La Chandeleur
"...sprinkled with sugar and eaten hot, they form an exquisite dish. They have a golden hue and are tempting to eat. Thin and transparent like muslin, their edges are trimmed to resemble fine...
A Taste of the Sea
“Oysters are the usual opening to a winter breakfast. Indeed, they are almost indispensable.”
Alexandre Balthazar Laurent Grimod de La Reynière, (1758 – 1837)
Terroir
The French term terroir is often...
The Ancien Regime
French cuisine has been regarded for its unique qualities and flavours since the earliest days of the Ancien Regime, with the written works of celebrated chefs as far back as Guillaume ‘Taillevent’...
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Artisan
An Artisan /ˈɑːrtəzn/ (formal), (from French: artisan, Italian: artigiano) is a skilled craft worker who makes or creates material objects, partly or entirely by hand. Artisans practice a craft and may...
New Dawn
As we celebrate the passing of time,
The changing from a shortening
to a lengthening of days,
Let us ponder and be grateful,
For the small things
For the tiny minutiae, the seemingly unimportant
The moments, details, and...
La fite
“I have discovered the wine of Château Lafite to be a delicious, generous cordial, comparable to the ambrosia of the Gods of Olympus” Maréchal de Richelieu (1755)
Throughout the entire world, the name Lafite...
Galette des Rois
“The revolution like Saturn devours its own children”
Georg Büchner
Saturnalia
In Ancient Rome, Saturn was a mythological god, his reign depicted as a golden age of peace and prosperity, as described by Hesiod and...
The Yule Log
The celebration of Yule is one of the oldest winter celebrations in the world. The Ancient were hunters, who spent most of their time outdoors and the seasons and weather patterns had...
