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The homeland of rustic pleasures…

October 3, 2010 by Ullrich

…is called Normandy, rich beyond belief: In front of you – the salty sea full of fish and mussels, crab and oysters. In your back – le bocage, fat meadows populated by outstanding cattle, lined with apple and plum trees and farm houses dating back to ancient times that stand along rivers where cream and butter are flowing. Yes, it’s true: weather is rough out there. But life can be very sweet. You start your day with some buttered baguette, […]

Categories: Bread, Breakfast, Dinner, good food, nature, seafood, signature dish • Tags: Food, France, Normandy, recipes

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Give us this day our Paris bread…

September 7, 2010 by Ullrich

…from Du Pain et des Idées for instance, a quite famous bakery at the crossing of Rue de Marseille and Rue Yves Toudic, only a stone’s throw from Place de la République. I didn’t know it, actually, I just walked by the other day and the beautiful things on display caught my attention. Have a look: That looks promising, doesn’t it? Strange discs and special snakes and snails and rolls. And it gets even better when you enter the boutique. There’s […]

Categories: Bread, good food, Paris, skills • Tags: Bread, Food, Paris

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Travelling to Boston with a “poulet roti”…

June 7, 2010 by Ullrich

…served on white bread accompanied by vegetables and a Cesar’s dressing, well, that’s what the package said at the airport where a foolish appetite came over me and made me buy (and eat) a sandwich. It was a brutal act going against my fierce conviction never to buy any sandwiches or other food at gas stations, airports, street stalls. But I still did it, thinking about human imperfection while chewing on the dry morsel packaged three days before and best before […]

Categories: Bread, malbouffe, Whatever Works • Tags: Food, Junkfood

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Greek crisis? Here’s an austerity dish…

April 12, 2010 by Ullrich

…called psomí jemistó, a Greek kind of an Italian Calzone, a bread stuffed with olives, sweet peppers, feta cheese and so on. Tonight, I’ve prepared it for the first time although I had kept an eye on it for years. Here’s the picture from the recipe book I’ve always found quite tempting: It’s from a book by the highly renowned German food photographer Christian Teubner who could fill a whole library with his work. And here’s what I’ve produced two hours ago: […]

Categories: Bread, Dinner, good food, signature dish, skills • Tags: Greek crisis food

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Re-thinking the cheese sandwich…

March 28, 2010 by Ullrich

…that’s what my 5-year-old son has done today. He came up with the solution pictured below, combining five of the best French cheeses on one slice of bread, thus creating a culinary Tour de France: What do we have here? From the top: a creamy Valençay made of raw goat milk, then a piece of Mimolette followed by a bar of rich Beaufort d’alpage, a piece of Tomme de Savoie (both from the Alps) and finally a cube of Neufchâtel from […]

Categories: Bread, Savoy, signature dish, Whatever Works • Tags: Beaufort

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There’s more than one best baguette in Paris…

March 23, 2010 by Ullrich

Ten of these were “perfect”: best baguettes 2010. …the jury has announced that the top ten bread samples handed in for yesterday’s annual competition for La meilleure baguette de Paris were just “perfect”. So here’s the (shopping) list for your records: Le Grenier à pain (Michel Galloyer et Anne-Marie Guillard): 38, rue des Abbesses, Paris 18ème Daniel Pouphary: 28, rue Monge, Paris 5ème. Macaron’s café (Dominique Saibron): 77, avenue du Général Leclerc, Paris 14ème. Yves Desgranges: 6, rue de Passy, […]

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And the best Parisian baguette baker is…

March 22, 2010 by Ullrich

…Djibril Bodrian from Le Grenier à Pain in Montmartre, 38, Rue des Abbesses. This was twitter news a couple of hours ago, now it’s officially confirmed. Bodrian was a runner-up in recent years already, finishing at least twice in the top ten. Today, the jury ranked his bread first out of 163 samples handed in by other Parisian bakers. For Bodrian the award means 4000 Euros of prize money, a good economic perspective for the coming weeks – and a […]

Categories: Bread, Whatever Works • Tags: Meilleure baguette de Paris

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Tonight, we’ll know the best bread of Paris…

March 22, 2010 by Ullrich

…and where to buy La meilleure baguette de Paris 2010. The jury at the Baker’s Guild – 15 experts, split in three groups – has closed the doors just a couple of minutes ago, right now they’re supposed to be tasting and sniffing already, munching and nibbling at hundreds of baguettes delivered to compete by the best Parisian bakers this morning. These very honorable craftsmen flocked together at Quai d’Anjou, one of the most prestigious addresses in Paris commanding great views on […]

Categories: Bread, Whatever Works • Tags: Meilleure baguette de Paris

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