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Category Archives: TASTE TRAVEL
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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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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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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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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Sqala: the ultimate Moroccan breakfast
I asked the waiter to explain what some of the choices were. A lot of the words and names of dishes were things I had never heard of. I was trying to make sense of it all… “Or you can … Continue reading
Posted in FOOD, Morocco, Restaurants
Tagged almonds, Argan oil, bacon, bitterness, breakfast, butter, Casablanca, crepe, dates, doughnut, honey, medina, mint, Morocco, olive oil, orange flower, pancakes, paradise, peanut butter, peppermint, pork, scrambled eggs, Sqala, sweetness, tajine, tea, terrace
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Psychedelic risotto @ Castel de Tres Girard
It was what we call bonus sunshine. Sun when everyone said it would rain. The kind of day where you feel strange putting on a big coat. But after an hour’s tasting in a cool cellar, you’re really glad you … Continue reading
Posted in Burgundy, FOOD, Restaurants
Tagged aldente, balance, beetroot, beets, bitterness, Burgundy, cachew nuts, cashew, Castel de Tres Girard, harmony, Italy, mange tout pea pods, Morey St Denis, nuts, Parmesan, rice, risotto, Rome, sweetness, veggies
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the best razor clams: a cinnamon tinged country
razor clams It’s pretty rare to see razor clams at a fishmonger. Even in France. So when I saw them in the central Market in Casablanca, I couldn’t help but exclaim, “Look she has couteaux (razor clams)! Lets get some.” … Continue reading
Posted in FOOD, Morocco, Restaurants, TASTE TRAVEL
Tagged Bouchra, Casablanca, Central Market, cinnamon, disgorgement, Morocco, razor clam, sea-breeze, sweet
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Sqala: mise en bouche
The Kemia Mauresque, were actually a selection of cooked vegetables that the waiter told us were Moroccan salads. All served cold. Artichoke (farthest away) with tomato was delicately spicy. Tender artichokes. Seemed generally typical of Mediterranean cuisine, something the … Continue reading
Posted in Morocco, Restaurants, TASTE TRAVEL
Tagged acidity, aggressive spicy, alcohol, aromatic, aromatic spicy, artichoke, Assortiment de Briouattes, bitterness, candied lemon, cardamom, Casablanca, chicken, cinnamon, complexity, eggplant, exotic, Fish, Italian, juice, Kemia Mauresque, ketfa, medina, Morocco, paradise, Pastilla, peach, pineapple, Port, powdered sugar, purée, red pepper, samosa, sensual, spinach, spring roll, Sqala, strawberry, sweetness, tomato
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Al Mounia
We were impressed when we discovered that the taxi driver knew where Al Mounia was. Not only because most of the other petit taxis seemed not to know where even the biggest monuments of the city were. But because we … Continue reading
Petit Taxis in Casa: getting there
For short distances in Casablanca, there are the Petit Taxis. Little red cars, beat up like old tin cans. The drivers are useless. Its crazy. Half of the time you get in, the driver has no idea where it is … Continue reading
Posted in Morocco, Restaurants, the road
Tagged Al Mounia, Casablanca, Grand Taxi, Morocco, Petit Taxi
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perspectives Casa
Posted in Morocco
Tagged Atlantic, carpet cleaning, Casablanca, Morocco, Mosquée Hassan II, parabols, roof litter
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Rick’s Café Casablanca
Rick’s café Good thing we got in on Sunday. There was live jazz at Rick’s. Not quite Sam on the piano, but close enough. The film Casablanca, was entirely done on set. Rick’s remained alive in our minds after watching … Continue reading
Posted in Morocco, Restaurants
Tagged Cabernet, Casablanca, Crab Louis, duck confit, jazz, Médaillon, medina, Morocco, Rick's Café, salad, Volubia
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Lunch at Central Market Casa: step three
step three: watch the world go by….
Lunch at Central Market Casa: step two
Step two : Take it to Bouchra Zoubida is the oyster lady at Parc Dar Kachon stand in the middle of the market. Apparently she is the matriarch of the Central Market and has been there every day for 39 years. … Continue reading
Posted in FOOD, Morocco, Restaurants, TASTE TRAVEL
Tagged Bouchra, calemari, Casablanca, Central Market, fishmonger, Morocco, oysters, rosé, sepia, shrimp, snails
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