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Riesling Rendezvous Grand Tasting Review
Riesling Rendezvous Grand Tasting I considered myself extremely lucky when I received a phone call on Sunday afternoon July 11th asking whether I’d like to cover the Riesling Rendezvous Grand Tasting for Bean. Of course I would! The weather was s (read full article)
Onion Tart, or Tarte à l’Oignon
Une tarte à l’oignon, or onion tart, quickly became a favorite dish to eat when I lived in the Alsace region of France. In the late ’70s I spent a year there working for a French family as an au pair, or mother’s helper. The r (read full article)
The Society's Vin d'Alsace 2008
Produced for The Wine Society by Hugel, this is a blend of Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Muscat and Sylvaner.Top-class producer, entry-level wine, but a good one. Not overly rich, but aromatic and refreshing. A good introduction to Alsace wi (read full article)
Oeufs Cocotte aux Asperges
C'est la star du printemps: elle est belle, goûteuse et délicate, mais toujours appréciée. Il faut la choisir fraichement coupée (quand c'est possible...) et ne pas hésiter quand vous la prenez en grande surface à soulever le papier qui entour (read full article)
Culinary Dictionary: Letter K
After J comes K. Yes I know my alphabet, my kefta and my kefir. I drank a whole bottle of strawberry-flavored kefir this afternoon. Not only does kefir taste great, it’s also an excellent probiotic and has many other health benefits.Kamut: A variet (read full article)
Culinary Dictionary: Letter K
After J comes K. Yes I know my alphabet, my kefta and my kefir. I drank a whole bottle of strawberry-flavored kefir this afternoon. Not only does kefir taste great, it’s also an excellent probiotic and has many other health benefits.Kamut: A variet (read full article)
Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Alsace Gewurztraminer 2008
Another result from the current Sainsbury's Taste the Difference sale. Produced by the ever-reliable Cave de Turckheim, this delivers rich, floral flavour, full mouthfeel and a crisp freshness. I think Gewurztraminer is great - it's so different f (read full article)
An ancient tart – Poppy seed tartlets Lorraine
Une ancienne tarte – Tartelettes sucrée au pavot This tart is an old specialty from Lorraine, to be more precise, the city of Toul (a very small town near Nancy), which no one in the US probably knows where it is nor how to pronounce it̷ (read full article)
Wachau & Hirtzberger & generelt om grüner veltliner
Om grüner veltliner-druen, Østrigsk vin & Wachau — oprindeligt bragt august 2008 Den første grüner veltliner-vin, jeg smagte, var fra Wachau-producenten Franz Hirtzberger. Jeg husker ikke årgang og mark præcist, men jeg tror, det var (read full article)
"Dinner In Alsace"
Well, La Cafe de Paris in Boise has done it again. I have said this before, but it needs repeating. "Watch out Andrae's. La Cafe de Paris is breathing down you neck." And, if you have never been to one of these dinners - they have about one a month a (read full article)



