Aix's Interesting Christmas Festival: The town of Aix-en-Provence has an interesting Christmas festival. Each year in December, the Festival of New Oil takes place at the "Place de la Rotonde" to celebrate the season's new olive oil and fresh truffles. The first pressing of the year's olives takes place in December and provides the much sought-after virgin oil. It was the Greeks who planted the first olive trees in the region and olives and olive products such as tapenade (a purée of … [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...]
