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All marathons are long, but wineglass in hand one is longer than all others. Each September the legendary Medoc region of Bordeaux hosts the Marathon du Medoc; self-declared Le Marathon Le Plus Long du Monde. This…
Posted by: Brett Macfarlane on Friday, September 6th, 2013
Categories: Worship | Tags: Bordeaux, France, Medoc, Wine | 5 Comments »
“The simpler the food, the harder it is to prepare it well. You want to truly taste what it is you’re eating. So that goes back to the trend of fine ingredients” – Joel Robuchon “Only you can judge your…
Posted by: Brenda Lowe on Monday, January 28th, 2013
Categories: Worship | Tags: Alex Chen, Bocuse d'Or, competition, Dan Olson, France, Jack Beers, Moxie's, Railway Cafe | 2 Comments »
One dark morning last week, I made ham and eggs for one in a tiny skillet on an industrial range. Now, this has its pros and cons: Pro: With the high heat that comes out of that Italian thoroughbred, all stainless steel…
Posted by: Karen Pinchin on Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Culinary School, France, Provence, St. Remy, stage | 2 Comments »
In today’s internationalized and air freighted culinary world can a cuisine go extinct? A question raised by dinner at a small rural café in a tiny drive through town in an unremarkable region of southern France…
Posted by: Brett Macfarlane on Wednesday, August 29th, 2012
Categories: Meditations | Tags: cafe, dinner, France, french, southern france | 1 Comment »
When asked to become part of the Foodists community, I was flattered and somewhat surprised. Sure, my life is food, I know how to cook and I have strong opinions about food. But for most of my journalistic career…
Posted by: Karen Pinchin on Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
Categories: Meditations | Tags: food writing, Foodists, France, journalism, Karen Pinchin, Provence | No Comments »
Hot on the heels of Burgundy Appreciation Night, some fellow Foodist friends planned a night of Alsatian food and wine tasting. I am cramming for France! So any excuse to get in some more wine region studying, plus some…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Thursday, April 14th, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: alsace, coq, dinner, France, french, recipe, tasting, Wine | No Comments »
It’s late and I’m writing this from our small room on a goose farm in a tiny town called Veyssiéres just east of Sarlat La Canéda. This is our second to last day in the area of France known as Perigord, land…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Monday, May 21st, 2007
Categories: Meditations | Tags: duck, duck-confit, foie-gras, France, gisiers, goose_farm, Limousine, Travel | No Comments »
My wife and I are off to France for two weeks starting May 10th. Before we go if you have any great places, particularly food and wine related, let me know! I’d love to hit some off-the-beaten path culinary treasures.
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
Categories: Meditations | Tags: culinary_treasures, France, off_the_beaten_path, Travel | No Comments »