Culinary and Wine Adventures

Zany Chefs, Cookbooks and Foie Gras

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What a wonderful weekend in cold snowy Paris!   I don’t think I have ever had so many variations of foie gras and fun as I did this past Saturday and Sunday.   I was lucky to receive an invitation from Gault Millau, the other and better French restaurant guide to The International Cookbook Fair, that …

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Splendid Weekend with French Vintners

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It has become an annual ritual for me to go to the Salon des Vins des Vignerons Independants, which always occurs the 3rd week of November, just like Thanksgiving, and one in the spring.   It is without a doubt the largest gathering of  independent wine makers in Paris!  There are always over 1000 booths in …

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