Gourmet French Cheeses you could easily get addicted to: Today, I was treated to a tasting of three French cheeses that were new to me. I must say that they were absolutely delicious and confirms that the French are undoubtedly the greatest cheese makers in the world. The three that I tasted were: Pont-L’Evêque is a small square-shaped flavourful cheese of a pale yellow color and with a white-orange rind. It was very creamy, but not too strong. This cheese is made on small farms, … [Read more...]
Fromage de Chevre or Goat’s cheese | Loire Valley
July 4, 2009 by
Fromage de Chevre - a must try on your Loire Valley Holiday: The Loire Valley, with its fertile soil, has an abundance of orchards growing apples and pears. Strawberries and asparagus also grow well here - asparagus, it seems, particularly love the sandy soil of the banks of the Loire. Another interesting fact is that goat's cheese is a specialty in the Loire. Not only is fromage de chevre popular here, but the Loire accounts for 70% of all goat cheeses produced in France - and France is … [Read more...]
Some of Cornwall's finest Pubs
June 28, 2009 by
Where to eat and drink on your Cornish Holiday: Cornwall's spectacular coastline is a favourite holiday destination for those seeking sun, surf and sailing. And where there's sun and sea, there are also good Watering Holes, some of the finest of which are listed below. Cornwall is also a favourite holiday destination for people who enjoy walking and what better place to end a walk than at a nice pub! Popular Cornish Pubs Blisland Inn Blisland, Bodmin Cornwall Tel: 01208 850739 Open: Mon - … [Read more...]
Food and Drink in Devon and Cornwall
June 28, 2009 by
Food & Drink In Devon and Cornwall – Great Pubs, Good Food And Drink! It’s true that the Cornish enjoy their food – so much so that Devon and Cornwall are known almost as much for their culinary offerings as their stunning scenery and coasts. Fine Dining In recent times, the celebrity chefs have arrived in Devon and Cornwall and so have the foodies and food festivals. With the abundance of seafood, diary produce, seasonal fruit and vegetables and the creative cooking skills of … [Read more...]
Food in Northern France
May 25, 2009 by
Food in Northern France: a brief gastronomical tour! Le Nord; Picardy; Champagne; Alsace and Lorraine Dunkerque; Calais; Boulogne; Le Touquet; Lille; Arras; Amiens; Beauvais; Chantilly; Compiegne; Epernay; Reims; Chalons-en-Champagne; Troyes; Nancy; Strasbourg; Verdun; Colmar; Riquewihr. Food in Northern France is both hearty and full of solid flavours - eating and drinking to satisfy the hungriest gourmet! On the coast seafood is popular, especially mussels, but a colder, wetter climate … [Read more...]
Food in Southwest France
May 25, 2009 by
Food in Southwest France: a brief gastronomical tour! Poitou and Aquitaine; Perigord, Quercy and Gascony; the Pyrenees. Bordeaux; Toulouse; Poitiers; La Rochelle; Rochefort; Cognac; St Emilion; Pauillac; Perigueux; Sarlat; Lascaux II; Bergerac; Rocamadour; Cahors; Condom; Moissac; Albi; Biarritz; Lourdes; Bayonne; Pau. Food in Southwest France sometimes appears to be the poorer cousin of grape-juice. Yes, it's Bordeaux (and Cognac) country, the world's largest fine … [Read more...]
Food in Central France
May 24, 2009 by
Food in Central France: a brief gastronomical tour! Burgundy and the Rhone Valley, the Jura and the Massif Centrale. Dijon; Nuit st Georges; Beaune; Cluny; Chablis; Santenay; Auxerre; Fontenay; Vezelay; Nevers; Autun; Macon; Arbois; Besancon; Ornans; Ronchamp; Limoges; Aubusson; Moulins; Vichy; Clermont-Ferrand; Le Puy-en-Velay; Conques; Lyon; Bourg-en-Bresse; Perouges; Montelimar; Grenoble; Chambery; Aix-les-Bains; Annecy; Evian-les-Bains; Lac Leman. Food in Central France is dominated by … [Read more...]
Armagnac | The Brandy and the Place
May 24, 2009 by
Armagnac is more than a brandy: Formerly a province of France, the county of Armagnac was the most powerful of the fiefs of Gascony. It was a historic comté of the Duchy of Gascony, was once an important countship and attained its height of prominence in the 15th century. Armagnac is a region of hills ranging to a height of l000 ft. and on the slope of its hills grow the grapes from which the famous Armagnac brandy is made. The Fallières Decree (named after the French President at the … [Read more...]
Food in Western France
May 23, 2009 by
Food in Western France: a brief gastronomical tour! Normandy; Brittany; the Loire Valley. Rouen; Caen; Bayeux; Cherbourg; Mont-St-Michel; St Malo; Rennes; Nantes; Angers; Tours; Saumur; Vouvray; Amboise; Le Mans; Chartres; Orleans. Food in Western France will get you eating and drinking with a vengeance! With such a long coastline, it's to be expected that seafood and shellfish are popular in Normandy and Brittany (try the Belon oysters). "Fruits de Mer" … [Read more...]
Food in the South of France
May 23, 2009 by
Food in the South of France: a brief gastronomical tour! Languedoc-Roussillon; Provence; Cote d'Azur Perpignan; Carcassonne; Beziers; Montpellier; Nimes; Chateauneuf-du-Pape; Avignon; Arles; Aix-en-Provence; Marseille; Cassis; Toulon; St Tropez; Frejus; St Raphael; Grasse; Cannes; Antibes; St-Paul-de-Vence; Cap Ferrat; Nice; Menton; Monaco. Food in the South of France is above all the product of its environment. Permeated by mediterranean influences, its cuisine has … [Read more...]