Michelin pride: Tokyo trumps Paris as the home of haute cuisine for FOURTH year running
“The latest edition of the restaurant guide, launched yesterday, cements the city’s position over Paris as the global centre of gourmet dining.”
December 08 2010
—Alluring Burgundies in Low Places by Eric Asimov in The New York TimesIn theory, the lowliest grand cru or even village wine should always be better than the best Bourgogne. But the hierarchy is simply a measure of potential. In practice, the rule in Burgundy and just about everywhere else is producer, producer, producer.
(Source: The New York Times)
December 01 2010
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 16 2010
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.
November 03 2010
—In America, we cut across everything, then cut the pieces off and sell them,” he said, “whereas the French seam them out,” meaning that in breaking down a carcass, French butchers often follow the seams of muscles and muscle groups, then devote concentrated attention to them.
Yves-Marie Le Bourdonnec of Paris and Tom Mylan of Brooklyn demonstrate the differences in cuts in the U.S. and France.
November 02 2010
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 01 2010
September 22 2010
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.
September 01 2010
Wife admits to killing chef, stuffing body in freezer
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.
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.”
August 19 2010
The Baker’s Apprentice: French Yogurt Cake
Emily Weinstein is learning to bake with the food writer and cookbook author Dorie Greenspan.
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