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The most beautiful friendship always starts as a breath of air and goes on to become a great and powerful gust of wind prepared to cut across distances and overcome obstacles.
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Our thought of the day
Article publié par Alain Fontaine, the owner le 29/07/2011 à 13:10
Catégories : Our Thought Of the Day
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One word from the Devil's dictionary
Article publié par Le Mesturet le 29/07/2011 à 13:07
Catégories : The Devil's Dictionary
Tags : friendship
FRIENDSHIP; A ship big enough to carry two in fair weather, but only one in foul.
Mesturet Anecdotes: Horsemeat Steak Memories
Article publié par Alain Fontaine, the owner le 28/07/2011 à 09:30
Catégories : Mesturet Anecdotes
Tags : Mesturet anecdotes, Horsemeat Steak
On the advice of our family doctor, my mother had me eat horsemeat steaks twice a week. I loved them and ate them prepared every possible way, raw or cooked, until I was sixteen years old. I started work at a high-end Paris restaurant when I was seventeen (in 1975). The head chef there had made his reputation on a certain number of traditional dishes including...
Wine tip: Better wine tasting
Article publié par Alain Fontaine, the owner le 28/07/2011 à 09:27
Catégories : About Wine
Tags : wine tip, wine tasting
The best time to taste a wine is between 10:30 in the morning and noon. In fact, this is the time of day when your sense of smell and taste are at their most sensitive. The day has barely begun, the taste buds have not yet been too much in demand. As for the nasal mucous membranes, they haven’t been overwhelmed by environmental odours or pollution... The Mesturet Novel : A Life of passions
Article publié par Le Mesturet le 20/07/2011 à 13:55
Catégories : The Mesturet Novel
Tags : The Mesturet Novel
Chapter One, the Awakening of the Senses, part 4:
The holidays passed very quickly with cultural visits, beaches, ice creams on terraces, night dances and night clubs. Still no summer romance for Pierre; he wasn’t really preoccupied with girls, he told himself he had lots of time. And anyway, if he had to act as stupid as the boys that hung around his sisters… it wasn’t for the good of the male gender. Most of his time at the beach was taken up with sports: a ball, a few pals and that was it.
There was something more this year, though: Chef's Recipes : Brioche perdue with Red Fruits
Article publié par Pascal Brot, chef de cuisine le 20/07/2011 à 13:23
Catégories : Chef's Recipes
Tags : recipes, brioche perdue with red fruits
Red fruit season has started. One of my favourite desserts is definitely this brioche perdue recipe that I’m offering you today. Sometimes it can be disconcerting to eat a hot dessert in summer, but we should remember that the baked Alaska is a star dessert at May and June baptisms, communions and marriages. This proves that a hot dessert can be inviting as long as there’s some ice cream to cool things down. Quotation of the day
Article publié par Alain Fontaine, the owner le 19/07/2011 à 15:16
Catégories : Quotation of the day
Tags : quotation of the day
Each day is like a piece of fruit... and our job is to eat them. Jean Giono Our thought of the day
Article publié par Alain Fontaine, the owner le 19/07/2011 à 15:09
Catégories : Our Thought Of the Day
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There are people who never think of others... It doesn't matter... Other people never think of them.
Wine tips : Cleaning glassware
Article publié par Alain Fontaine, the owner le 12/07/2011 à 19:23
Catégories : About Wine
Tags : wine tips, cleaning glassware
When you’re having wine, don’t hesitate to rinse your glass with water before the meal. Certain detergents or rinsing products leave an invisible residue on the glass that can alter the taste of the wine. This is even more important for aged wines. Personally... Le Mesturet's wine of the week: Domaine de La Garde
Article publié par Alain Fontaine, the owner le 12/07/2011 à 19:20
Catégories : About Wine
Tags : wine of the week, Cahors, Côteaux du Quercy, Domaine de La Garde
During the holidays, if you’re near Cahors, don’t hesitate to stop by Jean Jacques Bousquet’s. A passionate wine grower with reasonable prices. You can taste: 