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Laksa for breakfast
Empty street of Chinatown in Singapore Our flight out of Singapore is early on Sunday and Chinatown is virtually empty when we wander through looking for some breakfast. We stand at a cross roads thinking about our options: eat at … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, FOOD, TASTE TRAVEL
Tagged breakfast, Chinatown, coconut milk, Fish, fried wantons, Hawker center, Laksa, noodles, Singapore, spice
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Singapore Noodles
Just throw it all in there. Thin noodles. Bits of pork. A little bit of shrimp. Some egg. A few greens. And a little bit of spice, but nothing aggressive, just aromatic. This is snack in Chinatown after finally arriving … Continue reading
Unexpected Beaujolais Nouveau 2009
When he handed me the bread, and I realized that it was warm, I thought, “this is too good to be true”. How can you have a Beaujolais nouveau day without a glass (or three) of Beaujolais? Someone with some … Continue reading
Posted in 2009, Beaujolais, FOOD, WINE
Tagged 2009, Beaujolais Nouveau, Bordeaux, bread, charcuterie, delicious, Duboeuf, Gamay, pork, SNCF
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The Pyrenees, Petit Manseng, and Cauhapé
Pyrenees watch over Petit Manseng It’s a five-hour ride from Paris to Pau on the TGV. The train flies down as far as Tours, then medium speed to Bordeaux, before slowing even more until Pau. It is as if someone … Continue reading
Posted in 2007, WINE
Tagged 2006, 2007, Alluviale, Cacao, Cauhapé, Chez Ruffet, Clos Girouilh, Domaine de Souche, Gillardeau, Gros Manseng, Henri Ramonteu, Jurançon, Jurançon Sec, La Canopée, New Zealand, Nicolas Ramonteu, Paris, Pau, Petit Manseng, Pyrenees, Raviole, TGV, tomme de brebis, Utah Beach
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2009 harvest @ Domaine de La Madone
Posted in 2009, Beaujolais, WINE
Tagged 2009, Beaujolais, Bererd, de-stemmer, Gamay, Harvest, La Madone, sorting table, vineyard, winery
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2009 vintage: what ripe Chardonnay looks like: gold
We didn’t have to go far with Alexandre Moreau to see some of his ripe Chardonnay in Cote de Beaune (Burgundy), we just crossed the street from his cellar and into Chassagne 1er Cru La Maltroie vineyard. Here, too, the … Continue reading
Posted in 2009, TASTE TRAVEL, WINE
Tagged 2009, Alexandre Moreau, Bernard Moreau, bunch, Burgundy, Chardonnay, Chassagne 1er Cru La Maltroie, Chassagne Montrachet, Cote de Beaune, flavor, flower, golden, grapes, Harvest, juice, magic, pips, ripe, shot grapes, skins, vine
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A revelation: Foie gras with raspberries and red bell pepper jelly
How do you make foie gras go with Beaujolais Villages? Start by giving the chef a glass or two. Just so that he can get the creative juices flowing… The young chef at Auberge de Chantemerle came up with an … Continue reading
Posted in 2006, Beaujolais, FOOD, Restaurants, TASTE TRAVEL, Uncategorized, what am I drinking with this dish?
Tagged Auberge de Clochemerle, Beaujolais, Beaujolais Village, complex, digestable, Domaine de La Madone, electric, foie gras, Gamay, juice, Le Perreon, new wood, pepperiness, Pinot Noir, raspberry, red bell pepper, red fruits, toastiness
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2009 vintage: tasting pinot noir grapes
Driving through Burgundy last week, I couldn’t help but be amazed by the beauty of the vines. Everything was so lush, and green, it just radiated health and vibrancy. The color of the vines was almost spring-like. No yellow, brown … Continue reading
Posted in 2009, WINE
Tagged 1er Cru Les Chaffots, 2009, beauty, bitter, Burgundy, Clos St Denis, complexity, Cote de Nuits, de-leaf, Frederic Magnien, grapes, green, hail, Michel Magnien, Morey St Denis, Pinot Noir, pips, skins, sweet, tannic, taste, vines, vineyard, vintage
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Picnic in the train
Sunday. Train ride to Montpellier. The TGV will take us there in a little over 3 hours. As soon as we are out of Paris, and the window is divided horizontally between blue sky and green fields of summer, we … Continue reading
Posted in 2003, FOOD, Recipes, What is in my glass?, WINE
Tagged 2003, butter, Chardonnay, chicken, France, lees, lemon, Les Tillets, Meursault, Montpellier, mushrooms, Paris, Patrick Javillier, Puligny, swordfish, TGV, train, veal, verbena, white pepper
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Maria, Oh! Maria @ Regalade in Beaune
There was only one line in the email: “Does anyone know how to spell La REGALADE and frogs legs or what???” With that we knew that we would have to make a trip to see Maria. Not only to keep … Continue reading
Posted in 2007, Burgundy, FOOD, Restaurants, TASTE TRAVEL, WINE
Tagged 2007, Beaune, blackboard, Burgundy, butter, Chardonnay, chicken broth, coddled eggs, dark meat, Dover sole, egg, French fries, frites, frogs legs, garlic, La Regalade, morel, mushrooms, potatoes, RN79, terrace, truffle, Vincent Dureuil, white meat
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way before the crack of dawn…morning market Sanur
I wish I’d caught her name. Our little waitress of the night before. The one who had served our Balinese tasting menu at the Wantilan Café She could see that we were curious, so she spent a lot of time … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, TASTE TRAVEL
Tagged Bali, banana leaf, chicken, chilies, Fish, food market, Indonesia, jackfruit, morning, noodles, rice, Sanur
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spoon of the moment: tuna and raw beet
Inspired while doing the Saturday morning marketing. Tuna belly: the kobe beef of the sea. Fatty. Tender. Complex. Meaty. With the bitter tendency of red meat. Looking at fresh produce at the Organic Market Boulevard des Batignoles (Paris XVII), I … Continue reading
Posted in 2003, FOOD, SPOON, What is in my glass?
Tagged 2003, beet, beetroot, bitter, Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Baudes, Frederic Magnien, iron, kobe beef, lime, Marché Bio des Battignolles, nutmeg, olive oil, organic, red fruits, spoon, tannic, tuna, white pepper
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spoon of the moment: summer foie gras
I don’t usually think of serving foie gras in the summer time. It seems a little rich for summer blood. Rich because of the creamy texture and inherent fattiness. Fattiness tends to have a slight sweetness to it (think fresh … Continue reading
Posted in 1997, FOOD, Recipes, SPOON, What is in my glass?, WINE
Tagged 1997, asparagus, foie gras, Haut Medoc, La Demoiselle de Sociando, lime, Sociando Mallet, spoon, summer, zest
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Ibu Oka Babi Guling
Ubud. Across the street from the Royal Palace. Ibu Oka (i.e. mama oka’s place) This place is hopping. Locals and tourists rub shoulders to get a piece of this famous roast suckling pig. Open around 11AM and they close when … Continue reading
Posted in FOOD, TASTE TRAVEL
Tagged Babi Guling, Bali, beer, Bintang, blood sausage, Brussles, crispy skin, electric, exoticism, gravy, Ibu Oka, Indonesia, porc, roast suckling pig, Royal Palace, sausage, sayur, spice, Ubud, veggies
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summer bulot sandwich
I started thinking about it as I was walking through the organic market Marché Bio of Boulevard des Battignolles in the 17th arrondissment in Paris: I wanted to make a bulots sandwich. The more I thought about it, the … Continue reading
Posted in 2007, FOOD, Recipes, what am I drinking with this dish?
Tagged 2007, basil, Beaujolais, bulots, Domaine Sauvète, Gamay, hungry, Loire, Marché Bio des Battignolles, mayonnaise, organic, pepper, rocket, rosé, Sancerre, Sauvignon de Touraine Oneiros, sea, snail, summer, tarragon, tomato, whelk, white meat
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Street life Ubud
off of monkey forest road
Posted in Asia, TASTE TRAVEL
Tagged Bali, chicken, Indonesia, Monkey Forest Road, Ubud
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