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Tag Archives: SIA 2012
L’Aubrac – The Steack to now Seek and Eat
Aveyron is an inland department in south central France. When I first went there to stay with a family in Decazeville, it was one of the very poorest of the French regions, along with the Ardeche and l’Herault, but they’ve all three … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Collar Gastronomy, Brassserie Lipp, Food travel, French Markets, French Regional Foods, Good Potatoes, supermarkets
Tagged Aubrac, Aveyron, Brasserie Lipp, Cantal, Cyril Lignac, Irish l'Aubrac Society, L'aligot, L'Aubrac cattle, Laguiole, Lozere, Restaurant Chardenoux des Pres, SIA 2012, St Chely-d'Aubrac, Steack Tartare, Traditions en Aubrac, Transhumance en Aubrac
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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
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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