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First Choose Your Trotter, then Find Your Feet
Pig’s trotters were elevated from food of the immigrant poor to a delicacy for wealthy Londoners around 35 years ago. Pierre Koffmann, probably the finest French chef in London since Auguste Escoffier and Michel Bourdin left town, made the pig’s trotter his … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Black Peppercorns, Blue Collar Gastronomy, French Markets, French Regional Foods, French supermarkets, Great Chefs, London Dining, No Compromise Shopping, pied de Porc, Pork, Simple Food, Stocks and Stock Making, Trotters, Vinegars
Tagged 'In Search of TASTE' Magazine, Au Pied de Cochon, Auguste Escoffier, Bearnaise Sauce, Brasserie Lipp, Charcutier, Elizabeth David, Estramadura, FDIN, Jamon Iberico, Koffmann's Knightsbridge, Koffmann's Pieds de Porc, Michel Bourdin, Morrison's Supermarket, Pata Negra, Pieds de Porc Truffes, Pierre Koffmann, Plebeian Food, Saucier, Ste Menehould, Waxy Potato Varieties
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First Catch, then Cook Your Poularde
Contrary to what we thought, Hannah Glasse never wrote that immortal phrase ‘first catch your hare’ – an instruction she was credited with from one of the very first English language cook books from 1747 - ‘The Art of Cookery’ - reproduced so lovingly by … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Alliums, AOC, Black Peppercorns, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Burgundy, Capon, Caponisation, Chicken, Fonds and Jus, French Regional Foods, Guinea Fowl, Left Overs, No Compromise Shopping, Poulet, Rice, Risotto, Speciality Chicken, Stocks and Stock Making, Terroir, Vinegars
Tagged 'First Catch Your Hare', 'The Art of Cookery', AOC Poulet de Bresse, Champagne Vinegar, Chapon de Pintade, Chapon du Canard, Charbonneax-Brabant, Clovis Vinegar, Galette des Rois, Hannah Glasse, King's Night, Les Glorieuses de Bresse, Loue, Louhans, poularde de Bresse, Pre-Alpi Butters, Prospect Books, Rheinpfalz, Riesling, The Bresse d'Or, Vinaigre de Reims
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Press(e) on to Bresse
Eurostar to Paris, a noisy RER to Gare de Lyon, then a drink for old time’s sake in the crowded salon of Le Train Bleu and lastly, as night had fallen, onto the two tier TGV to Dijon – that’s how my trip … Continue reading
Posted in AOC, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Burgundy, Capon, Caponisation, Chicken, Foie Gras, Food Influencers, Food Marketeers, French Markets, French Regional Foods, French supermarkets, Great Chefs, New Chefs, No Compromise Shopping, Pigeoneau, Poulet, Poulet de Gournay, Poulet Fermier, Terroir
Tagged AOC, AOP, Bourg-en-Bresse, Bourgogne Tourisme, Caponisation, Chapons, CIVB, Gastronomy, Henri IV, La Gauloise de Bresse Blanche, Le Poule au Pot, Les Glorieuses de Bresse, Louhans, Montrevel-en-Bresse, Pont de Vaux, Poulardes, Poulets de Bresse, Volaille de Bresse, White Maize
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‘In Search of TASTE’
I’ve some big news to share with all – and especially those who doff their hats to Blue Collar Gastronomy and have followed my writing these past two years since I kicked off in an icy Pont de Vaux (Bresse) … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Food Influencers, Food of the Ancients, food politics, Food Scams, Food travel, Ingredients, Memories, Nature, No Compromise Shopping, Techniques, Terroir, The Food Business, Traditions at Table, True Innovation, Wine Making and Viticulture
Tagged 'In Search of TASTE', 'The Art of Eating', Blue Collar Gastronomy, British Media, Columnists, Food Writing, Gareth Jones, Keith Reeves, Savennieres, St Chinian, Wine writing
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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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‘Crudo’. The Word to Look For in the Market
March and April are a joy across mainland Europe. After the winter months of living off root vegetables and top crops imported from the Southern Hemisphere, here we go again with our own. Blue Collar Gastronauts wear a particularly broad … Continue reading
Posted in Alliums, Basil, Black Peppercorns, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Farmers Markets, Food travel, French Markets, French supermarkets, No Compromise Shopping, Nonna's Cooking, Real Italy, Risotto, Salad, Salad and Digestion, Seasoning, Southern Italy, Spanish Cooking, supermarkets
Tagged Asparagus - white or green, Asperges a Liegeoise, Baby Artichokes, Broad Beans, Crudo, Hop Shoots, New Season Produce, Paella Verde, Peas, Petits-Pois, Pistou, Primeurs, Risi e Bisi, Tourangelle, Violet tipped Asparagus
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Judgement Day at Genoa’s Palazzo Ducale
Throughout my life I’ve experienced some lucky breaks. You could say I am blessed – and just back from Mass in a tiny church on the seafront in Genoa, I feel that way too. I have been invited to be a … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Alliums, Basil, Best Pasta, Blue Collar Gastronomy, DOP, Food Scams, Food travel, Kitchen Must-Have, Ligurian, No Compromise Shopping, Norway, Origins of our food, Real Italy, Rice, Risotto, Seasoning
Tagged Arrigo Cipriani, Campari, Carrara Mortar, Cross of St George, DOP Basilico Genovese, Espresso, Farinata, Focacia, Gen', Genoa, Harry's Bar, Il Genovese Ristorante, Ligurian Basil, Ligurian Olive Oil, Mafia, Mercado Orientale, Palatifini, Palazzo Ducale, Pestle & Mortar, Pesto al Mortaio, Pesto alla Genovese, Pesto Rossi, Prosecco, Prosecco con Bitter, Riviera dei Fiori, trenette, Trofie, Venice, Via Sottoripo, World Pesto Championships
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