Category: Food & Wine

The Last Rose (Wines) of Summer

Rose Wines for summer’s end

 

Recommended rose wines from France and Spain to enjoy during final days of summer.

After Labor Day, summer can seem like it’s a quickly fading memory. But the reality is there’s still technically a week or so left of summer (which ends on Sept. 21) depending on when you’re reading this article.

And when it comes to wine, nothing symbolizes summer better than rose wines.

Fortunately, there’s more than just one rose of summer still in full bloom. In fact, according to several wine store owners I’ve talked to over the years, if they could stock rose wines year-round, they probably would since they seem to sell like wildfire anytime they’re on the shelves. [ . . . ]

More at: Wine Press: The Last Rose (Wines) of Summer | masslive.com

How to Lose Weight Eating a French Diet and French Meals

We’ve all heard the rumors about French women: They don’t get fat, and they teach their children to eat a variety of foods from a young age. When I first stepped into the country of croissants, steak tartare, and delicious wine, I was desperate for some lessons around food. I was a lot like many of us—thinking that if I stayed away from certain “bad” foods, I would lose weight or that if I exercised relentlessly, I would create a fit body and look amazing. I was at a place where I didn’t understand my body, my enjoyment of food, or balance. If I prescribed to all-or-nothing mentalities, I would somehow find happiness.But I will tell you a secret about what I saw [ . . . ]

Source: How to Lose Weight Eating a French Diet and French Meals – Verily

A Unique French Wine The Best English Cheese

It’s the color of dark rum, a huge sweet presence on the front palate but the finish is transformed into an infinitely lingering, burnt toast zestiness. It has an alcohol content of 18%, so it’s certainly not a regular wine, and a residual sugar of 139 g/L. Standard wine will be less than 5, so there’s something pretty unusual [ . . . ]

Source: A Unique French Wine The Best English Cheese

This Whole Foods map of French cheese is a crime against dairy

The French cheese lovers of Twitter are having a little fun at the expense of Whole Foods after photos popped up online showing what appears to be a crime against the world’s best cheese.

Labeled “Cheeses From France,” the displays — allegedly seen in Detroit and Washington D.C. stores — features a stylized map of the country that incorrectly pinpoints the origins of cheeses famously named for the places they’re produced.

Oh la la!

Source: This Whole Foods map of French cheese is a crime against dairy

Chef Alain Ducasse headlines new documentary, Paris restauran

PARIS, Sept 2 — It’s been a big week for chef Alain Ducasse, who announced the opening of another restaurant in Paris and released the trailer for a new documentary hitting French cinemas next month.

Ducasse, who holds 18 Michelin stars for 20-plus restaurants around the world, created a buzz in the French food world this week after revealing plans to open a new restaurant called Spoon in Paris at the end of the month.

The opening revives one of Ducasse’s former restaurant concepts Spoon Food & Wines, which launched in 1998 as a fusion restaurant and featured flavors from around the world. Diners could mix and match sauces and sides for their main course in a form of deconstructed gastronomy [ . . . ] Read more at : Chef Alain Ducasse headlines new documentary, Paris restaurant | Eat/Drink | Malay Mail Online

What’s underfoot flavors great cheese

The French elegantly use the word “terroir” (ter-war) to describe the specific characteristics of an earthly location that’s usually applied to grape-growing areas. In his witty book “What the French?!” Olivier Magny says, “Terroir is somewhereness; it is the essence of a place, its signature. It is what’s unique, nonreproducible and singular about it.”That’s one of the best definitions I’ve heard for “terroir.” Along with wines and foods, the term can also be applied to beautiful rivers, stunning forests, rock formations and even cultural habits. It’s knowing where you are by seeing certain sights, or behaviors like the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. In Paris, it’s the Champs Elysees with the Arc de Triomphe or [ . . . ] More: What’s underfoot flavors great cheese | Home | calaverasenterprise.com