for aggravated manslaughter. Guylene Collober, 51, confessed to punching retired chef Jean Francois Poinard in the stomach during an argument, saying that he fell, hit his head and died eighteen months ago.
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Profile of the Winemaker Jean-François Fillastre →
“I’ve met many exceptional people in the wine business over the years, but Jean-François Fillastre is one of the most extraordinary. Mr. Fillastre is the proprietor of Domaine du Jaugaret, a tiny producer of St. Julien, and the centerpiece of my column on the vigneron side of Bordeaux.”