tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12074597938313012242024-03-12T23:49:40.057-07:00Okanagan Food And WineOkanagan Wines, Okanagan Local Foods.Paige Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.comBlogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207459793831301224.post-8154547222190225822019-05-17T02:32:00.000-07:002019-05-17T02:33:02.990-07:00Bordeaux Cité du Vin - Next Chapter?<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77);font-size:small"><em>by Paige Donner</em></p><blockquote style="color:rgb(32,18,77);font-size:small"><p><strong><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)">There's a lot to love about the Cité du Vin in Bordeaux. </span></strong></p></blockquote><h2 style="color:rgb(32,18,77);font-size:small">1. The structure : Divine</h2><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77);font-size:small"><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-661" src="https://bordeauxfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/citc3a9-du-vin-bordeaux-photo-by-paige-donner-copyright-2019-sam_0029.jpg" alt="Cité du Vin Bordeaux photo by Paige Donner copyright 2019 SAM_0029" width="452" height="339" style="margin-right: 0px;"></p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77);font-size:small"><em>Photo by Paige Donner © <a href="http://foodwine.photography" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FoodWine.photography</a></em></p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77);font-size:small"> </p><h2 style="color:rgb(32,18,77);font-size:small">2. The infrastructure : modern, lots of digital technology, full of bells and whistles. </h2><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77);font-size:small"><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-669" src="https://bordeauxfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/citc3a9-du-vin-bordeaux-photo-by-paige-donner-copyright-2019-sam_0072.jpg" alt="Cité du Vin Bordeaux photo by Paige Donner copyright 2019 SAM_0072" width="2816" height="2112"></p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77);font-size:small"><em>Photo by Paige Donner © <a href="http://foodwine.photography" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FoodWine.photography</a></em></p><font color="#20124d">[caption id="attachment_662" align="alignnone" width="2816"]<img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-662" src="https://bordeauxfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/citc3a9-du-vin-bordeaux-photo-by-paige-donner-copyright-2019-sam_0038.jpg" alt="Cité du Vin Bordeaux photo by Paige Donner copyright 2019 SAM_0038" width="452" height="339" style="margin-right: 0px;"> Cité du Vin Bordeaux, </font><em style="color:rgb(32,18,77);font-size:small">Photo by Paige Donner © <a href="http://foodwine.photography" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FoodWine.photography</a></em><font color="#20124d">[/caption][caption id="attachment_664" align="alignnone" width="2816"]<img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-664" src="https://bordeauxfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/citc3a9-du-vin-bordeaux-photo-by-paige-donner-copyright-2019-sam_0046.jpg" alt="Cité du Vin Bordeaux photo by Paige Donner copyright 2019 SAM_0046" width="2816" height="2112"> Cité du Vin Bordeaux, </font><em style="color:rgb(32,18,77);font-size:small">Photo by Paige Donner © <a href="http://foodwine.photography" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FoodWine.photography</a></em><font color="#20124d"><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-665" src="https://bordeauxfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/citc3a9-du-vin-bordeaux-photo-by-paige-donner-copyright-2019-sam_0056.jpg" alt="Cité du Vin Bordeaux photo by Paige Donner copyright 2019 SAM_0056" width="452" height="339" style="margin-right: 0px;"> Cité du Vin Bordeaux, </font><em style="color:rgb(32,18,77);font-size:small">Photo by Paige Donner © <a href="http://foodwine.photography" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FoodWine.photography</a></em><font color="#20124d">[/caption]</font><blockquote style="color:rgb(32,18,77);font-size:small"><h2><span style="color:rgb(255,153,0)">But the elephant in the room is the programming. </span></h2></blockquote><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzpcQZClUoIwySa21KSwu4asetqAgleYRjmdH4WvCvLvtJzSFzlV7TFFDgnYX8yx3zNP6RpVnlWmPY5a5cuk3oIaZggOsleDCW-WiRsP8yqRJLE6DTIRk3_eYMHk2kjGBFzfjblveM3FN/s1600/%253D%253FUTF-8%253FQ%253FCit%253DC3%253DA9_du_Vin_Bordeaux_photo_by_Paige_Donner_copyright_2019%253F%253D%2509%253D%253FUTF-8%253FQ%253F__SAM%253D5F0072%253D2EJPG%253F%253D-783003"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzpcQZClUoIwySa21KSwu4asetqAgleYRjmdH4WvCvLvtJzSFzlV7TFFDgnYX8yx3zNP6RpVnlWmPY5a5cuk3oIaZggOsleDCW-WiRsP8yqRJLE6DTIRk3_eYMHk2kjGBFzfjblveM3FN/s320/%253D%253FUTF-8%253FQ%253FCit%253DC3%253DA9_du_Vin_Bordeaux_photo_by_Paige_Donner_copyright_2019%253F%253D%2509%253D%253FUTF-8%253FQ%253F__SAM%253D5F0072%253D2EJPG%253F%253D-783003" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6691926625993011890" /></a><br></div><dl id="gmail-attachment_665" class="gmail-wp-caption gmail-alignnone" style="color:rgb(32,18,77);font-size:small;width:2816px"><dd class="gmail-wp-caption-dd">Cité du Vin Bordeaux, <em>Photo by Paige Donner © <a href="http://foodwine.photography" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FoodWine.photography</a></em></dd></dl><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77);font-size:small"> </p><h4 style="color:rgb(32,18,77);font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)">When it comes to the Programming of this first-of-its-kind World of Wine cultural center, there is much to be desired. I would consider it a work-in-progress. A Work In Progress of which we are only on its first chapter. </span></h4><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77);font-size:small"> </p><h2 style="color:rgb(32,18,77);font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(0,128,0)">Digital vs. Human & Tactile</span></h2><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77);font-size:small">I was privileged to visit this now-iconic structure during its construction phase (see blog archives on <a href="http://Localfood.wine">LocalFoodAndWine</a> ) and eagerly watched its evolution. This was during the same phase and time period that my groundbreaking article on <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/business/energy-environment/winemakers-rising-to-climate-challenge.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wine & Climate Change </a>was published in the <em>New York Times</em>. </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77);font-size:small">When the forces behind the <a href="https://www.laciteduvin.com/fr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cité du Vin</a> assured me that the focus of this Wine Culture and Educational Center would not be solely on Bordeaux but would, rather, embrace all wine regions of the world, it seemed as though the role this structure was willing to play in the world of wine was commensurate with Bordeaux's stature as one of the epicenters - historically, culturally, commercially - of the Wine World. </p><blockquote style="color:rgb(32,18,77);font-size:small"><h3><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">BUT... transferring this experience of wine culture and civilizations into a thoroughly digitized experience is not exactly measuring up to people's hopes and expectations. </span></h3></blockquote><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77);font-size:small"> </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77);font-size:small"><strong>For Example:</strong> At this week's<a href="https://www.vinexpobordeaux.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Vinexpo Bordeaux</a>, all ticket holders to Vinexpo could visit the <strong><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)">Cité du Vin</span></strong> with complimentary entry. 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Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207459793831301224.post-15714049282265582942019-05-15T15:53:00.001-07:002019-05-15T15:53:36.668-07:00Veuillez dîner au Château d'Yquem à Sauternes?<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#20124d"><p><em>by Paige Donner</em></p><p>When the gold-enclosed invitation first arrived, my initial thought was, 'I need to frame this.' </p><p>It's a dreams-do-come-true moment when you find yourself sitting down to dinner at the mythic <a href="http://yquem.fr/int-en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Château d'Yquem </a>in Bordeaux's Sauternes region in the company of about 400 other invited black-tie guests.</p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-634" src="https://bordeauxfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/chateau-yquem-may-13-2019-copyright-sam_0127.jpg" alt="Chateau Yquem May 13 2019 copyright SAM_0127" width="2816" height="2112"></p><p><span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)"><em>photo by Paige Donner copyright 2019 </em></span></p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-619" src="https://bordeauxfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/chateau-yquem-may-13-2019-copyright-sam_0091.jpg" alt="Chateau Yquem May 13 2019 copyright SAM_0091" width="2816" height="2112"></p><p><span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)"><em>photo by Paige Donner copyright 2019 </em></span></p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-628" src="https://bordeauxfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/chateau-yquem-may-13-2019-copyright-sam_0118.jpg" alt="Chateau Yquem May 13 2019 copyright SAM_0118" width="2816" height="2112"></p><p><span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)"><em>photo by Paige Donner copyright 2019 </em></span></p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-629" src="https://bordeauxfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/chateau-yquem-may-13-2019-copyright-sam_0120.jpg" alt="Chateau Yquem May 13 2019 copyright SAM_0120" width="2816" height="2112"></p><p><span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)"><em>photo by Paige Donner copyright 2019 </em></span></p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-625" src="https://bordeauxfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/chateau-yquem-may-13-2019-copyright-sam_0114.jpg" alt="Chateau Yquem May 13 2019 copyright SAM_0114" width="2816" height="2112"></p><p><span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)"><em>photo by Paige Donner copyright 2019 </em></span></p><p>Half of us were invited as international press by the <a href="http://www.crus-classes.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conseils Grand Cru Classé 1855</a> and by M. Bernard Arnault, Chairman of LVMH, the owner of the château. The other half of the guests were the member châteaus of the 1855 Grand Cru Classé federation, which are considered the top most historic and exceptional wine estates in Bordeaux. Of course, it was Napoléon III who initiated the classification of these grand wine estates back in 1855, hence the name, <a href="https://www.bordeaux.com/us/Our-Terroir/Classifications/Grand-Cru-Classes-en-1855" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conseils Grand Cru Classé 1855</a>.</p><blockquote><h2><span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)">In this classification, only Yquem carries the distinction for Sautternes-Barsac as <a style="color:rgb(255,204,0)" href="http://www.sauternes1855barsac.com/fr/rub_06.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Premier Cru Supérieur</a>. </span></h2></blockquote><p>[gallery ids="621,620,623,622" type="rectangular"]</p><p><span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)"><em>photos by Paige Donner copyright 2019 </em></span></p><p>At the podium in this exquisite glass structure set amidst these prized, sweet vines, M. Arnault, back-lit by the setting golden honey-tinged sunlight, regaled his guests with several anecdotes from the rich, 400 year history of this property. <img class="gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-636 gmail-alignright" src="https://bordeauxfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/chateau-yquem-may-13-2019-copyright-sam_0129.jpg" alt="Chateau Yquem May 13 2019 copyright SAM_0129" width="2816" height="2112">Perhaps it was in honor of the guest seated just to his right, the US Ambassador to France, Jamie McCourt.</p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-650" src="https://bordeauxfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/chateau-yquem-may-13-2019-copyright-sam_0162.jpg" alt="Chateau Yquem May 13 2019 copyright SAM_0162" width="2364" height="2088"><span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)"><em>photo by Paige Donner copyright 2019 </em></span></p><p>In any event we all were entertained by the story found in Thomas Jefferson's, the United States' third President and the 2nd US Ambassador to France, journals from his 18th c. meanderings in Bordeaux. It was then that he wrote to then President George Washington of this exquisite elixir he had discovered in Sauternes at a Château named Yquem. He sent the esteemed General a few sample bottles of this sweet wine. Once Washington had tasted it, he sent Jefferson back down on a diplomatic mission to Bordeaux to order 30 cases of this Grand Vin at which time Jefferson said, 'I'm ordering 30 cases for General Washington and you can add, please, an additional 12 cases for myself." That was the 1784 vintage.</p><p>This would have been a full 65 years or so before the 1855 classification. Which goes to show you that our American Founding Fathers can and did have good taste in fine French wine. </p><p>When Jefferson fell in love with these wines, the estate was headed by a woman, coincidentally (or perhaps not so coincidentally, given the Jeffersonian reputation). In any case, Françoise Joséphine de Sauvage, was a young widow by 1788 and found herself in the position of having to manage an estate that at one point during the Middle Ages belonged to the King of England (who was simultaneously the Duke of Aquitaine). She further broke ground, literally and figuratively, when in 1826 she built a new wine cellar. This, it is said, is what transformed the estate into a business and helped create its international reputation. </p><p> </p><h2><span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)">********************************************************</span></h2><p>Seated at the table / present at the dinner with M. Arnault and the '<em>Ambassadrice' </em>were a who's who of French business: Martin Bouygues (Bouygues), Xavier Niel (founder-owner of Free), Former Economy Minister Thierry Breton (CEO of Atos), the new Mayor of Bordeaux Nicolas Florian (who just stepped in to fill Alain Juppé 's former post as he heads to take his position with the French Supreme Court in Paris), le designer Philippe Starck, the owner of Château Lafite Eric de Rothschild, and the exceptionally gracious, humble, kind and unassuming CEO of Groupe Roederer Frédéric Rouzaud, the wine glass maker Maximilian Riedel, and the new head of Vinexpo and former Moet-Hennessy man Christophe Navarre (Vinexpo-Global)… </p><p><strong>Groundbreaking however from Monday evening, in terms of the direction of viticulture, was Arnault's announcement that he intends to take his landmark Bordelais châteaus certified organic and, 'as a way to continue their 400 year history of excellence," he stated that they would be taking their vineyards towards bio-dynamic cultivation even in the coming years. He stated that this is the direction that vineyard cultivation needs to go in and that the grand châteaus such as theirs, and those who were represented there that evening, must set the example. </strong></p><p>For many decades now the most famous organic and bio-dynamic vineyard of the <a href="https://www.bordeaux-tradition.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Classement-de-18553.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grand Cru Classé 1855 </a>estates is Pontet-Canet in Pauillac. As of 2016 it was still the only bio-dynamic vineyard in the Médoc. </p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-624" src="https://bordeauxfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/chateau-yquem-may-13-2019-copyright-sam_0113.jpg" alt="Chateau Yquem May 13 2019 copyright SAM_0113" width="2816" height="2112"></p><p><span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)"><em>photo by Paige Donner copyright 2019 </em></span></p><p>According to Pierre Lurton, the managing director of Château d'Yquem (105 ha) in Sauternes and Château Cheval Blanc in Pomerol (38 ha), they have been practicing organic viticulture for "several years now," and they no longer use insecticide, herbicides or chemicals on their vines. He noted that it takes 3 years once you start the application process for organic certification. He also pointed out that in Pomerol in 2018 they were hit hard by mildew and the loss of the harvest was significant. He concedes, however, that bio-dynamic cultivation is the future and the path forward.</p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-633" src="https://bordeauxfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/chateau-yquem-may-13-2019-copyright-sam_0126.jpg" alt="Chateau Yquem May 13 2019 copyright SAM_0126" width="2816" height="2112"></p><p><span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)"><em>photo by Paige Donner copyright 2019 </em></span></p><p>Notable on the Right Bank is <a href="http://www.agence-fleurie.com/2012/02/portraits-d%E2%80%99acteurs-alain-moueix/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Château Fonroque</a> which Alain Moueix began converting into biodynamic vineyards in 2002. The first AB (the certified organic) label was carried by their 2006 bottles and ECOCERT (biodynamic) adherent since 2005. He was always a forerunner in this field and even as recently as only a decade ago, was still considered an outlier. </p><p>So this announcement by the CEO of LVMH, which controls in total about 70 wine and spirits estates or brands around the world including California, China as well as France, is a huge step forward in terms of recognizing the 'bastard child' that has been biodynamic vineyard cultivation practices these past decades, at least in 'Big Wine'. It is also worth noting that LVMH is the number one Luxury Group in the world. </p><blockquote><h2><span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)">Honestly, listening to M. Arnault sing the praises of organic and bio-dynamic cultivation felt a lot like a religious experience. </span></h2><h2><span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)">Especially if nature and the future well-being of the Earth is something you believe in. </span></h2></blockquote><p>What is Biodynamic farming? In <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/tmullen/2016/10/26/why-biodynamic-wine-is-the-future/#3d4c195f7141" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rudolf Steiner's</a> words: <em>What is Biodynamics? A Way to Heal and Revitalize the Earth. </em>That is the title of his series of lectures published in 1924 on this topic. He has since been hailed as the champion-in-chief of biodynamic farming practices. </p><blockquote><h2><span style="color:rgb(0,128,0)"><em>What is Biodynamics? A Way to Heal and Revitalize the Earth. </em></span></h2></blockquote><p> </p><p>[gallery ids="632,638,639,643,644,637,630,631" type="rectangular"]</p><p><span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)"><em>photo by Paige Donner copyright 2019 </em></span></p><p>The dinner itself, was, of course, extraordinary. The beautiful and precise organization was carried off by the unparalleled Potel & Chabot and our chef for the evening was Arnaud Donckele, a 3-star Michelin chef from <a href="https://www.chevalblanc.com/fr/maison/st-tropez/restaurants-et-bars/la-vague-d-or-st-tropez/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">La Vague d'Or à Cheval Blanc St. Tropez</a>. </p><p>[gallery ids="642,641" type="rectangular"]</p><p><span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)"><em>photos by Paige Donner copyright 2019 </em></span></p><p>[gallery ids="640,651" type="rectangular"]</p><p><span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)"><em>photos by Paige Donner copyright 2019 </em></span></p><p> </p><p>Another one of the fun things at these dinners is that the wines you get to taste during dinner depends on with whom you are seated. I had the great good fortune to be seated with Philippe Blanc of <a href="https://beychevelle.com/actualites/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Château Beycheville</a> in St. Julien and also Christian Seely of <a href="http://www.ugcb.net/fr/chateau-pichon-baron-fr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Château Pichon Longueville Baron</a> (Second Grand Cru Classé 1855) in Pauillac, Haut-Médoc. Served were the 2009s (sublime!) and also 2005 and 1999. All sublime and truly hinted of the experience of having died and gone to heaven. </p><p>[gallery ids="648,646,647,645" type="rectangular"]</p><p><span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)"><em>photo by Paige Donner copyright 2019 </em></span></p><p>For Yquem, they served the 2001 from a Double Magnum. </p><p>And that is the end of our Yquem fairytale... for now. </p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-652" src="https://bordeauxfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/chateau-yquem-may-13-2019-copyright-sam_0167.jpg" alt="Chateau Yquem May 13 2019 copyright SAM_0167" width="2112" height="2816"></p><p><span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)"><em>photo by Paige Donner copyright 2019 </em></span></p><h2><span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)">********************************************************</span></h2><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-656" src="https://bordeauxfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/route-des-vins-sauternes-barsac-comparisons.jpg" alt="route-des-vins-sauternes-barsac comparisons" width="1200" height="400"><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-654" src="https://bordeauxfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/from-dico-du-vin-carte-du-chateau-d-yquem.png" alt="from dico du vin carte-du-chateau-d-yquem" width="1024" height="969"></p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-655" src="https://bordeauxfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/poster-yann-arthus-bertrand-gcc-1855.jpg" alt="Poster Yann Arthus-Bertrand GCC 1855" width="3508" height="4958"></p><h2><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">********************************************************</span></h2><p> </p><p>Listen to Paige's podcast, <span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><strong>Paris GOODfood+wine</strong></span> on <span style="color:rgb(51,153,102)"><a style="color:rgb(51,153,102)" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1Od5MmaH3dU0Ialsd1PWuk" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Spotify</strong>,</a></span> iHeart Radio, <a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/paigedonner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Soundcloud</a>, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio and iTunes. </p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-wp-image-618" src="https://bordeauxfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/paige-tasting-in-the-cellars-of-chateau-lafleur-pomerol-may-2015-photo-copyright-paige-donner-img_2053-2.jpg" alt="Paige tasting in the cellars of Chateau Lafleur Pomerol May 2015 photo copyright Paige Donner IMG_2053 (2)" width="169" height="130"></p><p>To contact Paige, find her <a href="http://www.twitter.com/parisfoodwine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@parisfoodwine</a> , on Instagram <a href="http://www.instagram.com/paigefoodwine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@PaigeFoodWine</a> and on her website <a href="http://paigedonner.info" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PaigeDonner.info</a></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif;font-size:x-small">.</span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> Paige Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207459793831301224.post-38189112291212152772019-04-27T06:58:00.000-07:002019-04-27T06:59:05.492-07:00Episode 46: Eulogy to Dad, Notre Dame, Clos St. Patrice, Cuverie des Ursulines, Clarendelle<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(32,18,77)"><p style="font-size:small">by Paige Donner</p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">This episode of <a href="https://soundcloud.com/paigedonner/46-eulogy-dad-notre-dame-clarendelle-clos-st-patrice-boisset-pgfw-2019-paige-donner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paris GOODfood+wine</a>, April 2019 is dedicated to my father, Eugene Martin Donner. He passed away on April 11<sup>th</sup>. </span></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">It was his love and passion for life, and his appreciation for fine wines and good food that started me on this path discovering exceptional terroirs of the world. Thank you, Dad. Your wisdom and guidance enriched my life immeasurably in countless ways since the day I was born. And will continue to do so, even though you have now departed this world and evolved into the next. </span></p><p style="font-size:small"><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7682" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/eugene-donner-dad-with-me-paris-2015-photo-paige-donner-copyirght-img_1282.jpg" alt="Eugene Donner - Dad - with me Paris 2015 photo Paige Donner copyirght IMG_1282" width="2272" height="1704"></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(255,102,0)"><strong>My dad, Eugene Martin Donner. b. February 27, 1932 - d. April 11, 2019. Pictured here May, 2015. </strong></span></p><p style="font-size:small">READ FULL Show NOTES & PHOTOS </p><p style="font-size:small">On <a href="https://localfoodandwine.wordpress.com/2019/04/27/episode-46-eulogy-to-dad-notre-dame-clos-st-patrice-cuverie-des-ursulines/">LocalFoodAndWine</a></p><p style="font-size:small"> <a href="https://localfoodandwine.wordpress.com/2019/04/27/episode-46-eulogy-to-dad-notre-dame-clos-st-patrice-cuverie-des-ursulines/">https://localfoodandwine.wordpress.com/2019/04/27/episode-46-eulogy-to-dad-notre-dame-clos-st-patrice-cuverie-des-ursulines/</a></p><hr style="font-size:small"><hr style="font-size:small"><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">The French have an expression. It's C'est la vie. </span></p><p style="font-size:small">"<span style="font-size:large">Ç la vie," sums up so much about life. Perhaps only 'I love you' are three words more potent and full of meaning. </span></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">C'est la vie is both acceptance and resignation. It's that recognition of changing the things we can and accepting the things we cannot change. </span></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">This past month of April in Paris has been most certainly a C'est la vie point in time. </span></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">As the world stood and watched Notre Dame Cathedral burn, in people's shocked and stricken faces, there was a sense of powerlessness in the destruction of this great monolith of love. </span></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">Whether one is Catholic or not Catholic, Christian or perhaps not even practicing any kind of religion, the Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris is so symbolic of French culture, of Paris, of the uniting of the world's peoples in prayer and love, that watching it consumed in flames, was a devastating and heartbreaking moment. </span></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">As I stood on Pont de la Tournelle, at 8pm on Monday April 15<sup>th</sup>, watching my beloved neighborhood church burn in bright red and orange flames, I couldn't contain my sorrow. </span></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">But my overwhelming sorrow was not just for the church. My father had passed away only days before, and watching the spire of Notre Dame burn felt like watching my father' funeral pyre. </span></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">The great church came within about 30 minutes of being completely destroyed. But in the end, France's firefighters were able to save it.</span></p><p style="font-size:small"><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7692" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/notre-dame-de-paris-incendie-day-after-april-16-2019-photo-by-paige-donner-copyright-2019-img_4738.jpg" alt="Notre Dame de Paris Incendie Day After April 16 2019 photo by Paige Donner copyright 2019 IMG_4738" width="1951" height="1933"></p><p style="font-size:small">Photo taken April 16, 2019 7am Paris time; photo by Paige Donner copyright 2019</p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">It has been just over a week now since the fire. It has been roughly about the same amount of time since my father's soul and spirit have been set free from his human body. For if anything, that is the message I'm getting from my meditations this week. It's that God's love and the human spirit are eternal. And whether they are housed in a church or in a human body, or liberated from these outward structures, they live on. They exist. In eternity. </span></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">They live now in an invisible realm. But in God's love, they exist eternally. </span></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">The <em>Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris</em> survived on this earth for 850 years without destruction or significant damage. That historical fact changed on April 15<sup>th , 2019</sup></span></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">My father, Eugene Martin Donner, survived on this Earth for 87 years, without significant damage or destruction. That historical fact changed on April 11<sup>th</sup>, or 12<sup>th</sup> if you consider Paris time, 2019. </span></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">A very strange, and even somewhat spooky coincidence, is that the architect of the spire that burned along with Notre Dame's roof, was named Eugène Viollet Le Duc. Of course it is just a coincidence that my father and he both shared the same first name. But it feels significant, in a sort of God's winking kind of way, nonetheless.</span></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">Both the spire of Notre Dame and my father, who had a terrific sense of wit, comedy and irony – his favorite writer was Mark Twain - and who resembled to a great degree Jean Paul Belmondo, and who had a heart and soul full of love for humanity, in all its forms, colors and expressions, will be sorely and sadly missed.</span></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">I thank him for so many things, including his unwavering love for me, but also for instilling in me such a great appreciation for good food and wine. It's thanks to him that I was set forth on this fascinating discovery of God's and Earth's fruits and elixirs. As Benjamin Franklin once said,</span></p><blockquote style="font-size:small"><p><span style="font-size:large"> Wine is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.</span></p></blockquote><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large"> My father always seconded that. Cheers to you Pops. May God's love keep you eternally forevermore. </span></p><p style="font-size:small"> </p><hr style="font-size:small"><hr style="font-size:small"><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">Our April show of <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1Od5MmaH3dU0Ialsd1PWuk" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Paris GOODfood+wine</span></a> is one focused on wines.</span></p><p style="font-size:small"> </p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">First we speak to <span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)">Samuel Montgermont</span> of Domaine and Clos St. Patrice in the Côte du Rhône. </span></p><div style="font-size:small"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhBNsjKl5lw7FogufJnGiYswGEUiuPrrZEKkG8OTYR5gxaWM5Pm5tGdW2pt3CU0AiK0oi1-Vb68pTwjmhMhkBKPr-PKoc0UsSw5YzWzYgQjc-fDyu_zTazHttHXwaiQgrKkKH0GbWpJVZ/s1600/Samuel+Montgermont+April+16+2019+photo+by+Paige+Donner+copyirght+IMG_0233-745519.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhBNsjKl5lw7FogufJnGiYswGEUiuPrrZEKkG8OTYR5gxaWM5Pm5tGdW2pt3CU0AiK0oi1-Vb68pTwjmhMhkBKPr-PKoc0UsSw5YzWzYgQjc-fDyu_zTazHttHXwaiQgrKkKH0GbWpJVZ/s320/Samuel+Montgermont+April+16+2019+photo+by+Paige+Donner+copyirght+IMG_0233-745519.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6684573481923140130" /></a><br></div><p style="font-size:small">Pictured here: Samuel Montgermont of Domaine St. Patrice, Côte du Rhône. photos by Paige Donner copyright 2019. </p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">With his wines, we are firmly in Chateaneuf-du-Pape territory. In fact, we're right in the village of Chateauneuf-du-Pape. He has a lot to say about his unique wines. Interestingly, he is a musician as well as a wine master blender.If you haven't heard the term master blender coupled with wine before, don't worry. He'll explain all that to you during the interview.</span></p><hr style="font-size:small"><hr style="font-size:small"><p style="font-size:small"> </p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">Following that segment, we then go to Burgundy. In fact you are being whisked off to the <span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)">Cuverie des Ursulines</span> which is an ancient convent that was once inhabited by Ursulines nuns. </span></p><div style="font-size:small"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEe7wBeJPr6UlIseUzgOFGKhi_0c10RuHWn1rdrmUJ0c1DekbS6R1_sNIEdk9EnFQONfCLMYrVXhyphenhyphenY7ncWB21M1OlQWQ9ZLZioT-SJ4NrhyphenhyphenjPstbvLGiY-ZQJ8wt1W_oRPs7xsibbKFnx/s1600/Cuverie+des+Ursulines+Boissset+Burgundy+April+18+2019+photo+copyright+Paige+Donner++SAM_0290-746933.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEe7wBeJPr6UlIseUzgOFGKhi_0c10RuHWn1rdrmUJ0c1DekbS6R1_sNIEdk9EnFQONfCLMYrVXhyphenhyphenY7ncWB21M1OlQWQ9ZLZioT-SJ4NrhyphenhyphenjPstbvLGiY-ZQJ8wt1W_oRPs7xsibbKFnx/s320/Cuverie+des+Ursulines+Boissset+Burgundy+April+18+2019+photo+copyright+Paige+Donner++SAM_0290-746933.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6684573486575679442" /></a><br></div><p style=""><font size="1"> Cuverie des Ursulines, Daily wine tour, Pictured on right, Nathalie Boisset of Famille Boisset, Burgundy. Photo by Paige Donner copyright 2019</font>. </p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">The family Boisset, of Jean Charles Boisset fame, has just renovated and built an impressive and absolutely stunning Cuverie, or chai, a wine estate, around this historical property in Nuits St. Georges. Nuits St. Georges is, of course, one of the most prestige areas just outside of Beaune in Burgundy wine country. </span></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">Along with opening up this Cuverie in 2018, they have also now instigated daily wine estate tours. It is open to the public, you just have to call and reserve in advance. The tour includes a visit to the tank room, also outside into the ancient convent's gardens dating all the way back to 1717, and then concludes with a barrel tasting and then a tasting of a total of 6 of their wines in the historical Ursuline cellars down below. </span></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">It is one of the most comprehensive, friendly, and educational wine tours you will get in all of France, and certainly in Burgundy, that is open to the public. It lasts about an hour and a half and costs only €32. Though if you want to organize a special group and throw in a lunch after the 10am tour start time, just communicate that to the Boisset team and they're happy to make your wishes come true in a bespoke way.</span></p><p style="font-size:small"><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7691" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/cuverie-des-ursulines-photo-by-paige-donner-copyright-2019-img_4762.jpg" alt="Cuverie des Ursulines photo by Paige Donner copyright 2019 IMG_4762" width="2592" height="1936"></p><p style="font-size:small"><del></del></p><hr style="font-size:small"><hr style="font-size:small"><p style="font-size:small"></p><p style="font-size:small"> </p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">So, ç la vie. Life goes on. The Cathedral of Notre Dame will be rebuilt. And Dad, I'll see you in heaven one day when I get there. </span></p><blockquote style="font-size:small"><h5><span style="font-size:large">Hemingway: As people bring so much courage to this world, the world has to kill them to break them. So of course it kills them. The world breaks everyone and afterwards many are strong in the broken places. But those it will not break it kills... It kills the very good, and the very gentle, and the very brave impartially. - Ernest Hemingway </span></h5></blockquote><hr style="font-size:small"><hr style="font-size:small"><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">Another big new development this season is the release from <span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)"><strong>Domaine Clarence Dillon</strong> </span>of their new range of <span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)">Clarendelle</span> wines.</span></p>[caption id="attachment_7709" align="alignnone" width="2592"]<img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7709" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/clarendelle-by-domaine-clarence-dillon-photo-by-paige-donner-copyright-2019-img_4687.jpg" alt="Clarendelle by Domaine Clarence Dillon photo by Paige Donner copyright 2019 IMG_4687" width="2592" height="1936"> Clarendelle inspired by Haut-Brion. New release from Domaine Clarence Dillon Photo by Paige Donner copyright 2019 Launch Soirée, Clarendelle, Paris, <p style="font-size:small"><br></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">There's Clarendelle Rouge, Blanc, Rosé and Clarendelle Amberwine. </span></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">All are inspired by <strong><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)">Haut-Brion</span></strong> the estate's famous and historic 1855 Grand Cru Classé chateau in Bordeaux. The rouge comes in several expressions, including Médoc and St. Émilion. </span></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">All are accessible and are perfect for when you have a taste for fine quality, but perhaps don't feel like opening up your First Growth wine that very moment. </span></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">I particularly enjoyed the Amberwine. Especially so because it isn't always easy to find a sweet wine that expresses that balance between the honey-like sweetness brought on by the natural botyritis and a fresh acidity that keeps it fresh with every sip. The <span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)">Clarendelle Amberwine</span> achieves this by using both methods: grapes are allowed to develop botyritis as in the grand tradition of Sauternes, and then others are late harvest which allow the grapes to sweeten on the vine with their ripe maturity. The wine takes its name, Amber, from the beautiful color achieved by this assemblage. The varietals in this fine wine are the traditional Graves Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc with a bit of Muscadelle. </span></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">The wines are available widely now. Though I encourage every listener who gets to Paris to pay a visit to the <strong><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)">Cave du Ch<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">â</span>teau</span> </strong>located near the Champs-Elysées on Avenue Franklin Roosevelt. It is hands down one of the very finest wine shops not just in Paris but the world over. Here you will find famous and rare wines as well as handpicked affordable <i>coup de coeurs</i> that you can put all your faith in that they, guaranteed, won't disappoint. </span></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">Check our show notes for the wine shop's address. Or just do an online search for La Cave du Ch<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">â</span>teau, Paris. </span></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">31 Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt, Paris 75008 </span><a href="https://www.lacaveduchateau.com/">lacaveduchateau.com</a></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">Thank you for joining us on this episode of <a href="https://soundcloud.com/paigedonner/46-eulogy-dad-notre-dame-clarendelle-clos-st-patrice-boisset-pgfw-2019-paige-donner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paris GOODfood+wine.</a> </span></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:large">A big thank you to all who helped make this show possible. </span></p><hr style="font-size:small"><hr style="font-size:small"><h5 style=""><font size="1">Music: </font></h5><h5 style=""><font size="1">Jazzy Piano from Bensoundmusic.com; </font>Terry Jacks, Seasons in The Sun</h5><h5 style=""><font size="1">Ilya Truhanov, <span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)">Miracle</span> from; </font>FreeSoundTrackmusic.com</h5><p style="font-size:small"> </p><p align="LEFT" style="font-size:small">Show Notes: <a href="http://localfoodandwine.wordpress.com/" 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springtime in Paris is an interview with renowned Restaurant Critic, Andy Hayler, a quick tutoial on CBD Edibles, and a short report on Food Waste In Paris. </p><p style="text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(255,153,0)"><strong><a href="https://soundcloud.com/paigedonner/45-cbd-edibles-andy-hayler-restaurant-critic-food-waste-in-paris-pgfw-paige-donner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click HERE to LISTEN</a></strong></span></p><p><a href="https://soundcloud.com/paigedonner/45-cbd-edibles-andy-hayler-restaurant-critic-food-waste-in-paris-pgfw-paige-donner" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7455 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/soundcloud.png" alt="soundcloud" width="281" height="152"></a></p><p><span style="font-size:large">To start the show off today, I present a </span><span style="font-size:large">CBD Tutorial with a footnote on CBD Edibles</span></p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7655" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/cbd_oil_vs_cbd_edibles.jpg" alt="CBD_Oil_vs_CBD_Edibles" width="700" height="450"></p><p><span style="font-size:large">The short video that you'll find in the show notes here takes you through a quick explainer as to how cannabidiol, or CBD, works organically and systemically with the human body's own endo-cannabidiol system. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">Succinctly put, we have receptors throughout our bodies that bind instantly with cannabidiol, or CBD, healing properties to bring about homeostasis. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">The benefits can be felt and seen in instances of body inflammation and brain inflammation and stress. Some disorders where it has notably had positive effects is on Immune Dysfunction, Thyroid, Chronic Infection, Psoriosis and Digestion. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">For Brain Inflammation, beneficial effects have been seen to alleviate Migraine, Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, Insomnia and even Epilepsy. It's also a known pain reliever as well as promotes detoxification. I highly encourage you to watch this short video explaining, in layman's terms, cannabidiol's beneficial effects on the human body . </span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">As you already know, if you listened to my last show, I have just released a cookbook, <a href="https://www.amazon.fr/CBD-Caf%C3%A9-Cookbook-Paige-Donner/dp/1797086022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Le CBD Café Cookbook</a>, that infuses quick'n'easy recipes with CBD oil. The CBD Edibles market in the US and even globally is exploding. So my cookbook, <a href="https://www.amazon.fr/CBD-Caf%C3%A9-Cookbook-Paige-Donner/dp/1797086022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Le CBD Café Cookbook</a>, is a way for you to jump on the beneficial and non-narcotic CBD train and incorporate this holistic food supplement, as it has been designated by the US FDA, into your and your family's and even your pets' daily healthy meals. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">You can find the video link in our show notes for Episode 45 of Paris GOODfood+wine. </span></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bZb10ZxpBk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bZb10ZxpBk</a></p><p> </p><h2 style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="color:rgb(255,102,0)">********************************************</span></strong></h2><hr><h2> </h2><h2 style="text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(153,51,0)">Restaurant Critic Andy Hayler</span> </h2><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">OK, so now we're going to turn to our feature interview for our March 2019 episode of Paris GOODfood+wine which is with Restaurant Critic Extraordinaire, <strong><span style="color:rgb(255,102,0)">Andy Hayler.</span></strong></span></span></p><p><img class="gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7652 gmail-alignleft" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/article-1096525-02d4e176000005dc-481_468x286.jpg" alt="16-dec-al-food 03.JPG" width="468" height="286"></p><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large"><strong>Mr Hayler,</strong> a UK resident, has dined in every 3 Michelin star restaurant in the world. Each year he updates his tally to keep up with the newly crowned restaurants and chefs. He is one of the earliest restaurant critics to have migrated his restaurant reviews online, which was all the way back in the mid 90s. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">Please note that I do apologize for the audio quality of this interview. There were two factors playing into that, 1. Is that it was a recorded telephone interview and 2. is because I was sitting outside at a café on Place de L'Alma in midday traffic ( whose noises in the background I tried to diminish in post audio production, but which still come through). </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large"><img class="gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7654 gmail-alignright" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/np_20150715_jsblog-fd7_935118.jpg" alt="np_20150715_jsblog-fd7_935118" width="280" height="187">But despite that, Mr. Hayler's commentary is enticingly intriguing especially when he dishes on our interview theme of "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" of being a restaurant critic. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">You can find Mr. Hayler's reviews at <a href="http://www.AndyHayler.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AndyHayler.com</a> where he has 1595 restaurant reviews posted. The restaurants are from all around the world.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large"><a href="https://www.andyhayler.com/restaurant-guide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">andyhayler.com/restaurant-guide</a></span></span></p><p> </p><h2 style="text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(0,255,0)">***************************************************</span></h2><h2><span style="color:rgb(0,128,0)">Food Waste</span></h2><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">And now, before I let you go from this short time we spent together each month, I wanted to touch on the subject of food waste.</span></span></p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7653" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/re-fed-screenshot-food-waste-solvable-episode-45-paris-goodfoodwine.jpg" alt="Re-fed screenshot Food Waste Solvable Episode 45 Paris GOODfood+wine" width="1300" height="734"></p><p><span style="color:rgb(85,87,89)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">In the U.S., we waste <span style="color:rgb(0,255,0)">63 million tons</span> of food annually, at a cost of <span style="color:rgb(0,255,0)">$218 billion</span>. All of this wasted food consumes 20 percent of freshwater, fertilizer, cropland, and landfill space in America. The problem is enormous, but provides vast opportunities for ingenuity, creativity, and imagination in designing solutions, creating a flourishing food waste innovation scene.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(85,87,89)"> <span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">Food waste innovators create real benefits by reducing natural resource use, cutting greenhouse gas emissions, providing food to the hungry, and offering cost savings to consumers and businesses.</span> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">That excerpt is from the ReFed website. You can find the link here below. Click on Episode 45 of Paris GOODfood+wine. </span></span></p><blockquote><h3><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:large">For innovative IoT Solutions to your food perishables transport and Cold Chain logistics issues contact us at IoTShipping.xyz. </span></span></h3><h3><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(255,204,0)"><span style="font-size:large"><a style="color:rgb(255,204,0)" href="http://www.iotshipping.xyz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iotshipping.<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">xyz</span></a></span></span></h3></blockquote><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">For Action Roadmaps, go to Re-Fed's download page: </span></span></p><p><a href="https://www.refed.com/download"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">www.refed.com/download</span></span></a></p><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">When it comes to Food Waste in Paris, there are two relatively recent developments worth noting: </span></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">A new bio-waste recycling initiative in Paris began in 2017 with 3,200 food waste bins being distributed .</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">120,000 residents in the capital's 2</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><sup><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">nd</span></span></sup></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large"> and 12</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><sup><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">th</span></span></sup></span> <em><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">arrondissements were given the opporutnity to more conveniently compost their biodegradables. Meaning they could </span></span></span></em><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">put their carrot peels, egg shells and tea bags into a brown recycling bin instead of the ordinary bin.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Parisians are already accustomed to sorting their trash into 3 separate bins: 1. for glass, 1 for plastics, wrappings, cartons and paper packaging and 1 for everything else. So this adds a 4</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><sup>th</sup></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> bin for compostable biodegradables. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large"><a href="https://www.connexionfrance.com/Practical/Environment/Now-Parisians-can-recycle-food-waste">https://www.connexionfrance.com/Practical/Environment/Now-Parisians-can-recycle-food-waste</a></span></span></p><h3 align="LEFT"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,128,0)"><span style="font-size:large">Now, is this useful and is it necessary or even helpful? </span></span></h3><p align="LEFT"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">Well, according to a 2017 article in the local press, </span></span></p><p align="LEFT"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">Parisians Waste More Food Than Anyone Else in France </span></span></p><p align="LEFT"> </p><p align="LEFT"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">The <a href="https://www.thelocal.fr/20171016/parisians-waste-more-food-than-anywhere-else-in-france" target="_blank" rel="noopener">article</a> states: </span></span></p><div id="gmail-article-description" dir="LTR"><div id="gmail-premium-top" dir="LTR"><blockquote><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">Parisians are guilty of wasting nearly a third more food than anywhere else in France and it's costing them dear.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">Each Parisian wastes nearly 26kg of still packaged and edible food every year.</span></span></p></blockquote></div></div><div id="gmail-article-body" dir="LTR"><div id="gmail-premium-container" dir="LTR"><blockquote><p><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">That figure represents nearly three times the waste seen elsewhere France.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">So why are Parisians chucking away so much food? Is it because the capital's famously image conscious residents are looking after their waistlines more than elsewhere in France?</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">Not quite. Experts say it seems to be down to their love of eating out.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">Apparently, if people living in the French capital consumed more sensibly and threw away less of the food, they would save around €400 per household per year.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">City Hall in Paris doesn't need convincing.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">Facing 59,000 tonnes of annual waste in Paris, and having launched a campaign against the phenomenon 2015</span></span></span></p></div></div><p align="LEFT"><br><br></p><p align="LEFT"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">You can listen to this podcast on Parisians wasteful eating habits by going to <a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/paigedonner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Soundcloud.com</a> and clicking on <a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/paigedonner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Episode 45 of Paris GOODfood+wine</a>. </span></span></p><p align="LEFT"> </p><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">Now, shifting our focus onto solutions, turning to the digital sphere, there's a mobile app called </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">Too Good To Go – It's a Food App used by Les Halles businesses.</span></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">The Too Good To Go mobile app allows restaurants at Les Halles to sell their unsold articles at the end of the day. </span></span></span></p><p><a name="article-start"></a><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large"><b>Designed in 2015, Too Good To Go </b></span></span></span></strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large"> saves restaurants and grocery stores from having to toss many </span></span></span><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large"><b>unsold perishables into the </b></span></span></span></strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">garbage bin. The app puts restaurants in touch with consumers so that the unsold items can be sold for a discounted price.</span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">The app is synced by geolocation, so you can find the participating </span></span></span><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large"><b>storekeepers </b></span></span></span></strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">in your area and order your '</span></span></span><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large"><b>surprise basket</b></span></span></span></strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">' then pick it up directly at the store at the indicated collection time.</span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT"><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">Participants include </span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">restaurants</span></span></span></strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">,</span></span></span><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large"><b>bakeries</b></span></span></span></strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">,</span></span></span><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large"><b>delicatessens</b></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large"> and </span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large"><b>supermarkets</b></span></span></span></strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">,</span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT"> </p><p align="LEFT"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">Read the full article in French or English by finding the <a href="https://www.sortiraparis.com/news/in-paris/articles/187672-paris-forum-des-halles-is-committing-against-food-waste-with-too-good-to-go/lang/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">link</a> on our show notes at Episode 45 Paris GOODfood+wine, on <a href="http://LocalFoodAndWine.wordpress.com">LocalFoodAndWine.wordpress.com</a> </span></span></span></p><hr><p align="LEFT"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">OK, that's all for now The sun is back out today tomorrow is officially springtime in Paris, and it's time to take my dog for a walk along the Seine. </span></span></p><p align="LEFT"> </p><p align="LEFT"><em><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(255,153,0)"><span style="font-size:large">À tres bientot!</span></span></em></p><p align="LEFT"> </p><hr><p align="LEFT"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">Music for this episode is "Rogue" by Noisy Oyster, provided by FreeSoundTrackMusic.com </span></span></p><p align="LEFT"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:large">Intro/Outro Show music "Groovy Jazz" by BensoundMusic.com </span></span></p><hr><p align="LEFT"><br><br></p><p 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You know the chef I mean, the one whose 3-Michelin starred Parisian all-vegetable restaurant became world-famous precisely because of the chef's skill with, and quality of, his vegetables.</p><h2 style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><span style="color:rgb(0,128,0)">Of course I am referring to Chef Alain Passard and his one-of-a-kind Arpége.</span></h2><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><font color="#f1c232">************** </font><font color="#20124d">READ FULL POST WITH PICTURES ON <a href="http://localfoodandwine.wordpress.com/">LOCALFOODANDWINE.WORDPRESS.com </a></font><font color="#f1c232">**************</font> <br></p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">In an era when many 3-Michelin star chefs find it challenging to make their prestige restaurants profitable, and so open up bistros and branded niche foods in multiple locations and dozens of countries, this chef has chosen to remain with one, and one only, iconic, landmark dining legend. </p><blockquote style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><p><strong><span style="color:rgb(51,153,102)">"Je suis bien chez moi," he declares, when asked. "I like being in my own kitchens. I like being 'at home' where everything is familiar. I don't feel the need to go elsewhere, or open up a global empire of restaurants...". </span></strong></p></blockquote><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">In other words, he seems pretty happy.</p><p style=""><font color="#f1c232">************** </font><font color="#20124d">READ FULL POST WITH PICTURES ON <a href="http://LOCALFOODANDWINE.WORDPRESS.com">LOCALFOODANDWINE.WORDPRESS.com </a></font><font color="#f1c232">**************</font></p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Certainly one of the brilliant components to his success is his recognition of his raw materials, in this case vegetables. They must be treated, he advises, with jewel-like reverence and care. </p><blockquote style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><p><strong><span style="color:rgb(51,153,102)">"The gardener is as important as the chef, " said Alain Passard at lunch last week, "At least until harvest time and up until the vegetables arrive in my kitchens." </span></strong></p></blockquote><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><font color="#f1c232">************** </font><font color="#20124d">READ FULL POST WITH PICTURES ON <a href="http://localfoodandwine.wordpress.com/">LOCALFOODANDWINE.WORDPRESS.com </a></font><font color="#f1c232">**************</font> <br></p><font color="#20124d"><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7635" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/alain-passard-oenoteam-chateau-normandy-march-11-2019-photo-by-paige-donner-copyright-img_9544.jpg" alt="Alain Passard &amp; Oenoteam Chateau Normandy March 11 2019 photo by Paige Donner Copyright IMG_9544" width="2272" height="1704"> Lunch, before it has met with Chef Passard's formidable skill[/caption]</font><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">This lovingly restored Château in Normandy is not the only gardens he cultivates and possesses. He started on this quest for the perfect herbs and vegetables several decades ago with his first vegetables cultivated on his land in Sarthe. Up here in Normandy, about an hour and 15 minutes from Paris, is, however, the space where he has room to receive guests. On March 11th, thanks to Oenoteam, a Libourne (Bordeaux) based team of enologists, some 30 of us had the privilege and delight to be Chef Passard's guests for lunch. </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">No meat passed our lips that day at lunch. Though we dined on<em> boeuf bourguignon</em> (in a blind tasting anyone would have sworn to it) and a miniature hamburger-slider - each dish based on the magic of a beetroot under the care, cultivation, guidance and manipulation of Chef Passard's creativity and skillful tool sets. </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Wines were provided by Oenoteam, whose wine consulting includes over 200 clients in both the Left and Right banks of Bordeaux, as well as clients in Southwest France, the Loire and other prestige regions of France. The team is: Stéphane Toutoundji, Thomas Duclos, Julien Belle and Marie-Laure Badet Murat. Their philosophy is to allow wines their own expression, rather than to impose a style onto a wine. <a href="https://www.oenoteam.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oenoteam.</a> </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7633" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/alain-passard-oenoteam-chateau-normandy-march-11-2019-photo-by-paige-donner-copyright-img_9542.jpg" alt="Alain Passard &amp; Oenoteam Chateau Normandy March 11 2019 photo by Paige Donner Copyright IMG_9542" width="2224" height="1668"></p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"> </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">It's not always easy to pair wines with vegetables and all-vegetable meals. But each of the choices here, including a 2015 Pomerol, were right on the mark. </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">As a parting shot, the chef challenged us all to return with a wine for him to pair with Asparagus. : ) </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">For groups interested in booking the chef's Château Normandy for a private gathering of their own, contact the Chef's team @ <a href="http://www.alain-passard.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">alain-passard.com/en/</a></p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">And, local's TIP: (Find it on his website)</p><blockquote style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><h2><strong><span style="color:rgb(51,153,102)"><i>Bring home a piece of Arpège…</i></span></strong></h2><p>Every morning, our gardeners harvest vegetables & fruits that are then served at the restaurant. And every morning, they pick a little more, and fill wooden baskets with the jewels of our soil, just for you…</p><p>Subscribe to our newsletter, and you'll receive all our weekly offers of Baskets & Treats, to pick up from the restaurant or to be delivered at your doorstep !</p></blockquote><h1 style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"> </h1><h1 style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><span style="color:rgb(51,153,102)">*******************</span></h1><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">MORE PHOTOS ON <a href="http://foodwine.photography" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FoodWine.Photography</a></p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><span style="color:rgb(255,102,0)">+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</span></p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">All sculptures pictured here are by the Chef Alain Passard. </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Listen to the <a href="https://soundcloud.com/paigedonner/episode-9-goodfoodwine-host-producer-paige-donner-copyright-september-2015-29-10seconds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paris GOODfood+wine podcast</a>. <strong><span style="color:rgb(51,153,102)">Chef Passard</span></strong> was featured in our first season. </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/paigedonner/episode-9-goodfoodwine-host-producer-paige-donner-copyright-september-2015-29-10seconds" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7455" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/soundcloud.png" alt="soundcloud" width="281" height="152"></a></p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Find it HERE: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/paigedonner/episode-9-goodfoodwine-host-producer-paige-donner-copyright-september-2015-29-10seconds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">soundcloud.com/paigedonner/episode-9-goodfoodwine-host-producer-paige-donner-copyright-september-2015-29-10seconds</a></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> Paige Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207459793831301224.post-8227029373398365052019-02-26T03:10:00.000-08:002019-02-26T03:11:03.815-08:00Episode 44: Paris Restaurants, Le CBD Café Cookbook & Wines of The World by Barrère Capdeville<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#20124d"><p><strong><span style="color:rgb(255,102,0)"><em>by Paige Donner</em></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size:large">Today's episode of <a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/paigedonner" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paris GOODfood+wine</a> from this early February springtime in Paris is all about restaurants and wines...and a brand new <a href="https://www.amazon.com/CBD-Caf%C3%A9-Cookbook-Paige-Donner/dp/1797086022" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,128,0)">Cookbook</span></strong></a>! </span></p><p style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Click HERE to LISTEN</span></strong><a href="https://soundcloud.com/paigedonner/44-paris-restaurants-wines-of-the-world-w-barrere-by-paige-donner-2019" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><br><img class="gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7455 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/soundcloud.png" alt="soundcloud" width="281" height="152"></a></p><p><span style="font-size:large">The first segment features a longtime colleague of mine named Heidi Ellison who, after we worked together at the <em>International Herald Tribune</em> in the early 90's (since re-branded the <em>International New York Times</em>), went on to found <a href="http://www.parisupdate.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Paris Update</strong></a>. Her Best Restaurants List for 2019 published recently on her site and these are the restaurants she'll be telling us about in our first interview.</span></p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7598" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/paris-update-dot-com.jpg" alt="Paris Update dot com" width="1288" height="734"></p><p><span style="font-size:large">Several of her picks coincide with mine which you can read about on <a href="https://www.10best.com/local-experts/paige-donner/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">10BEST.com</a> where I review restaurants, hotels and attractions for <span style="color:rgb(51,102,255)"><strong>USA Today</strong> </span>on their <strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">10BEST</span> </strong>travel media brand.</span></p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7599" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/barrere-capdeville-screenshot-for-podcast.jpg" alt="Barrere Capdeville screenshot for podcast" width="1253" height="647"></p><p><span style="font-size:large">Then we switch to the world of wine. And I do mean the world of wine because as a departure from our regular wine discussions here on <a href="https://soundcloud.com/paigedonner" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paris GOODfood+wine</a> ,which focus mainly on French wines, we speak with Florent Barrère, a native Bordelais, whose business, <a href="http://www.b-et-c.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Barrère Capdeville</a>, is importing and selling high-end wines from regions like Australia, Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Chile here in France to a predominantly French consumer. We discuss this ambitious yet successful business he founded 10 years ago following the outstanding day of wine tasting he hosted at the <em>Plaza Athénée</em> here in Paris last week. </span></p><p> </p><blockquote><h2 style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:large;color:rgb(255,102,0)">I also have a big announcement: My first cookbook just published. It's called Le CBD Café Cookbook.</span></h2></blockquote><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/CBD-Caf%C3%A9-Cookbook-Paige-Donner/dp/1797086022" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7600 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/le-cbd-cafc3a9-cookbook-cover-websize-by-paige-donner-on-amazon.jpg" alt="Le CBD Café Cookbook Cover websize by Paige Donner on Amazon" width="477" height="1089"></a></p><p style="text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,153)"><strong><a style="color:rgb(51,51,153)" href="https://www.amazon.com/CBD-Caf%C3%A9-Cookbook-Paige-Donner/dp/1797086022" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click HERE to find LE CBD Café Cookbook on Amazon</a></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">In it you'll find over 50 recipes that all incorporate hemp-derived CBD oil. Note, in the US, the FDA has classified hemp-derived cannabidiol, commonly known as CBD, as a food supplement since there are no known narcotic effects but there is a plethora of reported health benefits.</span></p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7601" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/le-cbd-cafc3a9-cookbook-screenshot-amazon.jpg" alt="Le CBD Café Cookbook screenshot Amazon" width="1354" height="730"></p><p><span style="font-size:large">Recipes in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/CBD-Caf%C3%A9-Cookbook-Paige-Donner/dp/1797086022" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong><span style="color:rgb(255,102,0)"><em>Le CBD Café Cookbook</em></span></strong></a> are for delicious meals and snacks like Strawberry Dark Chocolate Banana CBD Smoothie, Apple Sausage Dutch Baby, Buttered Wild Mushrooms on Toast, Fish and Shrimp Ceviche with Popcorn, Texas Pulled Pork with Cayenne BBQ Sauce, Classic Italian Meatballs, French Boeuf Bourguignon Slow Cooked, Steak with Creamy Garlic Parmesan Sauce and Sweet Potato Pie with Cinnamon Roll Crust. And not to forget our furry friends, the last chapter, chapter 12, is devoted to homemade treats for your cat and dog. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">The book is out now and available on Amazon. We're giving away 5 digital copies this month of the cookbook. To qualify, share the link to this show on your social media such as Twitter and Instagram, and in your review of the show on Soundcloud or iTunes, mention Le CBD Café Cookbook. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">So, all aboard now as I take you on another meandering stroll through culinary Paris.</span></p><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:large"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/CBD-Café-Cookbook-Paige-Donner/dp/1797086022/">Le CBD Café Cookbook</a></span></p><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:large"><a href="http://www.b-et-c.com/">Barrère & Capdeville</a></span></p><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:large"><a href="https://www.parisupdate.com/">ParisUpdate.com</a></span></p><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:large"><a href="https://www.10best.com/local-experts/paige-donner/">10BEST.com/destinations/France/Paris</a></span></p><p style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.10best.com/local-experts/paige-donner/" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;text-align:start"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(32,18,77)"></span><img src="http://www.gannett-cdn.com/usatoday/marketing/email-signatures/usa-today-network/usa-today-network-logo.jpg" alt="USA TODAY NETWORK" width="200" height="21"></a> <br></p><p><br></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:large"><span style="color:rgb(84,84,84)"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:medium">©</span></span></span> Paige Donner 2019</span></p><hr><hr><h5>TO CONTACT PAIGE DONNER FOR SPEAKING/HOSTING/PRODUCING <a title="http://paigedonner.info" href="https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpaigedonner.info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">PAIGEDONNER.INFO</a><br>FOR MORE INFO ABOUT <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-wine-paris-first-english-language-radio/id1054370802?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">PARIS GOODFOOD+WINE </a>AND A COMPLETE SHOW LINEUP GO TO <a title="https://localfoodandwine.wordpress.com" href="https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flocalfoodandwine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">LOCALFOODANDWINE.WORDPRESS.COM</a><br>AND OUR WEBSITE <a title="http://parisfoodandwine.net" href="https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fparisfoodandwine.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">PARISFOODANDWINE.NET</a><br>INSTAGRAM @<a class="gmail-g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/paigefoodwine">PAIGEFOODWINE</a> TWITTER @<a class="gmail-g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/parisfoodwine">PARISFOODWINE</a></h5><h3>Listen to Paris GOOD food + wine on :</h3><p style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/parisfoodwine" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-wp-image-5679" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/stitcher-300x110.png?w=199&h=73" alt="stitcher-300x110" width="106" height="39" style="margin-right: 0px;"></a></p><p style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/parisfoodwine" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-wp-image-5671" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/tunein-radio-pro-e28093-live-radio-16-3-apk.jpg?w=287&h=140" alt="tunein-radio-pro-e28093-live-radio-16-3-apk" width="78" height="38" style="margin-right: 0px;"></a></p><p style="text-align:center"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-+-wine-paris/id1054370802?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-wp-image-5702" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/itunes-logo5.jpg?w=238&h=89" alt="itunes-logo5" width="94" height="35" style="margin-right: 0px;"></a></p><p style="text-align:center"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/paigedonner" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="gmail-wp-image-6395 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/soundcloud.png?w=281&h=152" alt="soundcloud" width="80" height="43" style="margin-right: 0px;"></a></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,153)"><font><font color="#000099" face="arial black, sans-serif"><i><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-+-wine-paris/id1054370802?mt=2" target="_blank">iTunes - 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Paris GOODfood+wine<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><span style="color:rgb(128,128,128)"><em>Presented / Produced by Paige Donner</em></span></p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"> </p><h2 style="color:rgb(32,18,77);text-align:center"><strong><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Paris GOODfood+wine</span></strong></h2><h2 style="color:rgb(32,18,77);text-align:center"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/paigedonner/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE PODCAST</a></h2><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77);text-align:center"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/paigedonner/42-chefs-nina-metayer-ludo-lefebvre-holidays-2018-the-feast-is-in-the-first-bite" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7455 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/soundcloud.png?w=560" alt="soundcloud"></a></p><h3 style="color:rgb(32,18,77);text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,153)">Whiskey Bar, Paris' Golden Promise & New Marais Restaurant, Les Foodies </span></h3><h3 style="color:rgb(32,18,77);text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,153)">Episode 43, Season 5, January 2019 <span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">© PaigeDonner</span></span></h3><h3 style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"> </h3><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><span style="font-size:large">Here we are, already at the end of the 3<sup>rd</sup> week of January in our brand new year 2019. Here in Paris the Christmas decorations are still up all over the city. </span></p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><span style="font-size:large">I find this rather comforting. This reluctance to let go of the festive season. It's like the French forestall the descent into the darkest, coldest days of winter that are January and February for as long as they can. </span></p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><span style="font-size:large">This episode of <a href="http://www.twitter.com/parisfoodwine" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">PARIS good food+wine</span></a>, <span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">Episode 43</span>, Season 5, starts off by bringing you a nice dram of whiskey. I take you into the hidden treasure cellars that are <strong><span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)">Golden Promise Whisky Bar</span></strong>. This bar is not so much a bar but more like a universe of whiskey; many of which are rare collector's items, from all over the world.</span></p><div style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0OVsoAgcsaErKMVrmqjqlWH_iVJ3-bwFFCtq3ZK0kKkOD3B1BY5mamBZGqVUJHZOubJ9ApN5SRr4ckbxix6BBiB5HxyTG8Gs2-99HmUpv2mupvR6mKl7kzV_rztatWwa64_ngv0CUy7mU/s1600/%253D%253FUTF-8%253FQ%253FFran%253DC3%253DA7ois_Piriou_by_Paige_Donner_copyright_2019_IMG%253D5F3972%253D2Ej%253F%253D%2509%253D%253FUTF-8%253FQ%253Fpg%253F%253D-765222"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0OVsoAgcsaErKMVrmqjqlWH_iVJ3-bwFFCtq3ZK0kKkOD3B1BY5mamBZGqVUJHZOubJ9ApN5SRr4ckbxix6BBiB5HxyTG8Gs2-99HmUpv2mupvR6mKl7kzV_rztatWwa64_ngv0CUy7mU/s320/%253D%253FUTF-8%253FQ%253FFran%253DC3%253DA7ois_Piriou_by_Paige_Donner_copyright_2019_IMG%253D5F3972%253D2Ej%253F%253D%2509%253D%253FUTF-8%253FQ%253Fpg%253F%253D-765222" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6648189177293524370" /></a><br></div><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><span style="font-size:large">We have a sit-down interview with <strong>François Piriou</strong>, the establishment's director. His modest demeanor belies his vast knowledge and even greater passion for these whiskeys. </span></p><div style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-2Egfqc6aTPbUU_emjotR12Woj2EpIksszktIKPrgiecpxmqkjcGrGEbe3cKmCJTaArBYqYYlbnfYOhysfWXZZGyuPTh7h1wMrvcdLOt1PAqPaoe-_z_k6fOGRHMmDHJhXHxooXAAUry/s1600/Alex+Kogan+Les+Foodies+photo+by+Paige+Donner+copyright+2018+IMG_9034-768250.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-2Egfqc6aTPbUU_emjotR12Woj2EpIksszktIKPrgiecpxmqkjcGrGEbe3cKmCJTaArBYqYYlbnfYOhysfWXZZGyuPTh7h1wMrvcdLOt1PAqPaoe-_z_k6fOGRHMmDHJhXHxooXAAUry/s320/Alex+Kogan+Les+Foodies+photo+by+Paige+Donner+copyright+2018+IMG_9034-768250.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6648189192338717938" /></a><br></div><div style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThVzDOlKFMx47UtvIq7hLai3AKwbG1AM7wFSUWN8cQsts68DCX6tcGgHwooa9-Y0Gzq51HaHxOdqXHJYkQgiibebDGgTwh5_w-_KSF3PRODnVozUZnisS_bCQvbpBTx9LnFUUfRdbh23T/s1600/Les+Foodies+Marais+photo+by+Paige+Donner+copyright+2018+IMG_9038-769208.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThVzDOlKFMx47UtvIq7hLai3AKwbG1AM7wFSUWN8cQsts68DCX6tcGgHwooa9-Y0Gzq51HaHxOdqXHJYkQgiibebDGgTwh5_w-_KSF3PRODnVozUZnisS_bCQvbpBTx9LnFUUfRdbh23T/s320/Les+Foodies+Marais+photo+by+Paige+Donner+copyright+2018+IMG_9038-769208.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6648189194491413522" /></a><br></div><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><span style="font-size:large">Then we turn to an unusual and somewhat exotic restaurateur-chef duo, <strong>Alex Kogan</strong> and <strong>Davide Galloni</strong>, who, together represent Italy, Thailand Russia and the USA. Their new-ish restaurant in the Marais, <strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">Les Foodies</span></strong>, is fun, inventive and offers original dishes of Thai-Italian fusion. They've also spent a fair bit of time curating their informed wine list, selecting excellent bottles from Italy, Argentina and of course France, that pair so nicely with their cuisine. </span></p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><span style="font-size:large">So sit back and relax as we bring you this warm and cosy edition of <a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/paigedonner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paris GOODfood+wine</a>. And for those of you interested in trying to re-create one of these whiskey cocktails, head on over to our show notes at <em><strong>Local Food And Wine.wordpress</strong></em> where we've included a whiskey cocktail recipe that you can try at home. </span></p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><span style="font-size:large">Be sure to leave a review of the show and share us on your social media if you like what you hear and the people we feature. </span></p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><span style="font-size:large">So, Bonne année 2019 et Bon Santé à toute et à tous...</span></p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"> *Photos copyright Paige Donner 2019 </p><p style=""><b style=""><font color="#ff9900">*******************************************************</font></b></p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Whiskey Cocktail Recipes Tutorial: </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqs58Mt0pNU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqs58Mt0pNU</a></p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><strong>Les Foodies</strong></p><h5 style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">6-8 Square Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie, 75004 Paris</h5><h5 style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><a href="https://lesfoodies.paris/">https://lesfoodies.paris/</a></h5><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><strong>Golden Promise Whisky Bar</strong></p><h4 style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">11 Rue Tiquetonne, 75002 Paris</h4><h4 style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><a href="https://www.goldenpromise.fr/">https://www.goldenpromise.fr/</a></h4><hr style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">And in case you're interested, here are the<span style="text-decoration-line:underline"><strong> Good Food Foundation</strong> </span>winners for this year:</p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Winners <a href="https://goodfoodfdn.org/awards/winners/">https://goodfoodfdn.org/awards/winners/</a></p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">AND</p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Finalists <a href="https://goodfoodfdn.org/awards/finalists/">https://goodfoodfdn.org/awards/finalists/</a></p><hr style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Music by We Lucky Few, FreeSoundtrackMusic.com</p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Music in show intro, Jazzy French by BensoundMusic.com</p><hr style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"> </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">BOOK your wine tasting with <a href="http://parisfoodandwine.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Paris Food And Wine</strong></a> ! 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Chefs Ludo Lefebvre & Nina Métayer<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#20124d"><p><span style="color:rgb(102,102,153)"><em>by Paige Donner</em></span></p><p><a href="https://soundcloud.com/paigedonner/42-chefs-nina-metayer-ludo-lefebvre-holidays-2018-the-feast-is-in-the-first-bite" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7526" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/logo-pgfw-with-blk-title-title-and-paige-donner-1500x1500.jpg" alt="logo PGF+W with blk title title and Paige Donner 1500x1500" width="1026" height="1026" style="margin-right: 25px;"></a></p><h2 style="text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><a style="color:rgb(255,0,0)" href="https://soundcloud.com/paigedonner/42-chefs-nina-metayer-ludo-lefebvre-holidays-2018-the-feast-is-in-the-first-bite" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click on the Above Picture or HERE TO LISTEN TO THE PODCAST</a></span></h2><p><span style="font-size:large">The feast is in the first bite. I came across this phrase recently listening to a science program on the radio about how human taste buds function. It was scientifically explained that in fact with each subsequent bite of food, there is a diminishing sensory enjoyment insofar as the taste explosion in your mouth. So in this season of joyful excess, we can reassure ourselves that the feast is indeed in the first bite. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:large"><b>INTERVIEWS:</b></span></p><ul><li><p><span style="font-size:large"><b>Nina M<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">é</span>tayer, Executive Pastry Chef, Caf<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">é</span> Pouchkine: Start Time - 7' 30 seconds</b></span></p></li></ul><p><img class="gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7572 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Nina-Metayer-Experience-Vignettelarge.jpg" alt="Nina Metayer Experience-Vignettelarge" width="400" height="259"></p><ul><li><p><span style="font-size:large"><b>Chef Ludo Lefebvre of Trois Mec, Los Angeles: Start Time - 25' 49 seconds</b></span></p></li></ul><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7573" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Ludo-Lefebvre-20150214_quote_banner.jpg" alt="Ludo Lefebvre 20150214_quote_banner" width="871" height="432"></p><h2 style="text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><a style="color:rgb(255,0,0)" href="https://soundcloud.com/paigedonner/42-chefs-nina-metayer-ludo-lefebvre-holidays-2018-the-feast-is-in-the-first-bite" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE PODCAST</a></span></h2><p style="text-align:center"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/paigedonner/42-chefs-nina-metayer-ludo-lefebvre-holidays-2018-the-feast-is-in-the-first-bite" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7455 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/soundcloud.png" alt="soundcloud" width="281" height="152"></a></p><p><span style="font-size:large">As I sit here at my desk in my office in the Marais recording this, I realize that this 2018 holiday season here in Paris will go down in history as the Yellow Christmas.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">This month of Saturday protests of the GiletsJaunes, the Yellow Vests, here in Paris have marked the season with closed shops and whole shopping districts such as the Champs Elysées, Saint Germain des Prés, and even here, in the normally bustling Marais, shuttering their doors and boarding their windows.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">Even as I write this, a parade of protesters are marching in the street just below my window. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">But perhaps the timing is truly right on message, because when many of us can celebrate a time of plenty and abundance, with joyful family members, lots of good things to eat and drink, and happy times all around, it's important to remember that for an ever-growing segment of the French population, indeed the world's population, this is not necessarily the case. Not during the holidays, and not during the rest of the year. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">This is what we have come to call the Working Poor. People who don't sit idly by or accept handouts but in fact put in full work weeks and still cannot make ends meet for themselves or their children or their elderly dependents. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">This holiday show, then, is dedicated to all those mothers and fathers and adult children of elderly parents whose desperation has brought them to the streets of Paris these past weekends to demonstrate and protest in what can only be called a desperate cry for help. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">As we raise our glasses and forks in good cheer this year, let's generously remember all those who may be less fortunate than ourselves.</span></p><h2 style="text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">***</span></h2><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7575" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Episode-42-cover-photo-dhristmas.jpg" alt="Episode 42 cover photo dhristmas" width="955" height="637"></p><p><span style="font-size:large">Another theme of this show is traditions. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">As an avid listener of US Public Radio, I heard interview excerpts and snippets following the Thanksgiving holiday of people in the US who eschew the traditional holiday meal of turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie and what we call "the works." </span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">And while there is no obligation to respect the traditions of your own country or your adoptive country, I do feel that there is great value in upholding traditions and that this can offer a kind of anchor to our ever-increasingly fragmented society.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">Culinary traditions are a big part of culture. They play an important role in cultural identity. That's something I've learned quite well here in France. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">To this effect, I interviewed one of France's top young pastry chefs for this show. Here in France, the Christmas Cake,<i> le bûche de Nöel</i>, plays a central role in the traditional holiday Christmas meal.</span></p><p style="text-align:center"><img class="gmail-wp-image-7577 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Nina-Metayer-visual-401x281-2.jpg" alt="Nina Metayer visual-401x281-2" width="460" height="322"></p><p>One of the themes for Chef Nina's 2018 bûche de Nöel: </p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7574" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/masha-et-michka-buche-de-noel-900x600.jpg" alt="masha-et-michka buche de noel-900x600" width="900" height="600"></p><p>* MORE PHOTOS OF Nina Métayer's Christmas Cakes on Instagram<a href="http://www.instagram.com/paigefoodwine" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> @PaigeFoodWine </a>*</p><p><span style="font-size:large">As such, the country's talented pastry chefs put great thought, creativity and love into their cake designs, often planning them a year in advance, as we hear <strong><span style="color:rgb(255,0,255)">Nina M<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">é</span>tayer</span></strong>, of Café Pouchkine, explain to us. She's been singled out as one of the Top Under 30 culinary stars to watch by the French media. She is the Executive Pastry Chef of Café Pouchkine, which is owned by a Franco-Russian family. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">The next talent we hear from for this Christmas and holidays 2018 show, is a Los Angeles based French chef; <span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><strong>Ludo Lefebvre</strong></span>. He tells us how his childhood memories of the Family Christmas meal here in France are even more vivid than his memories of what toys Santa brought him. His main talking point is that very French sense of the <em>Art de Vivre.</em></span></p><p style="text-align:center"><img class="gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7576 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/ludo_and_krissy_lefebvre.jpg" alt="ludo_and_krissy_lefebvre" width="520" height="474"></p><p><span style="font-size:large">He emphasizes that enjoying a holiday meal is mostly about spending time with friends and family, where any sense of hurry or watching the clock is thrown out the window in favor of spending quality time with one another.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">He has shot to fame with his fabulously successful <em>Trois Mec</em> restaurant and also his cooking shows Ludo Bites America and now Ludo à la Maison. As you'll hear in this telephone interview, Chef Ludo hails from Burgundy and has strong and fond memories of the traditional family Christmas meals he enjoyed as a child. </span></p><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:large;color:rgb(255,0,0)">*****</span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">One more interesting tidbit to pass on for this holiday season, is that for the first time ever, Americans are spending more on eating out than on their groceries. So, to this effect, in the show notes, you'll find links to Holiday Meal Kits that can be delivered both here in Paris and also in the US. Note that in keeping with American traditions, the link for that meal kit includes a honeybaked ham, and the link to the Paris meal kits includes delivery of fresh oysters by Maison Rostang. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">Wishing all of you, listeners and friends and family, a peaceful, joyous holiday season, full of love and good cheer. May food be the fabric of our harmonious coming together and the commonality that binds us as human beings, each one of us a child of God. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, and Joyous Blessings this Holiday Season</span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">LINKS</span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">Café Pouchkine Paris & Pastry Chef Nina Métayer, Executive Pastry Chef </span></p><p><span style="font-size:large"><a href="https://ninametayer.com/">https://ninametayer.com/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:large"><a href="https://cafe-pouchkine.fr/">https://cafe-pouchkine.fr/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">Chef Ludo Lefebvre</span></p><p><span style="font-size:large"><a href="https://www.ludolefebvre.com/">https://www.ludolefebvre.com/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:large"><u>Holiday Meal Kits Delivered</u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">USA – Cracker Barrel <a href="https://crackerbarrel.com/order-online/holiday-meal">https://crackerbarrel.com/order-online/holiday-meal</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">Paris - Maison Rostang Oyster Kit recommended by Marie Claire <a href="https://www.marieclaire.fr/reveillon-services-livraison-domicile,1246215.asp">https://www.marieclaire.fr/reveillon-services-livraison-domicile,1246215.asp</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">Americans Spending More On Eating Out Than Groceries</span></p><p><span style="font-size:large"><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-07-26/first-time-americans-spend-more-eating-out-food-home">https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-07-26/first-time-americans-spend-more-eating-out-food-home</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">AND truth be told French chansons (#music) are some of my favorites. Here is some French holiday listening pleasure: <a href="https://www.talkinfrench.com/christmas-songs-free/">https://www.talkinfrench.com/christmas-songs-free/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">And Garou: Joyeux Noel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVe-znmgL7Q">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVe-znmgL7Q</a></span></p><h6><span style="font-size:large">Music by Jingle Punks thanks to Youtube Audio Library, Free of Rights. </span></h6><h6><span style="font-size:large"><i>Deck The Halls</i></span></h6><h6><span style="font-size:large"><i>We Wish You A Merry Christmas</i></span></h6><p><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Paris GOODfood+wine</span> intro and outro music by BenSound, Groovy Jazz. </p><p><span style="font-size:large"><i>Production, Hosting and Sound Editing by <a href="http://paigedonner.info" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paige Donner</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size:large"><i>Merci Beaucoup to all who helped make this show possible! </i></span></p><p><span style="font-size:large"><i>Wishing you and all of Earth's Children Peace, Love & Joy this season and for 2019</i></span></p><p style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">***</span></strong></p><p>BOOK your wine tasting with <a href="http://parisfoodandwine.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Paris Food And Wine</strong></a> ! 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1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,74,74)"><em style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">by Paige Donner</em></p><h3 style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:1.7rem;font-style:italic;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;clear:both;color:rgb(138,138,138);line-height:1.3125;text-align:center">LISTEN TO <a href="https://soundcloud.com/paigedonner/41-wine-calling-film-natural-wines-seafood-sustainability-paige-donner-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:21.25px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(177,133,22);text-decoration-line:none"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,128,0)">EPISODE 41</span></a> of<span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:21.25px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:700;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(255,0,0)"> <a href="https://soundcloud.com/paigedonner/41-wine-calling-film-natural-wines-seafood-sustainability-paige-donner-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(255,0,0);text-decoration-line:none">Paris GOODfood+wine</a></span></span> <a href="https://soundcloud.com/paigedonner/41-wine-calling-film-natural-wines-seafood-sustainability-paige-donner-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:21.25px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(177,133,22);text-decoration-line:none">HERE</a></h3><p style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:18.75px;margin:0px 0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,74,74)"> </p><blockquote style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:18.75px;margin:0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;quotes:"" "";color:rgb(119,119,119)"><p style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration-line:underline">Standard Definition:</span> Natural wine is wine made with minimal chemical and technological intervention, both in growing grapes and making them into wine. The term is used to distinguish such wine from organic wine and biodynamic wine because of differences in cellar practices.</p></blockquote><p style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:18.75px;margin:0px 0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,74,74)"><img class="gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7548 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/natural-wines-episode-41-head-photo-valued-food.jpg?w=560" alt="natural wines episode 41 head photo valued-food" style="clear: both; display: block; margin: 0.8075em auto; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(187, 187, 187); max-width: 100%; padding: 1px; height: auto;"></p><h3 style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:1.7rem;font-style:italic;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;clear:both;color:rgb(138,138,138);line-height:1.3125;text-align:center"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:21.25px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:700;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,153,102)">This sort of sums up the ethos of the Natural Wine Movement. </span></span></h3><hr style="background-color:rgb(221,221,221);border:0px;height:1px;margin-bottom:1.615em;color:rgb(74,74,74);font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:18.75px"><h4 style="border:0px;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;clear:both;color:rgb(138,138,138);letter-spacing:0.05em;line-height:2.18;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:13.75px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:700;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(255,0,0)">LISTEN TO THE LATEST PARIS GOODFOOD+WINE PODCAST, ALL ABOUT NATURAL WINES AND SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD. BROUGHT TO YOU BY <a href="http://paigedonner.info/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(255,0,0);text-decoration-line:none">PAIGE DONNER</a> AND <a href="http://www.iotshipping.xyz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(255,0,0);text-decoration-line:none">IOTSHIPPING.XYZ </a></span></span></h4><p style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:18.75px;margin:0px 0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,74,74)"> </p><p style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:18.75px;margin:0px 0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,74,74)"><a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/paigedonner" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(177,133,22);text-decoration-line:none"><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7526" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/logo-pgfw-with-blk-title-title-and-paige-donner-1500x1500.jpg?w=560" alt="logo PGF+W with blk title title and Paige Donner 1500x1500" style="border: 1px solid rgb(187, 187, 187); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; max-width: 100%; padding: 1px; height: auto;"></a></p><p style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:18.75px;margin:0px 0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,74,74)"> </p><p style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:18.75px;margin:0px 0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,74,74)"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:large;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">As we roll into the festive holiday season of 2018, where food and wine feature central, we bring you this rockin' interview with the filmmaker, Bruno Sauvard, of Wine Calling, a film all about natural wine makers here in France. He's joined by Hervé Lethielleux</span><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:large;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">, owner of one of Paris' original wine shops specializing in organic, biodynamic and natural wines, located on </span><span style="border:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:large;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Î</span></span><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:large;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">le Saint-Louis in the heart of Paris called <em style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:24px;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">L'Etiquette.</em></span></p><p style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:18.75px;margin:0px 0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,74,74)"><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7549" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/episode-41-pgfw-title-slide-with-wording-grapesandsoil.jpg?w=560" alt="Episode 41 PGf+w title slide with wording Grapesandsoil" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(187, 187, 187); max-width: 100%; padding: 1px; height: auto;"></p><p style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:18.75px;margin:0px 0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,74,74)"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:large;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">What you'll hear throughout this friendly discourse and banter is a sort of nostalgia for a sweeter life and time. One where real human connection meant more than a mobile phone or facebook page. In essence, after listening to these two men, you can't help but come away with the feeling that this natural wine movement is about wine, certainly, but also about life and quality of life and the ties that bind. To paraphrase, natural wine is about love and passion and rock-n-roll and rebellion and simply living life on your own terms.</span></p><blockquote style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:18.75px;margin:0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;quotes:"" "";color:rgb(119,119,119)"><p style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Now in our 5<span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:14.0625px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;height:0px;line-height:0">th</span> season, <a href="http://parisfoodandwine.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(177,133,22);text-decoration-line:none">Paris GoodFood + Wine</a> is still proudly independent. We are 100% listener supported and none of our featured guests or stories are overtly nor covertly branded content. Clear, clean and pure, 100% <a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/paigedonner" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(177,133,22);text-decoration-line:none">Paris GOODfood+wine</a>.</p></blockquote><h2 style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:2.2rem;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.101em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;clear:both;line-height:1.101;color:rgb(74,74,74);text-align:center">Season 5 of <span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:27.5px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(255,0,0)">Paris GOODfood+wine</span> is generously supported by<a href="http://www.iotshipping.xyz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:27.5px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(177,133,22);text-decoration-line:none"> IoTShipping</a>.</h2><p style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:18.75px;margin:0px 0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,74,74)"><a href="http://www.iotshipping.xyz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(177,133,22);text-decoration-line:none"><img class="gmail-wp-image-7522 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/logo-with-lettering-iot-shipping.jpg?w=334&h=414" alt="logo with lettering IOT shipping" width="334" height="414" style="border: 1px solid rgb(187, 187, 187); clear: both; display: block; margin: 0.8075em auto; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; max-width: 99.25%; padding: 1px; height: auto;"></a></p><h2 style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:2.2rem;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.101em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;clear:both;line-height:1.101;color:rgb(74,74,74);text-align:center">Track and trace your shipped assets with our smart sensors throughout the transport process. Real-time monitoring via temperature, movement and geo-location using internet of things technology.</h2><p style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:18.75px;margin:0px 0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,74,74)"> </p><p style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:18.75px;margin:0px 0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,74,74)"> </p><h2 style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:2.2rem;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.101em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;clear:both;line-height:1.101;color:rgb(74,74,74)"><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7550" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/wine-calling-poster-download.jpeg?w=560" alt="wine calling poster download" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(187, 187, 187); max-width: 100%; padding: 1px; height: auto;"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:27.5px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,128,0)">The documentary film by Bruno Sauvard about Natural Winemakers in South of France.</span></h2><h2 style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:2.2rem;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.101em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;clear:both;line-height:1.101;color:rgb(74,74,74)"></h2><p style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:18.75px;margin:0px 0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,74,74)"> </p><p style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:18.75px;margin:0px 0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,74,74)"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:large;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">In this episode, you'll also hear about the mobile application, RAISIN, that tells you where all things <i>Vin Naturel</i> are to be found in Paris.</span></p><p style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:18.75px;margin:0px 0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,74,74)"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:large;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Then we finish up with an interview recorded last spring, with one of the executives of <span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:24px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:700;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">R&O</span>, a well established seafood and gourmet company who now specializes in delivering care packages of seafood delectables such as caviar, Madagascar shrimp, tarimi and other festive treats directly to your home or office, ready to serve for your dinner party and holiday get-together. They stock over 500 different kinds of fish and shellfish, so you are sure to find something for every guest's tastes.</span></p><p style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:18.75px;margin:0px 0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,74,74)"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:large;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">But before we start on this newest <a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/paigedonner" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:24px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(177,133,22);text-decoration-line:none">Paris GOODFood+wine </a>episode, I feel obligated to pay respects to an extremely talented film composer who happened to be French, <span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:24px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:700;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Francis Lai</span>. His credits include the soundtracks for <i>Love Story</i> and <i>A Man And A Woman</i> , two of the greatest film classics of the last century. Francis Lai passed away on November 8<span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:18px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;height:0px;line-height:0">th</span>.</span></p><p style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:18.75px;margin:0px 0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,74,74)"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:large;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">He also composed one of my favorites, <i>Vivre pour Vivre </i>which translates to Live to Live. This song is very </span><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:large;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><i>à propos</i></span><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:large;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> considering our topics today…</span></p><p style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:18.75px;margin:0px 0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,74,74)"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,153,102)"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:700;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Wine Calling – The Film</span></span></p><p style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:18.75px;margin:0px 0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,74,74)"><a href="https://fr-fr.facebook.com/winecallingdoc/" style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(177,133,22);text-decoration-line:none">https://fr-fr.facebook.com/winecallingdoc/</a></p><p style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:18.75px;margin:0px 0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,74,74)">Trailer: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CatRgWd6GnQ" rel="nofollow" style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(177,133,22);text-decoration-line:none">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CatRgWd6GnQ</a></p><p style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:18.75px;margin:0px 0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,74,74)"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:700;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,153,102)">L'Etiquette Wine Shop (Paris)</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="border:0px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:medium;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">10 Rue Jean du Bellay, 75004 Paris </span></span></span><a href="https://www.letiquetteparis.com/" rel="nofollow" style="font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(177,133,22);text-decoration-line:none">https://www.letiquetteparis.com/</a></p><p style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:18.75px;margin:0px 0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,74,74)">Raisin – mobile application <a href="https://www.raisin.digital/fr/lapplication-vin-naturel/" rel="nofollow" style="font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(177,133,22);text-decoration-line:none">https://www.raisin.digital/fr/lapplication-vin-naturel/</a></p><p style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:18.75px;margin:0px 0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,74,74)"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:700;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,102,255)">R & O Seafood Gastronomy</span></span><a href="http://www.rno.fr/" style="font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(177,133,22);text-decoration-line:none">http://www.rno.fr/</a>Reynaud since 1924<a href="http://www.rno.fr/produits-marques.php" rel="nofollow" style="font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(177,133,22);text-decoration-line:none">http://www.rno.fr/produits-marques.php</a></p><h3 style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:1.7rem;font-style:italic;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;clear:both;color:rgb(138,138,138);line-height:1.3125">Francis Lai 'Vivre pour Vivre'</h3><p style="border:0px;font-family:Garamond,"Hoefler Text","Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:18.75px;margin:0px 0px 1.615em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,74,74)"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc621zyqnUs" style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(177,133,22);text-decoration-line:none">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc621zyqnUs</a></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> Paige Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207459793831301224.post-35069485172346045392018-10-29T04:40:00.001-07:002018-10-29T04:40:37.375-07:00Houndsley, Idéale & Île St.-Louis<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#20124d"><p><em>Île Saint-Louis, Paris </em></p><p>We've pushed the clocks back - this weekend - and the Indian Summer temperatures in the 70's that have spoiled us all Autumn-long disappeared this week, too, along with the daylight. Winter is fast approaching and with it, thoughts of holidays and the gift-giving season. </p><p>Top on your lists, of course, is your beloved D-O-G (God spelled backward, don't forget). </p><p><i>Idéale</i> and I were gifted a <b>Houndsley</b> dog walking bag and leather leash-collar set for our birthdays this year and now we don't go anywhere without them. Join us on one of our favorite walks around the <strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">Île Saint-Louis</span></strong>....</p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7536" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/idc3a9ale-and-houndsley-photo-by-paige-donner-copyright-2018-img_8338.jpg" alt="Idéale and Houndsley photo by Paige Donner copyright 2018 IMG_8338" width="1704" height="2272"></p><h4 class="gmail-x-el gmail-x-el-h4 gmail-px_-letter-spacing-normal gmail-px_-text-transform-none gmail-px_-overflow-wrap-break-word gmail-px_-word-wrap-break-word gmail-px_-word-break-break-word gmail-px_-fs-20 gmail-px_-c-rgb27__27__27 gmail-px_-fw-400 gmail-px_-lh-1p25 gmail-px_-ml-0 gmail-px_-mr-0 gmail-px_-mt-0 gmail-px_-mb-0 gmail-px_-ff-_Lato___arial__sans-serif gmail-_mdpx_-fs-22 gmail-_lgpx_-fs-22 gmail-x-d-ux gmail-x-d-aid gmail-x-d-route"><a href="https://houndsley.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">THE HOUNDSLEY BAG</a></h4><div class="gmail-x-el gmail-x-el-p gmail-px_-letter-spacing-normal gmail-px_-text-transform-none gmail-px_-overflow-wrap-break-word gmail-px_-word-wrap-break-word gmail-px_-word-break-break-word gmail-px_-c-rgb94__94__94 gmail-px_-fs-16 gmail-px_-fw-400 gmail-px_-lh-1p5 gmail-px_-mt-0 gmail-px_-mb-0 gmail-px_-ff-_Lato___arial__sans-serif gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ol-text-align-left gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ol-d-inline-block gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ol-pl-1p3em gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ol-ml-30px gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ol-mr-30px gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ul-text-align-left gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ul-d-inline-block gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ul-pl-1p3em gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ul-ml-30px gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ul-mr-30px gmail-px__CA_ul-text-align-left gmail-px__CA_ul-d-inline-block gmail-px__CA_ul-pl-1p3em gmail-px__CA_ul-ml-30px gmail-px__CA_ul-mr-30px gmail-px__CA_ol-text-align-left gmail-px__CA_ol-d-inline-block gmail-px__CA_ol-pl-1p3em gmail-px__CA_ol-ml-30px gmail-px__CA_ol-mr-30px gmail-_mdpx_-fs-16 gmail-_lgpx_-fs-16 gmail-x-d-ux gmail-x-d-aid gmail-x-d-route gmail-x-rt"><blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">The Houndsley dog walking bag is made of showerproof heavy-duty canvas with the finest leather trim and quality brass fittings. The unique detachable front pocket is an easily accessible receptacle for when your pooch has been busy and there is no available bin. It can also be used as a handy pocket for doggy treats. It can be removed, easily emptied and washed. The handy side mess bag dispenser allows quick access to bags and the inside pocket allows you to store two or more rolls.</blockquote></blockquote></div><p><br></p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxlcaiZxI7M8oZU1cyMnxbD5MZ9_Xa7uzEdXr4AN1B_J3uM8RsLSk417EfLR_SqkLgRSLWPIS_1GmFMyu_CYGPvPcZQGMfnHq-2EMk2TTKiCQV5ubazp4w5XCCBdRIxuhrzVCt_4GGFg2/s1600/%253D%253FUTF-8%253FQ%253FId%253DC3%253DA9ale_and_Houndsley_photo_by_Paige_Donner_copyright_2018%253F%253D%2509%253D%253FUTF-8%253FQ%253F_IMG%253D5F8329%253D2EJPG%253F%253D-737412"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxlcaiZxI7M8oZU1cyMnxbD5MZ9_Xa7uzEdXr4AN1B_J3uM8RsLSk417EfLR_SqkLgRSLWPIS_1GmFMyu_CYGPvPcZQGMfnHq-2EMk2TTKiCQV5ubazp4w5XCCBdRIxuhrzVCt_4GGFg2/s320/%253D%253FUTF-8%253FQ%253FId%253DC3%253DA9ale_and_Houndsley_photo_by_Paige_Donner_copyright_2018%253F%253D%2509%253D%253FUTF-8%253FQ%253F_IMG%253D5F8329%253D2EJPG%253F%253D-737412" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6617742467478592402" /></a><br></div><h4 class="gmail-x-el gmail-x-el-h4 gmail-px_-letter-spacing-normal gmail-px_-text-transform-none gmail-px_-overflow-wrap-break-word gmail-px_-word-wrap-break-word gmail-px_-word-break-break-word gmail-px_-fs-20 gmail-px_-c-rgb27__27__27 gmail-px_-fw-400 gmail-px_-lh-1p25 gmail-px_-ml-0 gmail-px_-mr-0 gmail-px_-mt-0 gmail-px_-mb-0 gmail-px_-ff-_Lato___arial__sans-serif gmail-_mdpx_-fs-22 gmail-_lgpx_-fs-22 gmail-x-d-ux gmail-x-d-aid gmail-x-d-route"><a href="https://houndsley.co.uk/shop?olsPage=products" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BEST OF BRITISH</a></h4><div class="gmail-x-el gmail-x-el-p gmail-px_-letter-spacing-normal gmail-px_-text-transform-none gmail-px_-overflow-wrap-break-word gmail-px_-word-wrap-break-word gmail-px_-word-break-break-word gmail-px_-c-rgb94__94__94 gmail-px_-fs-16 gmail-px_-fw-400 gmail-px_-lh-1p5 gmail-px_-mt-0 gmail-px_-mb-0 gmail-px_-ff-_Lato___arial__sans-serif gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ol-text-align-left gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ol-d-inline-block gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ol-pl-1p3em gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ol-ml-30px gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ol-mr-30px gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ul-text-align-left gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ul-d-inline-block gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ul-pl-1p3em gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ul-ml-30px gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ul-mr-30px gmail-px__CA_ul-text-align-left gmail-px__CA_ul-d-inline-block gmail-px__CA_ul-pl-1p3em gmail-px__CA_ul-ml-30px gmail-px__CA_ul-mr-30px gmail-px__CA_ol-text-align-left gmail-px__CA_ol-d-inline-block gmail-px__CA_ol-pl-1p3em gmail-px__CA_ol-ml-30px gmail-px__CA_ol-mr-30px gmail-_mdpx_-fs-16 gmail-_lgpx_-fs-16 gmail-x-d-ux gmail-x-d-aid gmail-x-d-route gmail-x-rt"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Workmanship and quality of product is of upmost importance to Houndsley. Therefore, when selecting a British based manufacturer, we wanted to work with someone who shared this ethos. John Chapman, founded in 1980 and based in Cumbria, use high quality materials of British origin wherever possible and were the perfect choice to help bring the Houndsley Bag to the market place.</blockquote><p>For more gift-giving ideas, you can click on over to our <a href="http://parisfoodandwine.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Paris Food And Wine</span></strong></a> site. And be sure to catch our podcast on iTunes and <a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/paigedonner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Soundcloud</a>. </p><hr></div><hr><h3> </h3><h3 style="text-align:center">For MORE Dog Walking Tips, pick up the <span style="color:rgb(0,255,0)"><strong>Par</strong></span><span style="color:rgb(0,255,0)"><strong>is On 4 Paws</strong></span> guidebook. </h3><h3 style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">Idéale à Paris, A Dog Lover's Guide To The City of Light</span></strong></h3><p> </p><div class="gmail-x-el gmail-x-el-p gmail-px_-letter-spacing-normal gmail-px_-text-transform-none gmail-px_-overflow-wrap-break-word gmail-px_-word-wrap-break-word gmail-px_-word-break-break-word gmail-px_-c-rgb94__94__94 gmail-px_-fs-16 gmail-px_-fw-400 gmail-px_-lh-1p5 gmail-px_-mt-0 gmail-px_-mb-0 gmail-px_-ff-_Lato___arial__sans-serif gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ol-text-align-left gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ol-d-inline-block gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ol-pl-1p3em gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ol-ml-30px gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ol-mr-30px gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ul-text-align-left gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ul-d-inline-block gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ul-pl-1p3em gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ul-ml-30px gmail-px__CA_p_CA_ul-mr-30px gmail-px__CA_ul-text-align-left gmail-px__CA_ul-d-inline-block gmail-px__CA_ul-pl-1p3em gmail-px__CA_ul-ml-30px gmail-px__CA_ul-mr-30px gmail-px__CA_ol-text-align-left gmail-px__CA_ol-d-inline-block gmail-px__CA_ol-pl-1p3em gmail-px__CA_ol-ml-30px gmail-px__CA_ol-mr-30px gmail-_mdpx_-fs-16 gmail-_lgpx_-fs-16 gmail-x-d-ux gmail-x-d-aid gmail-x-d-route gmail-x-rt"><hr><hr><h2> </h2><h2 style="text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/localfoodwine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@LocalFoodWine</a></span></h2></div></div></div> Paige Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207459793831301224.post-90333525278100597492018-10-24T05:24:00.001-07:002018-10-24T05:24:28.075-07:00Episode 40: Two Chefs on The PRASAD Project; Master Class in Austrian Wines<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#20124d"><p><em>by Paige Donner</em></p><blockquote><p>Season 5 of Paris GOODfood+wine is generously being brought to you by <a href="http://www.iotshipping.xyz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IoTShipping.</a></p><p><img class="gmail-wp-image-7522 gmail-alignleft" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/logo-with-lettering-iot-shipping.jpg" alt="logo with lettering IOT shipping" width="127" height="157"></p><p>Internet of Things = IoT IoTShipping tracks and traces your value assets using smart sensors that monitor temperature, geolocation and movement throughout the transport process.</p><p> </p></blockquote><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:large">Two Chefs On The <strong><span style="color:rgb(128,0,128)">PRASAD Project</span></strong> and<strong><span style="color:rgb(153,204,0)"> Austrian Wines</span> </strong>with Willi Klinger</span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">For <a href="https://soundcloud.com/paigedonner/40-chefs-avi-szapiro-indra-carrillo-willi-klinger-austrian-wines-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">October 2018's episode of our show</span></a>, we celebrate this warm and welcoming Autumn here in Paris with two chefs and a Master of Austrian Wine.</span></p><p><a href="https://soundcloud.com/paigedonner/40-chefs-avi-szapiro-indra-carrillo-willi-klinger-austrian-wines-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="gmail-wp-image-7526 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/logo-pgfw-with-blk-title-title-and-paige-donner-1500x1500.jpg" alt="logo PGF+W with blk title title and Paige Donner 1500x1500" width="595" height="595"></a></p><p><span style="font-size:large">The lead-in topic with <strong>Chef Avi Szapiro</strong> of <a href="http://roiarestaurant.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Roia </a>in New Haven Connecticut and his longtime friend and colleague, <strong>Chef Indra Carrillo</strong> of <a href="http://lacondesa-paris.com/en/home/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">La Condesa</a>, here in Paris is the Prasad Project.</span></p><p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-+-wine-paris/id1054370802?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-wp-image-5702" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/itunes-logo5.jpg?w=238&h=89" alt="itunes-logo5" width="238" height="89"></a></p><p><a href="https://soundcloud.com/paigedonner" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="gmail-wp-image-6395 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/soundcloud.png?w=281&h=152" alt="soundcloud" width="166" height="90"></a></p><p> </p>[caption id="attachment_7528" align="alignnone" width="1935"]<img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7528" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/la-condesa-10best-photo-by-paige-donner-copyrigh-2018-img_6877-2.jpg" alt="La Condesa 10BEST photo by Paige Donner copyrigh 2018 IMG_6877 (2)" width="1935" height="1451"> Chef Avi Szapiro Left, Chef Indra Carrillo Right at La Condesa Paris 75009 photo by Paige Donner copyright 2018[/caption][caption id="attachment_7529" align="alignnone" width="2272"]<img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7529" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/la-condesa-10best-photo-by-paige-donner-copyrigh-2018-img_6879-2.jpg" alt="La Condesa 10BEST photo by Paige Donner copyrigh 2018 IMG_6879 (2)" width="2272" height="1704"> La Condesa Paris supports the PRASAD project. Chef Indra Carrillo. photo by Paige Donner copyright 2018 Paris 10BEST restaurants SoPi district Paris[/caption]<p><span style="font-size:large">The Prasad Project is a philanthropic expression of the Siddha Yoga Path. <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">PRASAD (Philanthropic Relief, Altruistic Service And Development) is a not-for-profit organization committed to improving the quality of life of economically disadvantaged people around the world. Its primary philosophy is one of self-reliance.</span></span></span></p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7531" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/la-condesa-10best-photo-by-paige-donner-copyrigh-2018-img_6879-1.jpg" alt="La Condesa 10BEST photo by Paige Donner copyrigh 2018 IMG_6879 (1)" width="1040" height="780"></p><p><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">The PRASAD Project's outreach programs help people to achieve lives of self-reliance and dignity by offering assistance in health, education and sustainable community development in India, dental care in the United States and eye care in México.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">The word PRASAD originally comes from the Sanskrit. This is something that the Colombian born Avi and the Mexican born Indra will explain more to us about during our interview.</span></span></span></p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7533" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/langoustines-rc3b4ties-avec-fenouil-et-citron-cc3a9drat-bouillon-aux-aromates-e1540383504604.jpg" alt="langoustines-rc3b4ties-avec-fenouil-et-citron-cc3a9drat-bouillon-aux-aromates.jpg" width="3478" height="3457"></p><p><span style="font-size:large"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">We sat down with the both of them together at Indra's delightful new restaurant <a href="http://www.10BEST.com/destinations/france/paris/restaurants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">La Condesa</a> in the SoPi district, that's short for South Pigalle, in the 9</span></span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><sup><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">th</span></sup></span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> arrondissement of Paris. Chef Carrillo was named as one of Paris's top young chefs in 2016 by Gault & Millau and between the two of them, Avi and Indra have worked in such exotic places as India and Mexico City as well as mythical culinary lands like Lyon and Paris.</span></span></span></p><p>***</p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7527" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/willi-klinger-of-austrian-wine-board-photo-by-paige-donner-copyright-2018-img_1587.jpg" alt="Willi Klinger of Austrian Wine Board photo by Paige Donner copyright 2018 IMG_1587" width="2592" height="1936"></p><p><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large"><strong>For the second half of our show,</strong> get ready for a <strong><span style="color:rgb(153,51,0)">Master Class</span> </strong>with the renowned Willi Klinger of the <a href="https://www.austrianwine.com/team/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Austrian Wine Board</a>. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">Austrian wines offer much more than Grüner Weltliner, delicious as it may be. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">In fact, at an Austrian Wine Tasting here in Paris I was frankly surprised and delighted to discover their red wines.</span></span></span></p>[caption id="attachment_7530" align="alignnone" width="1056"]<img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7530" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/willi-klinger-2-of-austrian-wine-board-photo-by-paige-donner-copyright-2018-img_1584.jpg" alt="Willi Klinger 2 of Austrian Wine Board photo by Paige Donner copyright 2018 IMG_1584" width="1056" height="788"> Willi Klinger, of the Austrian Wine Board. Master of Austrian Wines. Pictured above. Photo by Paige Donner copyright 2018 taken at the Petit Palais, Paris.[/caption]<p><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">Crisp, light and elegant, these cold climate reds can stand up to the best and are well worth discovering especially while they still maintain their very accessible price points. So have a listen as Willy Klinger, this masterful wine professional discusses everything from Grüner Weltliner to Wolfgang Puck. And lots of Austrian wines in between. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">So sit back, pour yourself a glass of whatever is chilled or whatever you've been tempted to open thus far but have been waiting for just the right moment, and relax into this international episode of Paris GOODfood+wine where all culinary roads seem to lead to Paris.</span></span></span></p><dl id="gmail-attachment_7532" class="gmail-wp-caption gmail-alignleft" style="width:486px"><dt class="gmail-wp-caption-dt"><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-wp-image-7532" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/host-paige-donner-2018-img_1607.jpg" alt="Host Paige Donner 2018 IMG_1607" width="486" height="364"></dt></dl><p><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">I'm Paige Donner. Thank you for joining us today. </span></span></span></p><p><a href="https://www.austrianwine.com/team/">austrianwine.com/team/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.prasad.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">prasad.org</a></p><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">© Paige Donner 2018 All </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Rights Reserved</span></p><blockquote><p><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)">Paige Donner is Creator, Host-Producer of <span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Paris GOODfood+wine</span>. Contact her at <a href="http://Paigedonner.info" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PaigeDonner.info</a> Please leave a review of the show on<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-+-wine-paris/id1054370802?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> iTunes</a> and/or Soundcloud. Also <a href="http://www.twitter.com/parisfoodwine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ParisFoodWine</a></span></p></blockquote><p> </p><hr><hr><p> </p><p>I'm thrilled to have you with us on this <strong>season 5</strong> of <a href="http://parisfoodandwine.net/">Paris GOODfood+wine.</a></p><p><a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/paigedonner" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="gmail-wp-image-7459 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/click-here-logo-pgfw-with-blk-title-title-and-paige-donner-1500x1500.jpg?w=356&h=438" alt="click HERE logo PGF+W with blk title title and Paige Donner 1500x1500" width="356" height="438"></a></p><hr><h5>TO CONTACT PAIGE DONNER FOR SPEAKING/HOSTING/PRODUCING <a title="http://paigedonner.info" href="https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpaigedonner.info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">PAIGEDONNER.INFO</a><br>FOR MORE INFO ABOUT <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-wine-paris-first-english-language-radio/id1054370802?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PARIS GOODFOOD+WINE </a>AND A COMPLETE SHOW LINEUP GO TO <a title="https://localfoodandwine.wordpress.com" href="https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flocalfoodandwine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">LOCALFOODANDWINE.WORDPRESS.COM</a><br>AND OUR WEBSITE <a title="http://parisfoodandwine.net" href="https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fparisfoodandwine.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">PARISFOODANDWINE.NET</a><br>INSTAGRAM @<a class="gmail-g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/paigefoodwine">PAIGEFOODWINE</a> TWITTER @<a class="gmail-g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/parisfoodwine">PARISFOODWINE</a></h5><h3>Listen to Paris GOOD food + wine on :</h3><p><a href="http://www.twitter.com/parisfoodwine" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-wp-image-5679" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/stitcher-300x110.png?w=199&h=73" alt="stitcher-300x110" width="199" height="73"></a></p><p><a href="http://www.twitter.com/parisfoodwine" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-wp-image-5671" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/tunein-radio-pro-e28093-live-radio-16-3-apk.jpg?w=287&h=140" alt="tunein-radio-pro-e28093-live-radio-16-3-apk" width="150" height="73"></a></p><p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-+-wine-paris/id1054370802?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-wp-image-5702" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/itunes-logo5.jpg?w=238&h=89" alt="itunes-logo5" width="238" height="89"></a></p><p><a href="https://soundcloud.com/paigedonner/40-chefs-avi-szapiro-indra-carrillo-willi-klinger-austrian-wines-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="gmail-wp-image-6395 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/soundcloud.png?w=281&h=152" alt="soundcloud" width="166" height="90"></a></p><p>All photos (where noted) copyright 2018 Paige Donner <a href="http://foodwine.photography/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FoodWine.photography</a></p><p><i><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-+-wine-paris/id1054370802?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">iTunes – Paris GOODfood+wine / </a></i></p><p>Media Engagements, speaking and collaborations: contact <strong><a href="http://paigedonner.info/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">PaigeDonner.info</a></strong></p><hr><h2>Season 5 of <a href="http://parisfoodandwine.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paris GOODfood+wine</a> is generously being</h2><h2>brought to you by <a href="http://www.iotshipping.xyz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IoTShipping</a>.</h2><blockquote><p>Internet of Things = IoT <a href="http://www.iotshipping.xyz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IoTShipping</a> tracks and traces your value assets throughout the transport process using the internet of things technology. 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Weekly</em>. (Gold subsequently moved onto the <em>Los Angeles Times</em>.) "Jonathan Gold, the food writer for <em>L.A. Weekly</em>, is a hero. I'm hardly the first to notice. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his dedicated and pioneering coverage of all those places in the L.A. area that nobody had ever covered before. (His award was the first for a food writer.) He gave them respect, treating little mom-and-pop noodle shops in strip malls with a degree of importance they hadn't enjoyed before."</p><p>Bourdain added, "He helped give a 'legitimacy' to serious critical analyses of Thai, Vietnamese, inexpensive Mexican, and less appreciated regional cuisines, which hadn't really existed before. He put them on a par with fine dining and wrote about them with as much — if not more — enthusiasm, helping to usher in a (very useful) kind of reverse snobbism, a skepticism about fine dining that has only been helpful and a good thing in the long run." <a href="http://www.bravotv.co.nz/the-feast/this-is-what-anthony-bourdain-said-about-jonathan-gold/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MORE HERE </a></p></blockquote><p>(<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Read USA Today's Obituary <a href="https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/07/22/jonathan-gold-first-restaurant-critic-win-pulitzer-dies-57/815979002/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HERE</a></span>)</p><p><span style="color:rgb(51,153,102)">And <a style="color:rgb(51,153,102)" href="https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/06/08/anthony-bourdain-chef-turned-tv-host-dies-61/683957002/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HERE </a>for Bourdain</span></p><p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-+-wine-paris/id1054370802?mt=2">Episode 38 of Paris GOODfood+wine</a> features a few of the Best of Season 4. In this show we hear excerpts from my original interviews with Jamiee Anderson , the wine director from La Reserve Hotel & Spa here in Paris, who talks to us about food and wine pairings; then from Dirty Dick's Tiki bar owner, Pigalle's very own Scott Schuder; we then go to Steven Spurrier, a fixture on the French and English wine scene, and a consultant editor for <em>Decanter</em> ; then we switch to Victoire de Taillac who, along with her husband, opened the Grand Café Tortoni in the upper Marais last fall; and lastly (but not least!) is an excerpt from my interview earlier this year with two Michelin star chef, Sylvestre Wahid. </p><p><a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/paigedonner" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7459" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/click-here-logo-pgfw-with-blk-title-title-and-paige-donner-1500x1500.jpg" alt="click HERE logo PGF+W with blk title title and Paige Donner 1500x1500" width="1500" height="1844"></a></p><p>This episode of <a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/paigedonner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paris GOOD food+wine </a>is a tribute to two of our finest culinary critics who recently passed away : Anthony Bourdain and Jonathan Gold. Bourdain, of course, was the host of <i>No Reservations</i> and <i>Parts Unknown</i>, food and travel shows that became embedded in people's hearts. That Bourdain passed away here in France, makes it all the more poignant. And then only just a few days ago, Jonathan Gold of the Los Angeles Times and Good Food radio show fame, also left us. He was a Pulitzer prize winning food journalist and a staple on the Los Angeles restaurant scene.</p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7509" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/cityofgoldwideposter.jpg" alt="CityOfGoldWidePoster" width="656" height="369"></p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7510" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/abpu_s11_newfoundalnd1-0.jpg" alt="abpu_s11_newfoundalnd1.0" width="1200" height="800"></p><p>So for these two accomplished and respected members of our profession, here is a show curated just for them. It is comprised of a few of the best from Season 4 of Paris GOOD food+wine. I hope you enjoy it, dear listener and I also hope that they may hear and enjoy it, too, wherever in food heaven they may be.</p><p>tly passed away : Anthony Bourdain and Jonathan Gold. Bourdain, of course, was the host of No Reservations, a food and travel show that became embedded in people's hearts. That Bourdain passed away here in France, makes it all the more poignant. And then only just a few days ago, Jonathan Gold of the Los Angeles Times and Good Food radio show fame, also left us. He was a Pulitzer prize winning food journalist and a staple on the Los Angeles restaurant scene.</p><p>So for these two accomplished and respected members of our profession, here is a show curated just for them. It is comprised of a few of the best from Season 4 of Paris GOOD food+wine. 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It's likely just a coincidence that <em>Wine Enthusiast</em> named it their region of the year for 2018, since it has definitely been on its own upswing for quite awhile now. </p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-wp-image-7495" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/gamme-belingard.png" alt="Gamme-Belingard" width="672" height="294"></p><p>When I communicate with fellow wine appreciators from abroad visiting France, I emphasize that for quality:price ratio you can't beat the wines from Bergerac & Duras. Probably its most famous appellation (outside of France, at least) is Monbazillac, which produces the sweet wines full of botyritis-induced honey-stewed apricot notes. </p><p>Of course, nestled in the Périgord region famous for its gastronomic food culture, you would expect the wines to match up to that. Still, for the last several centuries the region has been a bit overshadowed, at least on the export market, by its neighbor just to the northwest, which you may have heard of, called Bordeaux. However, the regions share such close proximity that the far eastern edges of Bordeaux's appellations actually touch up against Bergerac. </p><p>The average, every day wine enthusiast in either France or abroad is not the only type of wine drinker who has become infatuated with this promising region that tends to overdeliver. The English have long staked their claim here as a retirement haven and now even landed wealth from elsewhere has been moving in and renovating chateaus and replanting vineyards as organic. </p><p>Case in point: </p><p> </p><h2><a href="https://www.perigorddecouverte.com/5-33-1693-Le-vignoble-de-Monestier-la-Tour.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chateau Monestier La Tour</a></h2><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7493" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/monestier-la-tour-3.jpg" alt="monestier-la-tour-3" width="800" height="533"></p><p>This fully refurbished and renovated chateau produces a wide range but one that is fairly standard for the region: red, white, rosé and sweet. Their wines carry the appellation (AOC) designations of Bergerac, Côte de Bergerac and Saussignac. The vineyards of the chateau literally touch right up against the frontier to the Gironde. </p><p>This idyllic wine producing chateau was bought in 2012 by the Swiss family (Scheufele) who owns Chopard. They just simply fell in love with the region. Since purchasing the historic estate, they became passionate about converting their 27.5 hectares into not just organic but bio-dynamic vineyards. Their efforts are bearing fruit. The winemaker is also advised by the well respected Stpéhane Derenoncourt. </p><p>To try: Côtes de Bergerac Rouge 2015 & Côtes de Bergerac Rouge 2016</p><p>Each are blends of Cabernet Franc and Merlot with the 2016 getting a 5% dose of Malbec, too. </p><p><a href="http://www.chateaumonestierlatour.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Château Monestier La Tour</a></p><p> </p><h2><a href="https://www.belingard.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chateau Bélingard</a></h2><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7494" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/maison-43.jpg" alt="Maison-43" width="800" height="439"></p><p>If the château described just above is sort of this region's Cheval Blanc, then Château Bélingard could be its Figeac. Owned and operated by Laurent and Sylvie de Bosredon, the estate has been in the family since 1820. Their 75 hectares are situated in the Périgord, just a few kilometers from Bergerac. </p><p>The château produces reds, whites, rosés and sweet wines. The traditions that allow them to make such fine and elegant wines - their white Reserve 2015 for example is fresh, light and crisp - have been anchored in the family's cellars and methods of elaborating their wines for generations. The Réserve Sec is 70% Sauvignon and 30% Semillon with its freshness belying its 13.5% alcohol level. </p><p>To try: Château Bélingard Réserve Bergerac Sec 2015; Ortus de Château Bélingard Côtes de Bérgerac Rouge; Blanche de Bosredon Monbazillac (perfect with foie gras and/or roquefort).</p><p><a href="https://www.pays-bergerac-tourisme.com/fr/diffusio/fetes-et-manifestations_pomport/visite-guidee-au-chateau-belingard_TFOFMAAQU024V50BM17" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Belingard.com </a></p><hr><hr><h5>ALL MUSIC FREE OF RIGHTS COURTESY <a href="http://FREESOUNDTRACKMUSIC.COM">FREESOUNDTRACKMUSIC.COM</a> JOERG SCHNITZLER KEPLER 62 SYSTEM AND GROOVY PARIS JAZZ BY <a href="http://BENSOUNDMUSIC.COM">BENSOUNDMUSIC.COM</a> FOR SHOW INTRO AND OUTRO.<br>TO CONTACT PAIGE DONNER FOR SPEAKING/HOSTING/PRODUCING <a title="http://paigedonner.info" href="https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpaigedonner.info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">PAIGEDONNER.INFO</a><br>FOR MORE INFO ABOUT <a 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style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#20124d"> <p><em>by Paige Donner</em></p><p>For a double-whammy on #localfoodandwine bliss, stop by Paris' only urban winery on rue de Turbigo in the 2nd arrondissement, <em><strong>Les Vignerons Parisiens</strong></em>, to pick up the jam<img class="m_5800965524500408004gmail-size-full m_5800965524500408004gmail-wp-image-7442 m_5800965524500408004gmail-alignleft" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/glee-du-vin-rouge-download.jpg" alt="glee du vin rouge download" width="212" height="238"></p><p>that they inspired the ladies behind <a href="https://www.confiture-parisienne.com/products/copy-of-gelee-de-nuits-saint-georges" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Confiture Parisiennes</a> to make in their honor: wine jelly!</p><p><img class="m_5800965524500408004gmail-alignnone m_5800965524500408004gmail-size-full m_5800965524500408004gmail-wp-image-7439" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/8i7a8987.jpg" alt="8i7a8987" width="800" height="533"></p><p> </p><p><img class="m_5800965524500408004gmail-size-full m_5800965524500408004gmail-wp-image-7443 m_5800965524500408004gmail-alignleft" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/gelee-nuits-saint-georges-download.jpg" alt="gelee nuits saint georges download" width="207" height="244">These limited edition jams and jellies are made with wine grapes as their base and they perfectly with crackers and cheese and, yep!, dainty (or not so dainty) sips of wine.</p><p>An urban winery is a tried-and-true concept in familiar wine regions in the U.S. such as Napa, Santa Ynez and Willammette Valley - but folks here in Paris are still getting used to the concept. But <a href="http://www.lesvignerons.paris/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Les Vignerons Parisiens</a> is one of the most inviting <em>chais</em> I have ever visited here in France, and that it's just a few minutes walk from my office makes it even better!</p><p><img class="m_5800965524500408004gmail-alignnone m_5800965524500408004gmail-size-full m_5800965524500408004gmail-wp-image-7441" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/un-employe-des-vignerons-parisiens-a-l-oeuvre-a-paris-le-19-octobre-2016_5734223.jpg" alt="un-employe-des-vignerons-parisiens-a-l-oeuvre-a-paris-le-19-octobre-2016_5734223" width="640" height="360"></p><p>So if you're visiting the city and are hankering to get that wine experience in, but have limited time, <a href="http://www.lesvignerons.paris/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Les Vignerons</a> is the next best thing to a visit out to Bordeaux or Burgundy. The vinification tanks are on premise and they'll even tour you around the premises, explaining how the wine is made. Finish this all off with a tasting of their red and white wines - coupled now by the divine <a href="https://www.confiture-parisienne.com/blogs/stories" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Confiture Parisienne</a> limited release of wine grape jellies.</p><p>#localfoodandwine never tasted so good - in Paris!</p><hr><img class="m_5800965524500408004gmail-alignnone m_5800965524500408004gmail-size-full m_5800965524500408004gmail-wp-image-7444" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/paris-food-and-wine-logo-represent-e1523360205412.jpg" alt="Paris Food And Wine logo" width="472" height="218" style="margin-right:0px"> </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#20124d"><a href="http://parisfoodandwine.net" rel="noopener" target="_blank">ParisFoodAndWine.ne</a>t <strong><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/parisfoodwine" rel="noopener" target="_blank">@parisfoodwine</a></span></strong><h3>Listen to Paris GOOD food + wine on :</h3><p style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/parisfoodwine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img class="m_5800965524500408004gmail-m_-7475281638513394220gmail-aligncenter m_5800965524500408004gmail-m_-7475281638513394220gmail-wp-image-5679" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/stitcher-300x110.png?w=199&h=73" alt="stitcher-300x110" width="166" height="61"></a></p><p style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/parisfoodwine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img class="m_5800965524500408004gmail-m_-7475281638513394220gmail-aligncenter m_5800965524500408004gmail-m_-7475281638513394220gmail-wp-image-5671" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/tunein-radio-pro-e28093-live-radio-16-3-apk.jpg?w=287&h=140" alt="tunein-radio-pro-e28093-live-radio-16-3-apk" width="117" height="57"></a></p><p style="text-align:center"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-+-wine-paris/id1054370802?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img class="m_5800965524500408004gmail-m_-7475281638513394220gmail-aligncenter m_5800965524500408004gmail-m_-7475281638513394220gmail-wp-image-5702" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/itunes-logo5.jpg?w=238&h=89" alt="itunes-logo5" width="166" height="62"></a></p><p style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/paigedonner" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="m_5800965524500408004gmail-m_-7475281638513394220gmail-wp-image-6395 m_5800965524500408004gmail-m_-7475281638513394220gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/soundcloud.png?w=281&h=152" alt="soundcloud" width="87" height="47"></a></p><p>All photos copyright 2018 Paige Donner <a href="http://foodwine.photography/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">FoodWine.photography</a></p><p><i><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-+-wine-paris/id1054370802?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">iTunes – Paris GOODfood+wine / </a></i></p><p>Media Engagements, speaking, photo permissions and collaborations: contact <strong><a href="http://paigedonner.info/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PaigeDonner.info</a></strong></p> <br></div> </div> Paige Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207459793831301224.post-44398141117935945012018-04-11T23:13:00.001-07:002018-04-11T23:13:40.761-07:00L'Esprit Champagne Castelnau 'Hors Catégorie'<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#20124d"> <p><em>by Paige Donner</em></p><p>Maybe it's because there's a woman <em>Chef de Cave</em>, Elisabeth Sarcelet, at <a href="http://www.champagne-castelnau.fr" target="_blank">Champagne Castelnau</a>? Or maybe it's simply because the champagne limited edition by Castelnau designated 'Hors Catégorie' which translates into English as 'priceless' or 'beyond categorization,' is a limited edition unique blend? But there's something about this cuvée that truly makes it exceptional. </p><p><a href="http://cherieduvin.wordpress.com" target="_blank"><img class="m_3992622769237635871gmail-aligncenter m_3992622769237635871gmail-size-large m_3992622769237635871gmail-wp-image-2566" src="https://cherieduvin.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/hors-categorie-2.jpg?w=768" alt="" width="768" height="924"></a></p><p>Each of these limited edition release cuvées under the label <a href="http://horscategorie.champagne-castelnau.fr/en/" target="_blank"><em>Hors Catégorie</em></a> are blended to stand alone. They are not a standard by which other champagnes of the house will be blended, as is the production M.O. in Champagne (with a few exceptions such as Jacquesson). When Ms. Sarcelet blends this cuvée she does so by selecting only the most exceptional wines in the cellar and then delicately and expertly blends them to bring out only the best individual characteristics of each of the singularly vinified cuvées. Each of these champagnes released under this special label or "cuvée" is made to stand alone. </p><p>What's even more extraordinary is that in this current release of <a href="http://www.champagne-castelnau.fr/en/gammes/hors-categorie" target="_blank"><em>Hors Catégorie, CCF 2067</em></a> released on 22nd January, 2018, there is only 5 g. of sugar. But its roundness and its voluptuousness would have even the most expert of champagne connoisseurs guessing otherwise. </p><blockquote><p>" For this second edition, the spirit of Hors Catégorie is ever present. As its fine bubbles burst we are transported to a universe of spice and vanilla notes. A gentle signature of oak is conferred by ageing for 10 months in Burgundy barrels made from wood from the local Argonne forest, and it is this that gives some smoky notes to the blend. An aromatic complexity develops as the wine opens up with scents of toast, candied lemon and delicate minty notes. - <span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)">Elisabeth Sarcelet, <em>Chef de Cave</em>, Champagne Castelnau</span></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://cherieduvin.wordpress.com" target="_blank"><img class="m_3992622769237635871gmail-aligncenter m_3992622769237635871gmail-size-full m_3992622769237635871gmail-wp-image-2567" src="https://cherieduvin.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/1387190931_g1.png" alt="" width="364" height="347"></a></p><p style="text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)"><em>Elisabeth Sarcelet, Chef de Cave, Champagne Castelnau, pictured above</em></span></p><p>According to the tasting notes, the best wines for this release, Hors Catégorie CCF 2067, were selected mainly from Trépail, Villers-Marlery, Montgueux, Vitryat, Riceys and Montagne Ouest. Fifteen % from 2011 harvest and 85% of reserve wine from 2010 (a very good year in Champagne). Aged for nearly a year in oak from Burgundy. </p><p style="text-align:center">15% Chardonnay </p><p style="text-align:center">40% Pinot Noir</p><p style="text-align:center">45% Pinot Meunier</p><p style="text-align:center">3600 bottles. 300 magnums. Produced June 2012. Disgorged May 2017. </p><p><a href="http://www.champagne-castelnau.fr/sites/default/files/gamme/files/castelnau_hors_categorie_gb.pdf" target="_blank">Click Here for the Product Sheet</a></p><hr><h3><img class="m_3992622769237635871gmail-aligncenter m_3992622769237635871gmail-wp-image-2468" src="https://cherieduvin.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/paris-food-and-wine-logo-1024-x-500.jpg" alt="" width="549" height="268"></h3><h3>Listen to Paris GOOD food + wine on :</h3><p><a href="http://www.twitter.com/parisfoodwine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img class="m_3992622769237635871gmail-aligncenter m_3992622769237635871gmail-wp-image-5679" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/stitcher-300x110.png?w=199&h=73" alt="stitcher-300x110" width="166" height="61"></a></p><p><a href="http://www.twitter.com/parisfoodwine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img class="m_3992622769237635871gmail-aligncenter m_3992622769237635871gmail-wp-image-5671" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/tunein-radio-pro-e28093-live-radio-16-3-apk.jpg?w=287&h=140" alt="tunein-radio-pro-e28093-live-radio-16-3-apk" width="117" height="57"></a></p><p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-+-wine-paris/id1054370802?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img class="m_3992622769237635871gmail-aligncenter m_3992622769237635871gmail-wp-image-5702" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/itunes-logo5.jpg?w=238&h=89" alt="itunes-logo5" width="166" height="62"></a></p><p><a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/paigedonner" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="m_3992622769237635871gmail-wp-image-6395 m_3992622769237635871gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/soundcloud.png?w=281&h=152" alt="soundcloud" width="87" height="47"></a></p><p>All photos copyright 2018 Paige Donner <a href="http://foodwine.photography/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">FoodWine.photography</a></p><p><i><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-+-wine-paris/id1054370802?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">iTunes – Paris GOODfood+wine / </a></i></p><p>Media Engagements, speaking, photo permissions and collaborations: contact <strong><a href="http://paigedonner.info/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PaigeDonner.info</a></strong></p> <br></div> </div> Paige Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207459793831301224.post-79447711064725571512018-04-07T03:33:00.000-07:002018-04-07T03:48:21.720-07:00Episode 36: 2017 Bordeaux, Chef Sylvestre Wahid & Boneshaker Doughnuts Paris<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#20124d"> <p><em>by Paige Donner</em></p><p><span style="font-size:large;color:rgb(255,0,0)">Episode 36 <strong><a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/paigedonner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paris GOODfood+wine</a></strong></span></p><p align="LEFT"><span style="font-size:large">For our <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-+-wine-paris/id1054370802?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">April in Paris Goodfood+wine show</a>, we take you this month to the city's first freshmade doughnut shop, Boneshaker Doughnuts; we bring you with us on a tête-a-tête with a 3<sup>rd</sup> generation Bordeaux ch<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">â</span>teau wine expert who tells us about her 2017s just in time for En Primeur; And, lastly, but most certainly not least, you join me for a sit-down with Chef Sylvestre Wahid, the 2-star Michelin chef whose 10-table dining room called Restaurant Sylvestre on rue St. Dominique, offers truly luxury dining and spares no detail in the service, the setting or the cuisine.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPymRH3_7nqC7hGsbvO-3vNWd9jXvdDgKeiVfRZnjsfVyepnWpGzhScYNLKhpjWfOntSe3OGflnn_DV3yJ0TOYgRGkFVcBe3KPpo1gFqhe_4mBfNDX_yp4teVVMLcBXlqTFyTk5oUGO3L3/s1600/edited+for+clarity+IMG_6015-701754.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPymRH3_7nqC7hGsbvO-3vNWd9jXvdDgKeiVfRZnjsfVyepnWpGzhScYNLKhpjWfOntSe3OGflnn_DV3yJ0TOYgRGkFVcBe3KPpo1gFqhe_4mBfNDX_yp4teVVMLcBXlqTFyTk5oUGO3L3/s320/edited+for+clarity+IMG_6015-701754.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6541656539211784130" /></a><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnis72RLizqoPL8eR_AikQxGxaMFHH88CUAEkcwZM7Yc8bIk8nRQG9q23fPEhNKjSYHigIOqFP3H0zBw2eUQ9RDGN_qBk5d7RBLLxGDmBxLuKveZDqn1bnj-3BwU9-QG6HynmCwofqVPu5/s1600/IMG_6011-704196.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnis72RLizqoPL8eR_AikQxGxaMFHH88CUAEkcwZM7Yc8bIk8nRQG9q23fPEhNKjSYHigIOqFP3H0zBw2eUQ9RDGN_qBk5d7RBLLxGDmBxLuKveZDqn1bnj-3BwU9-QG6HynmCwofqVPu5/s320/IMG_6011-704196.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6541656546363252562" /></a><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikv1-5N6tbvycOHs0xBNsj60OawXjT3PbAshyB7N-w2E-Zz0XEZd-W_lrQPcFPne1IOgL11mMjRSb3EoNRo9OS0WPI4Ht_gZtgd30gIme4oN-eDK20Axk92IZ0osW0oJHMjkcHKWS5zr7t/s1600/IMG_6022-706678.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikv1-5N6tbvycOHs0xBNsj60OawXjT3PbAshyB7N-w2E-Zz0XEZd-W_lrQPcFPne1IOgL11mMjRSb3EoNRo9OS0WPI4Ht_gZtgd30gIme4oN-eDK20Axk92IZ0osW0oJHMjkcHKWS5zr7t/s320/IMG_6022-706678.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6541656556031933378" /></a><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0-EFS4GVClzC5ZHVV7MdJ8Ttilk1RV-UHbqa9ynWWLIpUNXpAQJ5S0R0_C6PBjfwCXOx3AEC0ZmdnuWpzaz9L3_SzA2BZcNwzYjfTH2WHckT0C5gVh0ehTezYnDBPPf1A1tQ8QfRieFM/s1600/IMG_6023-708938.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0-EFS4GVClzC5ZHVV7MdJ8Ttilk1RV-UHbqa9ynWWLIpUNXpAQJ5S0R0_C6PBjfwCXOx3AEC0ZmdnuWpzaz9L3_SzA2BZcNwzYjfTH2WHckT0C5gVh0ehTezYnDBPPf1A1tQ8QfRieFM/s320/IMG_6023-708938.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6541656569854730274" /></a><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFSR5fYl8rb7xuJ-P0Kv1UQK28LcVtpDzCOmCaITR6AmtZ_0Eb0k2hyphenhyphen4sYVVBgdm5GxKq6kZRXWJ0QwuTGDYUBmcsY8xzDTedacCJIq4UncfsO9vz2UrgY-tQlbnc121EfjtMNdrSEbiV/s1600/Restaurant+Sylvestre+Paris+photo+by+Paige+Donner+copyright+2018+foodwine.photography+IMG_6017+-+Copy-711506.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFSR5fYl8rb7xuJ-P0Kv1UQK28LcVtpDzCOmCaITR6AmtZ_0Eb0k2hyphenhyphen4sYVVBgdm5GxKq6kZRXWJ0QwuTGDYUBmcsY8xzDTedacCJIq4UncfsO9vz2UrgY-tQlbnc121EfjtMNdrSEbiV/s320/Restaurant+Sylvestre+Paris+photo+by+Paige+Donner+copyright+2018+foodwine.photography+IMG_6017+-+Copy-711506.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6541656578651418370" /></a><br><br></p><p align="LEFT">photos by Paige Donner, more on <a href="http://foodwine.photography" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FoodWine.photography</a></p><p align="LEFT"><span style="font-size:large">So relax, kick up your feet, pour yourself a glass of whatever is tugging at your taste buds this minute, and join us for yet another episode of <strong><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Paris GOODfood+wine</span></strong> where we introduce you to some of France's finest wine and food entrepreneurs and experts.</span></p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7425" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/chateau-de-parenchere-2017-cropped-img_6037.jpg" alt="chateau de parenchere 2017 cropped IMG_6037" width="1049" height="796"><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7427" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/img_6039.jpg" alt="IMG_6039" width="2272" height="1704"></p><p align="LEFT"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">photos by Paige Donner, more on <a href="http://foodwine.photography" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FoodWine.photography</a></span></p><p align="LEFT"><span style="font-size:large">We'll begin the show with Julia Gazaniol whose grandfather purchased <a href="http://www.parenchere.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ch<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">â</span>teau de Parench<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">è</span>re</a> in 1958. For most wine estates in <a href="http://bordeauxfoodandwine.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bordeaux,</a> 2017 was an especially difficult year, climatically speaking. Many estates lost anywhere from 50 – 80% of their grapes due to late frosts. It was the smallest <a href="http://www.twitter.com/bordeauxfoodvin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bordeaux </a>harvest since 1945. 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Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207459793831301224.post-2384080306283869192018-03-08T03:03:00.001-08:002018-03-08T03:03:58.169-08:00Episode 35: Grand Café Tortoni, Chef Arbalaez & Olivier Giraud<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#20124d"> <p><i>by Paige Donner</i></p><p><span style="font-size:large">If there was ever an episode of <strong><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-wine-paris-first-english-language-radio/id1054370802?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paris GOODfood+wine</a></span></strong> that will make you want to book the next flight to Paris, it's this one.</span></p><p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-wine-paris-first-english-language-radio/id1054370802?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="gmail-wp-image-7373 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/logo-pgfw-with-blk-title-title-and-paige-donner-1500x1500.jpg" alt="logo PGF+W with blk title title and Paige Donner 1500x1500" width="482" height="482"></a></p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7395" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/victoire-de-taillac-grand-cafc3a9-tortoni-photo-by-paigefoodwine-instagram.jpg" alt="Victoire de Taillac Grand Café Tortoni photo by Paigefoodwine Instagram" width="1043" height="616"></p><p><span style="font-size:large">First up, we have the utterly charming and so very humble, Victoire de Taillac who is the co-owner, along with her husband, of <a href="https://fr-fr.facebook.com/grandcafetortoni/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Le Grand Café Tortoni</a>. It's newly opened in the Upper Marais on rue Saintonge and here she gives us the very colorful backgrounder on why every schoolchild in France has already heard of Le Grand Cafe Tortoni.</span></p><hr><p style="text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">BOOK Your Perfect Pairings Wine Seminar Today! </span></p><p style="text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><a href="https://parisfoodandwine.wordpress.com/events-calendar/perfect-pairings-paris/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Book directly HERE:</strong></a> 2 hours of tasting and learning all about French wines and which foods they pair best with!</span> </p><p><a href="https://parisfoodandwine.wordpress.com/events-calendar/perfect-pairings-paris/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="gmail-wp-image-7391 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/perfect-pairings-foodwine-title-page-wine-277fcb45.jpg" alt="perfect pairings food+wine title page Wine-277fcb45" width="444" height="266"></a></p><p style="text-align:center"><a href="https://parisfoodandwine.wordpress.com/events-calendar/perfect-pairings-paris/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BOOK Today!</a></p><hr><p> </p><p><img class="gmail-wp-image-7396 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/vz-f48d5085-beed-4c43-b45f-7fa29d0619af.jpeg" alt="vz-f48d5085-beed-4c43-b45f-7fa29d0619af" width="492" height="697"></p><p><span style="font-size:large">Then, we take a little intermission break and speak with a local Parisian celebrity, namely <a href="http://www.theatredesnouveautes.fr/spectacles/olivier-giraud" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Olivier Giraud</a>. He's the star performer of the one-man show, <a href="http://www.oliviergiraud.com/homepage.html?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>How To Become Parisian In One Hour</em></a>. He's amused and delighted audiences since first performing his hour-long routine at the Théâtre des Nouveautés in the Grand Boulevard district of Paris just about 8 years ago now.</span></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/25036126_140460733327480_3621075687328186368_n.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="gmail-wp-image-7397 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/25036126_140460733327480_3621075687328186368_n.jpg" alt="25036126_140460733327480_3621075687328186368_n" width="570" height="570"></a></p><p><span style="font-size:large">Lastly, we turn to the Parisian-by-way-of-Colombia young chef, <strong>Juan Arbalaez</strong> who was so inspired by lemons that he named his newest restaurant<a href="http://www.restaurant-limon.fr/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Limon</a>. He'll tell us all about that here on the show.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">So, get ready for yet another enticing, appetizing, delicious and tempting episode of <span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><strong><a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/paigedonner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paris GOODfood+wine.</a> </strong></span></span></p><p> </p><h5 style="text-align:center">All music free of rights courtesy FreeSoundtrackMusic.com FunkMe by Mike Vekris and Groovy Paris Jazz by BensoundMusic.com for show Intro and Outro.<br>To contact Paige Donner for speaking/hosting/producing <a title="http://paigedonner.info" href="https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpaigedonner.info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">paigedonner.info</a><br>For more info about <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-wine-paris-first-english-language-radio/id1054370802?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paris GOODfood+wine </a>and a complete show lineup go to <a 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Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207459793831301224.post-20027949446374037622018-02-07T07:27:00.001-08:002018-02-07T07:27:45.266-08:00Episode 34: Marché des Enfants Rouges & Savennières AOC Loire Valley<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#20124d"> <p><em>by Paige Donner</em></p><p>For our 34th Episode of <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-+-wine-paris/id1054370802?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Paris GOODfood+wine</strong>,</a> we focus on the <em><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Marché des Enfants Rouges</span> </em>located in Paris' Upper Marais as Julie Collas, star of the one-woman show, OMG, She's Parisienne!, takes us on a walk through this fabled Paris covered market. </p><p><a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/paigedonner" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7373" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/logo-pgfw-with-blk-title-title-and-paige-donner-1500x1500.jpg" alt="logo PGF+W with blk title title and Paige Donner 1500x1500" width="1500" height="1500"></a></p><p> </p><p>We then turn to <span style="color:rgb(0,128,0)"><strong>Evelyn de Pontbriand</strong></span>, the president of Savennières AOC in the Loire Valley and owner of the prestigious domain, <a href="http://www.savennieres-closel.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Château Closel</a>, to tell us all about this distinct white wine made from Chenin Blanc in the Loire Valley of France. </p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7370" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/img_5379.jpg" alt="IMG_5379" width="2272" height="1704"></p><blockquote><p style="text-align:center"><em>Julie Collas, star of the one-woman show, OMG, She's Parisienne! pictured here at the Marché des Enfants-Rouges in the Upper Marais, Paris </em></p></blockquote><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7371" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/loire-map-qs-2012-sav2.jpg" alt="loire-map-qs-2012-sav2" width="934" height="500"></p><blockquote><p style="text-align:center"><strong><em>The Savennières AOC region of France's Loire Valley</em></strong></p></blockquote><p>Show Script:</p><p><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">Marche' des Enfants Rouges</span></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large"><b>The Marché des Enfants Rouges</b></span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large"> - the name in </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language"><span style="color:rgb(11,0,128)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">English</span></span></span></a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large"> translates to "Market of the Red Children" - is Paris' oldest covered market</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">It was established in 1628 and refers to the children clothed in red (the color of </span><span style="color:rgb(11,0,128)">charity</span></span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">) who were cared for in a nearby </span><span style="color:rgb(11,0,128)">orphanage</span></span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">The market offers fresh </span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(11,0,128)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">fruits</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">, </span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(11,0,128)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">vegetables</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">, </span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(11,0,128)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">flowers</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large"> ,</span></span></span>bread<span style="color:rgb(11,0,128)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">, cheese, wine</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">, but is most well known for its market stand restaurants where shoppers can buy prepared meals and dine on site in a lively atmosphere.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">My interview with Julie Collas, the mastermind behind OMG She's Parisienne, a stand-up show that plays every weekend here in Paris, took place here at the Marché des Enfants Rouges. One recent Friday evening. we shared a glass of wine at the charming wine bar, <a href="https://www.bibovino.fr/content/29-bibovino-charlot" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BiboVino</a> on the rue Charlot side of the Marché. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">Le Marché des Enfants Rouges is located at <span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><strong>39 Rue de </strong></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:large;color:rgb(255,0,0)"><strong><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif">Bretagne in the Marais, the (3rd) arrondissement.</span></strong></span></p><p><img class="gmail-wp-image-7372 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/logofinal2.png" alt="logofinal@2" width="476" height="246"></p><p><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">We then turn to a very distinct Loire Valley appellation called Savennieres. It's known for its Chenin Blanc grown in schist – or shale – soils and </span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">is typically more full-bodied than dry </span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(11,0,128)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">Vouvray</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">, </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">Savennieres </span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large"> is situated on the north bank of the </span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(11,0,128)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">Loire River</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">, in the </span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(11,0,128)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">Anjou</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">-</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(11,0,128)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">Saumur</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large"> subregion near Angers.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">It is generally a dry white wine as we'll see in my interview with Evelyn de Pontbriand who is the president of the Savennieres AOC and the owner of Domaine Closel, Though, as Madame de Pontbriand explains, it can also be sweet as well as sparkling.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">There are three </span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(11,0,128)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large"><i>Appellation d'origine contrôlées</i></span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large"> (AOCs) for Savennières wine: </span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large"><b>Savennières</b></span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">, covering most of the vineyards, and then the enclaves </span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large"><b>Savennières-Roche-aux-Moines</b></span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large"> and </span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large"><b>Savennières-Coulée-de-Serrant</b></span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">The area allowed for Savennières AOC spreads over 3 hills on the northwest bank of the Loire and totals about 300 hectares ( or 740 acres), situated in three villages: Savennières, </span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(11,0,128)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">Bouchemaine</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large"> and </span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(11,0,128)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">La Poissonnière</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">Of these, about 146 hectares are actually planted with vineyards.</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">Savennières-Roche-aux-Moines covers 33 hectares (82 acres) and Savennières-Coulée-de-Serrant covers 7 hectares (17 acres).</span></span></span></p><p><a name="cite_ref-AOC_rules_3-0"></a> <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">Savennières was originally defined as an AOC in 1952, which was then revised in 1996 to introduce designations for sweet wines.</span></span></span></p><h5><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift Light",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small">To have more information on the Academie du Chenin, international Chenin Blanc lovers network, Chenin Blanc think tank visit our website: </span></span></span><a href="http://www.academieduchenin.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span 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rel="noopener">FoodWine.photography</a></p><p><i><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-+-wine-paris/id1054370802?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">iTunes – Paris GOODfood+wine / </a></i></p><p>Media Engagements, speaking and collaborations: contact <strong><a href="http://paigedonner.info/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://PaigeDonner.info</a></strong></p> <br></div> </div> Paige Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207459793831301224.post-22462195856429854742018-01-14T03:10:00.001-08:002018-01-14T03:10:59.490-08:00Episode 33: L’Académie du Vin & Willi’s Wine Bar on Paris GOODfood+wine<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(32,18,77)"><p><em>by Paige Donner</em></p><p>For our January <strong>Paris GOODfood+wine</strong> show we're talking all about <a href="http://foodwine.photography" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wine</a>. This show's inspiration came from the announcement that <a href="http://www.decanter.com/author/stevenspurrier/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Steven Spurrier</a> was resuscitating <em>L'Académie du Vin</em>. So, of course, I reached out to his longtime friend here in Paris, <strong>Mark Williamson</strong>, owner of the legendary Willi's Wine Bar, to get the scoop. He suggested I talk directly with Mr. Spurrier when he was next in town and <em>Voilà,</em> the interview.</p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7357" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/img_4754.jpg" alt="IMG_4754" width="880" height="660" style="margin-right: 25px;"></p><p><em><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)">Mark Williamson, owner of Maceo restaurant and Willi's Wine Bar, both on rue des Petits Champs, Paris 1ère arr. - photo by Paige Donner copyright 2018 </span> </em></p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7359" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/img_4759.jpg" alt="IMG_4759" width="1001" height="752" style="margin-right: 25px;"></p><p><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)"><em>Steven Spurrier, Decanter's Man Of The Year 2017, pictured at Maceo restaurant on rue des Petits Champs, Paris 1ère arr. - photo by Paige Donner copyright 2018 </em></span></p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7358" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/img_4757.jpg" alt="IMG_4757" width="888" height="665" style="margin-right: 25px;"></p><p><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0)"><em>Maceo restaurant on rue des Petits Champs, Paris 1ère arr. - photo by Paige Donner copyright 2018 FOR PHOTO QUERIES: <a href="http://foodwine.photography" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FoodWine.photography</a></em></span></p><p>First, though, I sat down with Mark Williamson at his elegant <a href="http://www.10best.com/destinations/france/paris/1er-arrondissement/restaurants/maceo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maceo</a> restaurant which is just a few doors down from <a href="http://www.williswinebar.com/willis-wine-bar-paris.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Willi's Wine Bar </a>there on <em>rue des Petits Champs</em> just behind the Palais Royal. He filled me in on all sorts of fun tidbits including his Willi's Art Club poster initiative and what it means to be a <em>Rhône Ranger</em>.</p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7355" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/2017_penelope_2-willis-wine-bar_.jpeg" alt="2017_Penelope_2 willi's wine bar_" width="427" height="600"></p><h3><em>Le Vin. Shared pleasure & amitié. Simplement. - image courtesy ©Willi's Wine Bar - To purchase posters click <a href="http://shop.williswinebar.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HERE</a></em></h3><p>Mr Spurrier then joined us at the bar and gave me some backstory about L'Académie du Vin and why now is the perfect time to lift it back up and out onto a global stage. He also tells a little bit about his own sparkling wine from Southern England, a venture he and his wife began a few decades ago, now.</p><p>So, sit back and relax and enjoy another episode of <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-wine-paris-first-english-language-radio/id1054370802?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paris GOOD food+wine</a>, and if you're truly lucky, you'll be sipping on a glass filled with one of your favorites.</p><p><a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/paigedonner" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7356" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/screenshot-soundcloud-title-page-paige-donner.jpg" alt="Screenshot soundcloud title page paige donner" width="1344" height="736"></a></p><p>Oh and by the way, cheers to 2018 New Year's resolutions – mine is to drink more fine wines. What's yours?</p><p>All music free of rights courtesy FreeSoundtrackMusic.com 'Breaking Squares' by Mike Vekris and Groovy Paris Jazz by BensoundMusic.com for show Intro and Outro.<br>To contact Paige Donner for speaking/hosting/producing <a title="http://paigedonner.info" href="https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpaigedonner.info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">paigedonner.info</a><br>For more info about <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-wine-paris-first-english-language-radio/id1054370802?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paris GOODfood+wine </a>and a complete show lineup go to <a title="https://localfoodandwine.wordpress.com" href="https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flocalfoodandwine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">localfoodandwine.wordpress.com</a><br>And our website <a title="http://parisfoodandwine.net" href="https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fparisfoodandwine.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">parisfoodandwine.net</a><br>Instagram @<a class="gmail-g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/paigefoodwine">paigefoodwine</a> Twitter @<a class="gmail-g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/parisfoodwine">parisfoodwine</a></p><h3>Listen to Paris GOOD food + wine on :</h3><p><a href="http://www.twitter.com/parisfoodwine" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-wp-image-5679" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/stitcher-300x110.png?w=199&h=73" alt="stitcher-300x110" width="199" height="73"></a></p><p><a href="http://www.twitter.com/parisfoodwine" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-wp-image-5671" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/tunein-radio-pro-e28093-live-radio-16-3-apk.jpg?w=287&h=140" alt="tunein-radio-pro-e28093-live-radio-16-3-apk" width="150" height="73"></a></p><p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-+-wine-paris/id1054370802?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-wp-image-5702" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/itunes-logo5.jpg?w=238&h=89" alt="itunes-logo5" width="238" height="89"></a></p><p><a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/paigedonner" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="gmail-wp-image-6395 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/soundcloud.png?w=281&h=152" alt="soundcloud" width="166" height="90"></a></p><p>All photos (where noted) copyright 2018 Paige Donner <a href="http://foodwine.photography" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FoodWine.photography</a></p><p><i><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-+-wine-paris/id1054370802?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">iTunes – Paris GOODfood+wine / </a></i></p><p>Media Engagements, speaking and collaborations: contact <strong><a href="http://paigedonner.info/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://PaigeDonner.info</a></strong></p></div> </div> Paige Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207459793831301224.post-61451896793034701522017-12-09T07:02:00.001-08:002017-12-09T07:02:14.253-08:00Episode 32: Caféotheque, Caféologie, Terres de Café by Paris GOOD food+wine<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(32,18,77)"><p><em>by Paige Donner</em></p><p>Episode 32 of <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-+-wine-paris/id1054370802?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paris GOODfood+wine</a> is all about coffee. But not just any coffee - these are two of Paris' premier specialty coffee roasters and their passion for coffee transcends the everyday ordinary cup o' joe...</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=uhXBk5ifRgU" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click HERE to WATCH VIDEO </a></p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhXBk5ifRgU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhXBk5ifRgU</a></p><p> </p><h2><span style="font-size:large">Cafe. Coffee. Cafeotheque. Cafeologie. Terres de Cafe. Terroir du cafe...</span></h2><p><span style="font-size:large">These are terms, some of which you've frequently probably already have heard, and a few which might sound new.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">NO matter. This episode of <a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/paigedonner">Paris GOODfood+wine</a> is all about the coffee renaissance that has taken place here in Paris these past oh, decade or so. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">We'll be speaking with the matriarch of this Parisian specialty coffee cult who is, in fact, the former Guatemalan Ambassador to France. She and her daughter run the much loved Caféotheque right on the quai de l'Hôtel de Ville, just across the bridge from Île St. Louis in the center of Paris.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTVgwCSxgqhQRuGrFTHHzyk36ZdHDEcGF3QtMNaO9i_y4dTKlWWLLAh98avtMUvq9BEnA_5VB4-I_fGUtacxERx2jF0kqVCVUJLXiDwvHVIL8GqGR7WLVksfoEoyZVIWG2Ec88HFaHw3R/s1600/cafeotheque+photo+by+Paige+Donner+copyright+2017++IMG_9683-734285.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTVgwCSxgqhQRuGrFTHHzyk36ZdHDEcGF3QtMNaO9i_y4dTKlWWLLAh98avtMUvq9BEnA_5VB4-I_fGUtacxERx2jF0kqVCVUJLXiDwvHVIL8GqGR7WLVksfoEoyZVIWG2Ec88HFaHw3R/s320/cafeotheque+photo+by+Paige+Donner+copyright+2017++IMG_9683-734285.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6497562829488735250" /></a><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhfSctnilTNvQrAb7KRqqzRCUxZZWpRMx9YZFaYTdNwbLui-vLzHHAP-XYQkAyDMqWnxYweO8DIirmPDakr_tFimSKHDdPYUx0ZyBvLIVD1pGvVM7oSR78_KAZ0AvMxfGMqmzILpSI82g/s1600/cafeotheque+photo+by+Paige+Donner+copyright+2017++IMG_9997-739700.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhfSctnilTNvQrAb7KRqqzRCUxZZWpRMx9YZFaYTdNwbLui-vLzHHAP-XYQkAyDMqWnxYweO8DIirmPDakr_tFimSKHDdPYUx0ZyBvLIVD1pGvVM7oSR78_KAZ0AvMxfGMqmzILpSI82g/s320/cafeotheque+photo+by+Paige+Donner+copyright+2017++IMG_9997-739700.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6497562843790920818" /></a><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4dJIu8FCsHG6DImoANvbcO9EfUmUo60Cw1DC7NYuU14r7JKmIylr26eRCV-IL6tSXr00bgPqYep1JHOXc8Xkysn5f-cLHS4MVGKb-uCrzURqwK6rNdNc1bqFvMK-DO2ioz15FcFT92ws/s1600/cafeotheque+photo+by+Paige+Donner+copyright+2017+IMG_9831-743096.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4dJIu8FCsHG6DImoANvbcO9EfUmUo60Cw1DC7NYuU14r7JKmIylr26eRCV-IL6tSXr00bgPqYep1JHOXc8Xkysn5f-cLHS4MVGKb-uCrzURqwK6rNdNc1bqFvMK-DO2ioz15FcFT92ws/s320/cafeotheque+photo+by+Paige+Donner+copyright+2017+IMG_9831-743096.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6497562864611732850" /></a><br><br></p><pre>photos by Paige Donner / <a href="http://foodwine.photography">FoodWine.Photography</a> © 2017</pre><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:large"><strong>Gloria Montenegro</strong> and her lovely daughter, <strong>Christina</strong>, have just released a book they co-authored together about coffee. It's called <span style="color:rgb(153,51,0)"><strong>Caféologie</strong></span> and they wrote it not just in French but also on a strict deadline that has the book out just in time for holiday gift giving. By the time you're done listening to my conversation with them, all of those coffee terms will sound like old hat. You can find more information about <a href="https://www.lacafeotheque.com/">La Caféotheque</a> by going to their website or facebook page at La Caféotheque. </span></p><p><a href="https://localfoodandwine.wordpress.com/2017/09/18/episode-29-perfect-pairings-foodwine-by-paris-good-foodwine/logo-pgfw-with-blk-title-title-and-paige-donner-1500x1500-4/" rel="attachment wp-att-6983"><img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-6983" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/logo-pgfw-with-blk-title-title-and-paige-donner-1500x1500.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="560"></a></p><p><span style="font-size:large">We'll also hear from <strong>Lionel Pinot</strong> who is one of the principal team members of <a href="http://www.terresdecafe.com/">Terres de Cafe</a>. That's a café that has quickly earned its cult status reputation here in Paris for its premium sourced specialty coffees.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:large"> <a href="https://localfoodandwine.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=7341" rel="attachment wp-att-7341"><img class="gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7341 gmail-alignleft" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/terres-de-cafe-logo-8973714692_n.jpg" alt="" width="521" height="481"></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">Lionel has a background in wine, which serves him perfectly well when it comes to tasting coffee. He'll explain more about that during our interview. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">So, as we coast into yet another Parisian winter and Christmas holiday season, snuggle up by the fire( or at least the heater) with your hands cupped around a nice steaming mug o' joe, and listen in on how Paris became the capital of supremely sourced, specialty coffees and micro-roasters. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:large">This episode of Paris GOODfood+wine has been brought to you by <a href="http://parisfoodandwine.net">Paris Food And Wine</a>. You can find out more about our events and food+wine pairing seminars like <a href="http://parisfoodandwine.net">Perfect Pairings food+wine</a> by visiting the website, <a href="http://parisfoodandwine.net">parisfoodandwine.net</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">If you have an event, a restaurant opening, a story to tell in pictures, contact us at </span><a href="http://foodwine.photography/" style="font-size:large">FoodWine.Photography</a><span style="font-size:large">. </span><span style="font-size:large"> We're happy to provide you with a quote for photography services. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">I'm <a href="http://paigedonner.info">Paige Donner</a>, the host and producer of<a href="http://paigedonner.info"> Paris GOODfood+wine</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">Here's wishing all our listeners a very <span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Merry Christmas</span>, a <strong><span style="color:rgb(51,102,255)">Happy Hannukah</span></strong> and <span style="color:rgb(255,102,0)">Kwanzaa</span> and anything else you and your loved ones celebrate at the end of the year. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:large">See you next in 2018!</span></p><p> </p><p>Enjoy yet another delicious episode here of<strong><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-+-wine-paris/id1054370802?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Paris GOODfood+wine.</a></strong></p><p>All music free of rights courtesy FreeSoundtrackMusic.com "Mocha Guitar" by Rick Dickert and Groovy Paris Jazz by BensoundMusic.com for show Intro and Outro.<br>To contact Paige Donner for speaking/hosting/producing <a title="http://paigedonner.info" href="https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpaigedonner.info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">paigedonner.info</a><br>For more info about Paris GOODfood+wine and a complete show lineup go to <a title="https://localfoodandwine.wordpress.com" href="https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flocalfoodandwine.wordpress.com" 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Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207459793831301224.post-32208665860069964932017-12-08T12:19:00.001-08:002017-12-08T12:19:51.753-08:00French Wines With Soul Château Coutet AOC Barsac and Deux Sauternes<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(32,18,77)"><p><em>by Paige Donner</em></p><p>Christmastime is the perfect time to enjoy a bottle of <strong><span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)">AOC Barsac</span></strong>, a French appellation devoted to the production of sweet wine, with a distinguishing accent of freshness. Château Coutet is one of the region's outstanding wine producers and what's more, this French wine has soul. </p><p>Mind you, many French wines do. Have soul that is. But this one is especially solid, and especially for the holidays. And, by the way, it is a <strong><em>1ère Grand Cru Classé 1855</em></strong>, too. AND it (the 2014 vintage) was N° 3 in Wine Spec's Top 10 of 2017. </p><p><img class="gmail-wp-image-7319 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/close_up_of_coutet_1997_1_20130530_1061558432.jpg" alt="close_up_of_coutet_1997_1_20130530_1061558432" width="535" height="803"></p><p><img class="gmail-wp-image-7321 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/chateau-coutet-with-tasting-notes-11772562898974.jpg" alt="chateau coutet with tasting notes 11772562898974" width="552" height="553"></p><blockquote><h4>The appellation "Barsac", located on the left bank of the Ciron, is also part of the Sauternes appellation. This means that all Barsacs are Sauternes, but not all Sauternes are entitled to the appellation Barsac. An original soil characteristic justifies the existence of this appellation and the fact that it is being differentiated from other Sauternes... (Microclimate): At the end of summer, the combination of the rivers' cold water and winds creates a thick fog in the morning, covering the vineyards and being retained by the Landes forest, farther south. Thanks to the humidity it brings, this fog promotes the development of the famous fungus, <i>Botrytis cinerea</i>, in the vines and on ripe berries. At midday, the fog evaporates by the action of sunlight and wind, and thus allows for the berries to dry and for their sugar to concentrate. This so-called "<strong>Noble Rot"</strong> is the result of this peculiar phenomenon occurring in the Sauternes appellation. </h4><p><a href="http://www.chateaucoutet.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=121&Itemid=227&lang=eng" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LEARN MORE</a></p></blockquote><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)">What To Pair?</span></strong></p><p>People often think of sweet wines as the go-to pairing with desserts. But, frankly, that is often a bit too much sweet-on-sweet. Best to pair these stellar wines with the aperitif, while cracking walnuts, Brazil nuts and almonds-in-the-shell while you sit by the fire with friends and family. </p><p>To really dazzle, you can serve with a dish of perfectly succulent St. Jacques (scallops) or lobster, basted richly in their juices - at least that is what <strong>Philippe Baly</strong>, owner and GM of this esteemed estate, assures. I will have to try that pairing one day soon for myself... Or pair with some nice cheese, like a Roquefort or an aged Comté. If you must try pairing with a dessert, go for a less sweet nut tart or lightly sweetened fruit such as a stewed pear in honey for example. For me, this wine is the dessert. So either I enjoy it as an aperitif, while the smells of the roasting, honey basted ham is still wafting from the warm kitchen (every lady know that dessert <em>can</em> and often does come before the meal) , or I sip it instead of dessert, as a sweet finish to my meal. If you do this, try tantalizing the tastebuds even further with a square of dark, minimum 70% cacao, dark chocolate.</p><p><a href="http://www.chateaucoutet.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=50&Itemid=231&lang=eng" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Château Coutet</a></p><hr><p> </p><h2><span style="color:rgb(255,204,0)">Sauternes</span></h2><table border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><p>White grape varieties</p></td><td valign="top"><p>Sémillon: native to Sauternes, apricot & smoky aromas<br>Sauvignon blanc: citrus notes<br>Muscadelle: spiciness for complexity</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Château de Fargues harvests their nobly rotted bounty grape by grape. And you can tell instantly in the glass. Honeyed elixir, candied apricots... this is a classic, beautiful Sauternes. Château Doisy-Védrines is another example of gold in a glass and also is a <em>Grand Cru Classé en 1855</em>.</p><p>For the most part, Sauternes wines have a more intense liquor, a deeper opulence, a richer sweetness (than their Barsac neighbors) - all largely due to the way their gravel soils catch the heat of the sun and reflect it back up to the grapes.</p><p>In France, the classic holiday pairing is <strong>Sauternes with foie gras.</strong> And when you serve that foie gras on little wedges of spice cake, a breadier form of our gingerbread, well, then you know you are respecting tradition, and all for good reason. Add just a tiny dab of fig <em>confiture</em> and Voilà... you will feel to the manor borne...</p><p>These two Sauternes are excellent choices and perfect accompaniment for holiday meals. And the ever so nice thing about these French wines with soul is that they are even more enjoyable when shared with loved ones (or at least good friends). </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15TXAaobmuoTsLLQJun4_HOq4N7xfRQYtHc__a6I53ioWQvayt5RTIphWYEosYIyNNALPvvEKlKEGj8u1hb5_3whYNUDrJgzsnysNX66eMaqz-WoY0l28AugB39meZUSzQOhk7NvlO-MO/s1600/%253D%253FUTF-8%253FB%253FMTIwMHB4LUNow6J0ZWF1X2RlX0Zhcmd1ZXMuanBn%253F%253D-791789"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15TXAaobmuoTsLLQJun4_HOq4N7xfRQYtHc__a6I53ioWQvayt5RTIphWYEosYIyNNALPvvEKlKEGj8u1hb5_3whYNUDrJgzsnysNX66eMaqz-WoY0l28AugB39meZUSzQOhk7NvlO-MO/s320/%253D%253FUTF-8%253FB%253FMTIwMHB4LUNow6J0ZWF1X2RlX0Zhcmd1ZXMuanBn%253F%253D-791789" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6497273594160946130" /></a><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbppa_a-Qdo3Brfk4URnflF4vgGTLEPrVSI2w5de-mM8dGu5lyZOpploFiB6A1H7F3Oj1EQB7O_vxXBqP9nTwRU1-UKBeRjYDuq4N_ubBC45uuqRxgFM64iT8aQlaFfD12i3iJfP4JEuBI/s1600/FARGUES-OK1+-+Copy-795750.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbppa_a-Qdo3Brfk4URnflF4vgGTLEPrVSI2w5de-mM8dGu5lyZOpploFiB6A1H7F3Oj1EQB7O_vxXBqP9nTwRU1-UKBeRjYDuq4N_ubBC45uuqRxgFM64iT8aQlaFfD12i3iJfP4JEuBI/s320/FARGUES-OK1+-+Copy-795750.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6497273603569093474" /></a><br><br></p><h5 style="text-align:center"><a href="https://www.chateaudefargues.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Château de Fargues </a>was first constructed in the 14th c. by Cardinal Raymond-Guilhem de Fargues in the village of Fargues, Sauternes, Bordeaux.</h5><p> </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVkTeMZPxaAV7TDk9QZ_Cv9HddEufwv3kL1HfZjAFRY0foDnQxgcI48cUGQF87SWF717Ku0WNx4UceLfQQMwnkVtiUk1yNzrIv7NYXUm1xldGo-uYzvX_t2AY19qorRAwKkBKDvk_V_rX/s1600/26049-650x330-autre-chateau-doisy-vedrines-sauternes-798934.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVkTeMZPxaAV7TDk9QZ_Cv9HddEufwv3kL1HfZjAFRY0foDnQxgcI48cUGQF87SWF717Ku0WNx4UceLfQQMwnkVtiUk1yNzrIv7NYXUm1xldGo-uYzvX_t2AY19qorRAwKkBKDvk_V_rX/s320/26049-650x330-autre-chateau-doisy-vedrines-sauternes-798934.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6497273622807040930" /></a><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcOdkRMJbrk9CvWRJ3hgKOrN8x3Y7q_gQAK1m7-oKZfKo0dz4BKONyxxr_UrIyFGINmzb4FT84upd2T2IUT17Mql8l6b8C2xmfYoFpsgiO5e3AkBgxO6vneGji4eXdVgzQkbHcuobQoVW/s1600/chateau-doisy-vedrines-sauternes-france-10345775-702576.jpg"><img 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Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207459793831301224.post-80868722598478015992017-10-17T08:50:00.001-07:002017-10-17T08:50:18.227-07:00Champagnes William Deutz and J. Pierron Leglise<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><em>by Paige Donner</em></p><blockquote style=""><p style=""><font color="#f1c232"><b>One bottle of Champagne requires the equivalent of all the fruit from a single vine.</b></font></p><ul style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><li><a href="http://maisons-champagne.com/en/appellation/stages-in-winemaking/from-grapevine-to-grapes-and-must/article/pressing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grands Marques & Maisons de Champagnes </a></li></ul></blockquote><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">A few things these two different champagnes, from very different houses, have in common is that the Chardonnay used in each comes exclusively from the Côte des Blancs, and the best of the Côte des Blancs at that: Mesnil-sur-Oger, Oger, and in the case of William Deutz cuvée add to that list Avize, Cramant, Chouilly and Villers-Marmery. Each distinguished champagne presses only 1ère and Grand Cru grapes from the region's harvest and uses only the first pressing or cuvée. </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">And the other commonality is that both cuvées are prestige cuvées. Meaning one is lucky to get the chance to taste them, let alone own a bottle or two. </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><strong>William Deutz by Deutz</strong></p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><img class="gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7140 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/parisfoodandwine-champagne-deutz-champagne-william-deutz.jpg" alt="parisfoodandwine--champagne-deutz-champagne-william deutz" width="736" height="736"></p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">This extraordinary house, founded in 1838 is, of course, based in Aÿ one of the most attractive villages in Champagne and certainly home to some of the most prized Pinot Noir from the region. </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">For this remarkable champagne, only the best years are chosen and only the juice from the first pressing, the cuvée, is used. For the blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay you'll find an exclusive vinification of Aÿ, Bouzy, Ambonnay and Verzenay for the 55% - 65% of Pinot Noir and, as mentioned above, only the Côte des Blancs' most sought after grapes to make up the rest. The technical sheet from the house does suggest a zeste of Pinot Meunier added to lend that varietal's generosity and fruitiness but in the recent tasting it was not mentioned, in fact, by the house. </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><img class="gmail-wp-image-7145 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/champagne-deutz-cuvee-william-2006-etiquette_parisfoodandwine.jpg" alt="champagne-deutz-cuvee-william-2006-etiquette_parisfoodandwine" width="602" height="684"></p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">This is the champagne to open when you are enjoying caviar, lobster, foie gras and also sushi and, yes, many Asian cuisine dishes that are subtly flavored with the exotic. </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Nose: Characteristic of wines cellared for a good length of time (minimum 5 years and usually much longer) but sort of shy to reveal its age. Hints of mirabelles, white peaches seared, soft hints of spice and flower scents such as aubépine (Russian hawthorn). </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Mouth: A distinguished burst of freshness, complexity tells of its minerality and also that telltale roasted flavor of a great vintage champagne. It washes down tenderly with velvet softness, leaving the sensation of balance and absolute refinement. </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Deutz is one of the great houses of Champagne. It is also one of the great houses of Aÿ, France. Worth visiting one day, to be sure. </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><a href="http://www.champagne-deutz.com/fr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Champagne Deutz Aÿ, France </a></p><hr style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"> </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><strong>Champagne J. Pierron Leglise </strong></p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><span style="color:rgb(255,153,0)"><em>Vendanges 2010 Millésime</em></span> (Vintage 2010 Blanc de Blancs) </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><img class="gmail-wp-image-7134 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/vendange-2010-bis-u6569.png" alt="vendange-2010-bis-u6569" width="390" height="944"></p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">This grower champagne is surely one for the connoisseurs. It's the kind of champagne that, nearly impossible to find in certain export markets abroad, makes a trip to France imperative for a certain kind of wine appreciator, if only to get the chance to taste such a rarefied grower champagne. </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">This family-run estate is based in Oger, one of the <em>Côte des Blanc</em>'s most prized villages when it comes to Chardonnay vines. The estate, now run by the family's 2nd generation, is comprised of a generous 4.5 hectares. For champagne that is a large estate, given that these are some of the world's most expensive vines, and some of the most prized in Champagne itself, too. </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">In this connoisseur's bottle of <em>blanc de blancs</em> you'll find only Mesnil-sur-Oger and Oger chardonnay from vines averaging a mature 30 years. <strong>Champagne J. Pierron Leglise</strong> does not do malolactic fermentation which of course lends his champagnes that slight edge of freshness and heightened acidity as well as the ability to age. For this Vintage 2010 it has been kept in the cellars for a full 5 years before being disgorged. The 8g of sugar softens and offers a touch of roundness to this perfectly fresh and crisp profile. </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Nose: Candied lemon, acacia honey, mimosa, hazelnut, Carensac licorice, pear and marzipan. </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Mouth: Softness yields to that mineral chalkiness so emblematic of the best champagnes, which then flows into a creamy sensation of great refinement stewed ripe fruit. </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Try this with foie gras accompanied by a mousse de yuzu. Also lobster with seaweed (Japanese Nori) infused butter. </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">The total production of this champagne house is 24K bottles. At time of writing there are 400 bottles of this champagne Millésime 2010 left. </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><a href="https://www.vigneron-independant.com/champagne-j-pierron-leglise" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Champagne J. Pierron Leglise</a>, 51190 Oger, France</p><hr style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">If you'd to book your Perfect Pairing wine + food seminar to learn more about French wines and how they pair with food, please go to <a href="http://parisfoodandwine.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paris Food And Wine</a> and click on <a href="http://parisfoodandwine.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Events Calendar</span></strong></a>. </p></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><a href="http://parisfoodandwine.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="gmail-wp-image-7051 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/paris-food-and-wine-logo-1024-x-500.jpg" alt="Paris Food And Wine logo 1024 x 500" width="289" height="141"></a></p></div></blockquote><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"> </p><p style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"> </p></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div> Paige Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114426744646108600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207459793831301224.post-41038540147441285012017-09-18T02:13:00.001-07:002017-09-18T02:13:23.829-07:00Episode 29: Perfect Pairings food+wine by Paris Food And Wine<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(32,18,77)"><p style="font-size:small"><em>by Paige Donner</em></p><h3 style=""><font size="4">This episode of <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/fr/podcast/paris-good-food-wine-paris-first-english-language-radio/id1054370802?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="">Paris GOOD food+wine,</a> our season 4 kick-off, is devoted to my very favorite topic, food+wine pairings</font><font size="2">.</font></h3><p style="font-size:small"><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-6983" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/logo-pgfw-with-blk-title-title-and-paige-donner-1500x1500.jpg" alt="logo PGF+W with blk title title and Paige Donner 1500x1500.jpg" width="1500" height="1500"></p><p style="font-size:small">When I'm walking my clients through my food+wine pairing seminar, <a href="http://parisfoodandwine.net">Perfect Pairings food+wine here in Paris</a>, I always tell them that together, when you do a proper food+wine pairing, <em>The Whole is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts</em>, to borrow a phrase from Aristotle.</p><p style="font-size:small">Meaning, in simple English, that the wonderful tastes of both wine and food, when served in the right combination, are amplified, sometimes exponentially.</p><p style="font-size:small"><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-6984" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/perfect-pairings-foodwine-title-page-wine-277fcb45.jpg" alt="perfect pairings food+wine title page Wine-277fcb45" width="1600" height="960"></p><p style="font-size:small">However, before we get to the good stuff, namely my interviews with <strong>Jaimee Anderson,</strong> the newly appointed <em>Wine Director</em> at<a href="https://www.lareserve-paris.com/en/news/palace/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Paris' La Réserve Palace Hotel</a> followed by my conversation with <strong>David Boileau</strong>, <em>France's <a href="http://www.cognac.fr/cognac/_fr/2_cognac/index.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cognac Bureau's</a> Wine Ambassador</em>, I'd like to start off with some of the Do's and Don'ts, of wine and food pairings....</p><p style="font-size:small">There are three basic rules of thumb for successful food+wine pairings: </p><blockquote style="font-size:small"><p><span style="color:rgb(64,64,64)"><span style="font-family:Lato"><span style="font-size:medium">Those of harmony (where acidities, sugars and weight in the food and wine are equal) and those of opposition (where a wine of high acidity cuts though fatty meat or an off-dry wine goes with spicy food).'</span></span></span></p><p>The third thing to remember is, "If it grows together, it goes together."</p></blockquote><p style="font-size:small">So join us on this Season 4 kick-off of <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/fr/podcast/paris-good-food-wine-paris-first-english-language-radio/id1054370802?mt=2" target="_blank" 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Show Intro/ Outro Theme Jazzy Paris background courtesy of BenSound Music.<br>This episode has been generously brought to you by <strong>Paris Food And Wine</strong>@ParisFoodWine <a href="http://parisfoodandwine.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://parisfoodandwine.net</a> and also Bordeaux Food & Wine @bordeauxfoodvin <a href="http://bordeauxfoodandwine.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://bordeauxfoodandwine.com</a></p><p style="font-size:small">For sponsorship and advertising, contact <a href="http://Paigedonner.info" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paige</a>. 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Pacifica" width="665" height="549"></p><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small">A rural English potato farmer who turned his potato chips into a global brand (Tyrrell's); a Bordeaux wine company started by a few brothers in the late 1940s that has gone on to be Europe's biggest wine-selling brand and whose market is 80% French (Castel Frères) ; a cookie and snacks company whose founders got their pastry-making degrees while in business school (Michel & Augustin); a cabaret and restaurant that has been resurrected from the ashes of its 1930's glorious past (Le Bal Blomet); and a fine foods grocery shop that retains its Mom & Pop Provençal feel (Maison Brémond 1830).</span></span></span></p><p><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-6894" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/june-28-podcast-event-paris-good-foodwine.jpg" alt="June 28 Podcast Event Paris GOOD food+wine" width="960" height="540"></p><p><strong>This episode has been brought to you by the generous support of <a href="http://parisfoodandwine.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paris Food And Wine.</a> Follow us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/parisfoodwine" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter @parisfoodwine</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/parisfoodandwine" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook @ParisFoodAndWine </a>and you can find me on Instagram<a href="http://www.instagram.com/paigefoodwine" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@PaigeFoodWine</a></strong></p><p><strong>Find this and more episodes of <a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/paigedonner" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paris GOOD food + wine </a>on <a href="https://soundcloud.com/paigedonner" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Soundcloud,</a>Stitcher, YouTube, Tune IN Radio and also on<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-+-wine-paris/id1054370802?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> iTunes</a>.</strong></p><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small">Paris GOOD food + wine is the first (and still only) English language radio program and podcast about food and wine produced in Paris, France. This episode, <i>Branding Out of The Box</i>, seeks to inspire budding, next-generation entrepreneurs who might have an idea or a dream and simply require the confidence to pursue it. In an era where big companies are only getting bigger and fast becoming monoliths, the entrepreneurial, small-business dream is still real and still scalable. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small">Sprouts is a weekly program that features local radio production and stories from many radio stations and local media groups around the world. It is produced in collaboration with community radio stations and independent producers across the country.</span></span></span></p><p>All music used is free of rights and royalty-free courtesy FreeSoundTrack.com. This episode features Attacked by Cherubs and also the Sprouts soundtrack Torpedoes on Tuesday by Poison Control. Show Intro/ Outro Theme Jazzy Paris background courtesy of BenSound Music.<br>This episode has been generously brought to you by <strong>Paris Food And Wine</strong>@ParisFoodWine <a href="http://parisfoodandwine.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://parisfoodandwine.net</a> and also Bordeaux Food & Wine @bordeauxfoodvin <a href="http://bordeauxfoodandwine.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://bordeauxfoodandwine.com</a></p><p>For sponsorship and advertising, contact Paige. Also for hosting and speaking engagements and for media collaborations: <a href="http://paigedonner.info/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://Paigedonner.info</a></p><p><img class="gmail-wp-image-5691 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/paris-food-and-wine-logo-1024-x-500.jpg?w=654&h=319" alt="Paris Food And Wine logo 1024 x 500" width="654" height="319"></p><h2>More Info <a href="http://www.twitter.com/parisfoodwine" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@ParisFoodWine</a><br>Instagram <a href="http://www.instagram.com/paigefoodwine" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@PaigeFoodWine</a></h2><h3>Listen to Paris GOOD food + wine on :</h3><p><a href="http://www.twitter.com/parisfoodwine" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-wp-image-5679" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/stitcher-300x110.png?w=560" alt="stitcher-300x110" width="199" height="73"></a></p><p><a href="http://www.twitter.com/parisfoodwine" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-wp-image-5671" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/tunein-radio-pro-e28093-live-radio-16-3-apk.jpg?w=287&h=140" alt="tunein-radio-pro-e28093-live-radio-16-3-apk" width="150" height="73"></a></p><p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-+-wine-paris/id1054370802?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-wp-image-5702" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/itunes-logo5.jpg?w=560" alt="itunes-logo5" width="238" height="89"></a></p><p><a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/paigedonner"><img class="gmail-wp-image-6395 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://localfoodandwine.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/soundcloud.png?w=281&h=152" alt="soundcloud" width="166" height="90"></a></p><p>All photos copyright 2017 Paige Donner</p><p><i><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paris-good-food-+-wine-paris/id1054370802?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">iTunes – Paris GOODfood+wine / </a></i></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(32,18,77)"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Prints available by contacting </span><strong style="font-size:16px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="http://paigedonner.info/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://PaigeDonner.info</a></strong></div><br><br><br><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;font-family:proxima-nova-1,proxima-nova-2,Tahoma,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:18.2px"><tbody style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><td style="font-family:inherit;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;width:auto"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:0"><a href="http://www.instagram.com/paigefoodwine" style="color:rgb(43,130,173);margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;display:inline-block" target="_blank"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><tbody style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:inherit;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;vertical-align:top;width:107px;line-height:1"><img alt="@paigefoodwine" width="0" height="0" style="margin: 0px; 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Well, a measured answer would be both yes, and no. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEzw5d8sinUz3FgxZlq6TCyGCax7nQk6Z-BYl5sHRSZ9wk33ujaJAMGV5wjkEv85_s20ChLtMQdugSWic4jglMWdSJs-40Yc8DOdGkaRVhdwZgYUZUjW6bjtcnNZrNLBzdsAxAcAZ_a4Y/s1600/Chateau+Haut+Brion+cellars+filtering+the+wine+with+a+candle+and+wine+glass+photo+by+Paige+Donner+copyright+2017+IMG_2628-770798.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEzw5d8sinUz3FgxZlq6TCyGCax7nQk6Z-BYl5sHRSZ9wk33ujaJAMGV5wjkEv85_s20ChLtMQdugSWic4jglMWdSJs-40Yc8DOdGkaRVhdwZgYUZUjW6bjtcnNZrNLBzdsAxAcAZ_a4Y/s320/Chateau+Haut+Brion+cellars+filtering+the+wine+with+a+candle+and+wine+glass+photo+by+Paige+Donner+copyright+2017+IMG_2628-770798.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6439277269348836130" /></a><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwReYM3gI7Nr2raijWixksxfUnlnUYP6tOlQJIpZLIkkK1yL762PJUhCcTtlIJV1U_7OGwzbgKVYEsHqyEANNq1RIahh0B1J7CeR71OpALckOXcTqsL8Ti2ZM7klJ3WlUDB0quVp6zjx7/s1600/Chateau+Haut-Brion+exterior+photo+by+Paige+Donner+copyright+2017+IMG_2571-789821.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwReYM3gI7Nr2raijWixksxfUnlnUYP6tOlQJIpZLIkkK1yL762PJUhCcTtlIJV1U_7OGwzbgKVYEsHqyEANNq1RIahh0B1J7CeR71OpALckOXcTqsL8Ti2ZM7klJ3WlUDB0quVp6zjx7/s320/Chateau+Haut-Brion+exterior+photo+by+Paige+Donner+copyright+2017+IMG_2571-789821.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6439277351639406562" /></a><br><br></p><p>It's not a given that a wine or a wine estate with such deep-roots and a glorious past would be sheparded forward through the centuries in a fashion that continues to uphold what is best of the property and best for the wine. </p><p>On a recent visit to <a href="http://www.haut-brion.com/mobile/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Château Haut-Brion</a>, my first visit, in fact, I was told by the lovely Turid, the château's press relations manager who has been with the property for 17 years, that <span style="color:rgb(0,128,0)"><strong>Château Haut-Brion</strong></span> is rightfully considered the very first Bordelais wine-producing château as they have come to be known through the ages. Meaning: vineyards, wine production area, chai, vat room, cellars and in Haut-Brion's case, even a cooperage. </p><p>As many French, and it's said the Bordelais in particular, tend to wax eloquent about the history and cultural significance of their properties, I had always taken this singular claim as the original Bordeaux Château with a grain of salt. BUT, I stand to be corrected. As the charming Turid pointed out, and later I was able to verify through my own research, indeed, it was as far back as<span style="color:rgb(0,128,0)"><strong> 1533</strong></span> that Jean de Pontac bought what was then considered to be a mansion that sat on the locality known as Haut-Brion in the commune of Pessac and united it with his surrounding vineyard land-holdings. </p><p>Thus, it can rightfully be claimed, through historical land records, that <strong>Château</strong> (& vineyards) <strong>Haut-Brion</strong> came into existence in <strong>1533</strong>. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzvsEC4ZuMJh_xs8bRiZqJ_h2SYZ41NQOil4V1N_UZrW9l5EJ8Q6TFGsfYhUM-QULNGmN4rBffWRhn9DSK6hdxlKzULEbSSMV3HvAdfkcTeGNPCEYpw0MpR7VkEUstP-x4ctlbtYX44n-/s1600/Chateau+Haut+Brion+Clarence+Dillon+painting+photo+by+Paige+Donner+copyright+2017+IMG_2611-792108.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzvsEC4ZuMJh_xs8bRiZqJ_h2SYZ41NQOil4V1N_UZrW9l5EJ8Q6TFGsfYhUM-QULNGmN4rBffWRhn9DSK6hdxlKzULEbSSMV3HvAdfkcTeGNPCEYpw0MpR7VkEUstP-x4ctlbtYX44n-/s320/Chateau+Haut+Brion+Clarence+Dillon+painting+photo+by+Paige+Donner+copyright+2017+IMG_2611-792108.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6439277359235856098" /></a><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAyS-T9OoLeuUTG1WadwOQPLYKCFCPOoBm9q6QMQl7OoInpXd2UDO8BSf8vTk-xdfQa_ORUsaakKQzxYv4um34Gk0sp6De2qpkLTelYjeJVD_azVFaCi_hHmAEPNKrN4qG7gyLcpSWJsdx/s1600/Chateau+Haut+Brion+cooper+in+cooperage+2+photo+by+Paige+Donner+copyright+2017+IMG_2564-793657.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAyS-T9OoLeuUTG1WadwOQPLYKCFCPOoBm9q6QMQl7OoInpXd2UDO8BSf8vTk-xdfQa_ORUsaakKQzxYv4um34Gk0sp6De2qpkLTelYjeJVD_azVFaCi_hHmAEPNKrN4qG7gyLcpSWJsdx/s320/Chateau+Haut+Brion+cooper+in+cooperage+2+photo+by+Paige+Donner+copyright+2017+IMG_2564-793657.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6439277366233260162" /></a><br><br></p><p>But that is not all that Jean de Pontac did. By 1549 he started building and enlarging on the very site that is still the château today and in fact the north-eastern part of the current château still constitutes this edifice. </p><p>Fast-forward a century or so and the château, always owned by illustrious men of power and King's servants, has gained immeasurable repute for its terroir and its resulting wines. So much so that in 1677 a (famous) philosopher by the name of John Locke, on a visit to the estate, is quoted as saying, </p><blockquote><p>"The wine of Pontac, so revered in England, is made on a little rise of ground, lieing open most to the west. It is noe thing but pure white sand, mixed with a little gravel. One wold imagin it scarce fit to beare anything...."</p></blockquote><p>That is probably one of the most remarkable things about <strong>Haut-Brion</strong>, a Gascon name that derives from its ancient Celtic origins of <em>"Briga,</em>" meaning rise or mount, that traces of wine production here date back to the 1st c. AD. Hence as far back as <em>Pax Romana</em> times, this little hillock with its characteristic small white stone gravel soils has been recognized as being especially conducive to growing grape vines. </p><p><br></p><p><span style="color:rgb(0,128,0)"><strong>First Growth, Bordeaux Grand Cru</strong></span></p><p>On the 25th of May, 1787, America's great lover of wine, Thomas Jefferson, who at the time was the 2nd American Ambassador to France, visited Haut-Brion during a tour of Bordeaux. 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