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The Bretons’ Best Silver
How can one improve on eating sardines? The little fish described by London chef Rowley Leigh of Le Café Anglais as ‘the rabbits of the piscatorial world’. Wouldn’t we prefer this Chef/Writer had kept his English plainer and written ‘sea’, but otherwise I loved what he said, specially … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Collar Gastronomy, Brassserie Lipp, Bread, Fish, Food of the Ancients, French supermarkets, Harry's Bar, Label Rouge, Simple Food, supermarkets, Terroir, The Food Business, Venice, Vinegars
Tagged Ancient Rome, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Brasserie Lipp, Brittany, Cancale, Colatura di Alici from Amalfi, Connétable, Douarnenez, Garum, Le Guilvinec, Napoleon, Nicolas Appert, Sarde e Soar, Sardines, Sardines de Millesime, Venice, Vintage Sardines, W Chancerelle, www.gustiamo.com
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Feasting at Family Table with a Fine Man
A weekend of feasting ended last evening with a dinner centred on Risotto alla Milanese – the saffron-infused risotto sometimes served with classic Osso Buco. In a week when a friend – known to all as The Pocket Chef* -pointed out … Continue reading
Posted in Alliums, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Brassica's, Brassica's, Fish, Fonds and Jus, Game, Good Potatoes, Healing Foods, Label Rouge, Risotto, Stocks and Stock Making, supermarkets, Traditions at Table
Tagged Brussels Sprouts, Caper Sauce for Trout, Capon's of Rochester, Crushed Potatoes, Flageolet Beans, Frightening the beans, Haggis, Hotel Westminster Le Touquet, Isle of Man Lamb, Label Rouge, Lancashire Moss, Macsween's Haggis, Morrison's, Roast Pheasant, The Pocket Chef, www.walkwithjoy.com
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First in Britain – ‘Le Grand Maitre’ at Our Table
A text message pings in from Arnaud, a guy I’ve never met – “meet me on Smithfield Market in the morning at 06h00″ he wrote. Arnaud visits London once a month to look after the affairs of Loué, my favourite poultry … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Alliums, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Brassserie Lipp, Capon, Caponisation, Cazuela, Chicken, Fonds and Jus, Food Influencers, Food Marketeers, food politics, French Markets, French Regional Foods, French supermarkets, Guinea Fowl, IGP, Label Rouge, Pigeoneau, Poulet, Poulet Fermier, Poulet Fermiers, Risotto, Salad, Simple Food, Stocks and Stock Making, supermarkets, Terroir
Tagged Bastille Day, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Genetically Modified Foods, Henri IV, Hybrid Chickens, Jasnieres, July 14, LDC, Le Gout, Le Mans, Loue, Maine et Loire, Monsanto, Pays de Loire, Poule au Pot, Poulet Roti, Quatorze Juillet, Sans OGM, Sarthe, Savennieres, Smithfield Market
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En Normandie, sans-GMO – Read On
Nothing new will appear on these pages for a few days now. I am away in search of some of the best volailles that Normandy’s farmers can produce – vol (fly)/ailles(wings) = poultry. Not just chickens, but also pigeoneau (squab), … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Collar Gastronomy, Chicken, Guinea Fowl, Hen's and Bantam's Eggs, Label Rouge, No Compromise Shopping, Pigeoneau, Poulet de Gournay, Poulet Fermier, Poulet Fermiers, The Food Business
Tagged Barbary Ducks, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Cider Vinegar, Confiture du Lait, Eggs on Legs, GM Soya from Brazil and America, Grand Maitre, Guinea Fowl, Label Rouge, Loue, Normandie, Pigeoneau, Poulets Fermiers, Pure Breed Chickens, Squab
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Chicken News. ‘Eggs on Legs’ and More
‘Could try harder’ was a repeating phrase in my school reports. It applies to the +£1 billion pa British chicken business too. Where some are trying specially hard, others patently are lagging behind. At risk of appearing to over-simplify, let me explain … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Chicken, Food Marketeers, food politics, Food Scams, French Regional Foods, Great Chefs, Guinea Fowl, Hen's and Bantam's Eggs, Ingredients, Label Rouge, Perfect Eggs, Poulet, Poulet Fermier, Poulet Fermiers, supermarkets, The Food Business
Tagged AOC Bresse Chicken, Campylobacter, Eggs on Legs, Food Standards Agency, Genuine3 Free Range, GMO Free Diet for Chicken, Label Rouge, Listeria, Loue, Normandy Chickens, Poulet de Bresse, Poulet en-roule, Poulet Fermier, Pure Breed Chicken, Red Tractor, Salmonella, Which? Magazine
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The Grand Maitre d’Affaires who’s bringing us ‘Le Grand Maitre’
Grand Mâitre is not a title to taken lightly in France. Originally used as a mark of reverence to France’s greatest of all chefs and gastronomic chroniclers - such as Escoffier, Brillat-Savarin, Curnosky and others back in the 18/19th centuries, to the more recent ‘mâitres’ … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Collar Gastronomy, Brassserie Lipp, Capon, Caponisation, Chicken, French Markets, French supermarkets, Great Chefs, Guinea Fowl, Hen's and Bantam's Eggs, IGP, Label Rouge, Latest Trends, Perfect Eggs, Poulet de Gournay, Poulet Fermier, Speciality Chicken, Terroir
Tagged Brasserie Lipp, Chapon de Pintade, Chapons, Gaston Lenotre, Guinea Fowl, IGP, Label Rouge, Le Mans, Loue Grand Maitre, LoueNormandy, Normandy Butter, Oeufs de Loue, Poulardes, Poulet Fermier, Salon International de l'Agricole, Sarthe, Sel de Guerande, SIA 2012, St Michel Biscuits, Yves de la Fourchardiere
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SIA 2012 will be Ferrets to Foie Gras, Fine Foods and All
Excitement builds across France this week, as well as for this writer - I’m like a 5 year old those few days before Christmas Eve. Why? Because we are a few days off the opening of the ‘grande spectacle’ that is the 2012 … Continue reading
Posted in Agrumes, Alcohol, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Brassserie Lipp, Bread, Capon, Chicken, Fish, Foie Gras, Food Influencers, Food Marketeers, Food travel, French Markets, French supermarkets, Graisse d'oie and Confit de Canard, Guinea Fowl, Label Rouge, Latest Trends, Lenten traditions, No Compromise Shopping, Oysters and Shellfish, Pigeoneau, Poulet, Poulet de Gournay, Poulet Fermier, Simple Food, South West French Cuisine, supermarkets, Terroir, The Food Business, Veal, Wild Food, Wild Funghi, Wine Making and Viticulture
Tagged Basse-Cour Farming, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Chapons, Concours General, Ducks & Geese, Paris, Porte de Versailles, Poulets Fermiers, Rare Breeds, Salon des Fromages, Salon International de l'Agricole, SIA 2012
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