12.03.2010
Gourmet: The antiseptic properties of ‘stinking roses’ are good for flu
Apparently sales of garlic worldwide have shot up in the past year, alongside the Swine Flu scare, and the price of what Alexander Dumas called "this mystically refined bulb" has risen commensurately.
The "stinking rose" may not be able to fight off Grippe A on its own, yet garlic has certainly been known for centuries to have antiseptic properties. Indeed, it was grown extensively for this reason during both World Wars, encouraged by government grants.Read more …
08.01.2010
Gourmet: Discover the secrets of the “black gold” at wholesale prices
Everything you’ve always wanted to know about truffles but were afraid to ask can be found at the 14th "Marché de la Truffe" (truffle market) which is on this weekend in the Alpes-Maritimes at the Bastide Saint Antoine near Grasse on Saturday, and the village of Le Rouret on Sunday. Read more …
09.12.2009
Gourmet: Imaginative trilogy pays tribute to luxury and exclusivity for winter at the Fairmont Monte Carlo
A partnership between the Fairmont Monte Carlo hotel and Dior has captured the imagination of one of the Principality’s most creative - dare one say theatrical - chefs. Taking inspiration from Christian Dior’s epicurean passion for haute cuisine, Maryan Gandon and his team have taken a fresh approach to festive traditions. Read more …
01.12.2009
Gourmet: Make onions the star of your dish of the day
Autumn is the time we start to see the new season's onions arriving in our markets and shops - in different shapes, sheens and colours, and all beautifully sweet, crisp and easy to peel. So, away with those tasteless Spanish onions strung into orange netting, and start experimenting with our more locally grown purple shallots, pretty, aromatic reds (rouge-de-florence or rosé-de-roscoff, for example) or, best of all, the sweet yellow doux-de-Cevennes.Read more …
10.09.2009
Gourmet: A local taste of springtime
Maydays and sunshine days. This month heralds the start of long summer lunches in the shade, relaxing and gossiping with friends.
The last thing you want is to be busying to-and-fro kitchen-to-terrace, so the ideal meal is one you can prepare in advance. Which, presumably, is why Petits Farcis Niçois were invented. The perfect ‘pick and mix’ summer buffet dish.Read more …
27.07.2009
Gourmet: Moules, moules, moules!
Twenty two years ago, Sylvie Chantraine decided that her restaurant should become something very special. At that time, she offered Belgian specialities. One of those was a mussel dish, which her guests loved. Read more …
27.07.2009
Gourmet: Mamma’s real Italian does still exist
Nowadays, with the modernisation of so many restaurants, one wonders where to find the authentic Italian ambiance and homemade dishes. Read more …
27.07.2009
Gourmet: From the net directly to the table
The menu of the Ristorante Bugamatta, in Finale, Ligure, remains a mystery until the morning arrival of the fishermen: "It depends on what kind of fish they caught in their nets", says Titti Manno, who has run this fine little restaurant on the sea front, together with her husband, Piero Daccà, for five years. He is a trained chef and the menu is his creation. Read more …
19.11.2007
Dinner and wine evening at Sophia Antipolis
The British Chamber of Commerce will host an evening of wine tasting on November 22nd with honorary guest Rod Smith of Vins Sans Frontières.Read more …
12.11.2007
Gourmet: Escoffier foundation holds conferences at C.U.M
Le Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen (CUM) will hold the two-day conferences organised by the Auguste Escoffier foundation today and tomorrow. The yearly conference is this time centred on the question of whether there is such a thing as ‘a political meal’ and ‘what is the etiquette’ at such events.Read more …
