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Category Archives: Wine Making and Viticulture
Welcoming Bresse
In an hour or so I leave for South Burgundy, precisely the region of rural France where www.garethjonesfood.com was born at the 2010 Les Glorieuses de Bresse. This year’s Glorieuse has seven other writers and myself being taken on farms and … Continue reading
The Cheer Power of Food
One morning very recently I awoke heavy of heart – every foot step was an effort. I’d committed to visit the Italian Cultural Institute where an era was about to change – maybe it was this that was bearing down so weightily on my … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Curing and Smoking, Origins of our food, Proscuitto Crudo, Real Italy, True Innovation, Wild Funghi, Wine Making and Viticulture
Tagged 39 Belgrave Square, Carlo Presenti, Collio Wines, Emanuela Plazzotta, Italian Cultural Institute, Italian Culture, Licie Dentesano, Polenta, Porcini, Udine, Veneto/Fruili, Zenero e Cannella in Cocina School
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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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Even Good Wine’s all Boxed-In Nowadays
I never thought I’d write this headline or piece, but these last few months I have bought and enjoyed wine in boxes. Never say never, as the expression goes. I have been happily buying and enjoying table wine out of boxes that were previously used … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Blue Collar Gastronomy, IGP, Laguiole Tire Bouchon, Puglia, Pugliese, Tire Bouchon, Wine Boxes, Wine Making and Viticulture, Wine Marketeers
Tagged 'Cardbordeaux', Blue Collar Gastronomy, calle Vallaresso, Carbon Footprint, Doy Packs, Fiona Beckett, Harry's Bar Venice, IGP Wine in Boxes, Keith Reeves, Leclerc, Loire Valley, Pays de Loire, Sud-Ouest, Venice, Whisky Cubes, Wine Boxes
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Ambassadors with Molto Gusto
Let me share with you a little known secret. In the lower ground floor of a fine townhouse in one of London’s most exclusive squares, there is a tiny restaurant which completely changes its theme near monthly. Two flags hang above … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Basil, Best Pasta, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Ligurian, New Chefs, Nonna's Cooking, Origins of our food, Real Italy, Rice, Simple Food, Southern Italy, The Moors, Wine Making and Viticulture
Tagged Albergo's, Carlo Presenti, Culatello, Farinata, Gelati, Genoa, Italian Cook Schools, Italian Cultural Institute, Italian Kitchen, Italian Provinces, Italian Regions, Liguria, Ligurian Olive Oils, Ligurian Wines, Nino Bergese School (Genoa), Over-run American style Ice Cream, Pesto alla Genovese, Pinoli, Ragu, Ravioli, Salsa di Noci, Sicily, Tocco, Trofie, Via Sotto Ripa
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Crystal Clear – a ‘New’ Top Solution
They say that ‘New’ is one of the powerful words in food and drink marketing, so please read on to learn of an elegant solution to a viral problem that’s leap-frogged ugly technology. Itself a rare thing in today’s pressed and … Continue reading
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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