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Biltoki: the halles revival
Since 2015, Basque company Biltoki has made food its playground, opening hybrid food and gourmet halls all over France. We come here to shop, dine and taste the renewed charm of these "bellies" of yesteryear.
Paulée des Vins de Loire: an exceptional dinner orchestrated by Alexandre Gauthier
Like every year, the Paulée des Vins de Loire welcomes a renowned chef to concoct its closing dinner. For the 2025 edition, Alexandre Gauthier takes over the kitchen.
A Gault&Millau restaurant wins the mayo egg championship in Aquitaine
The Bar Basque in Saint-Jean-de-Luz won the 3rd edition of the Aquitaine egg mayonnaise championship in Bordeaux. With a recipe as gourmet as it was inspired, chef Cédric Marinello took first place against eleven competitors.
Poetry, a table in Nîmes by Nicolas Fontaine and Logan Thouillez
In February, Poésie will open its doors in Nîmes. This new restaurant was conceived and inspired by two of Pierre Gagnaire's disciples: chef Nicolas Fontaine and sommelier Logan Thouillez.
The oyster knife, the fatal weapon
The knife is the linchpin of the kitchen, the soul and weapon of the chef. Choosing the right oyster knife means taking your cooking to the next level. It's the only knife that can give you access to the umami of the iodized taste: shiny, plump, fragrant flesh. But you have to know how to use it.
Guide Centre-Val de Loire - Pays de la Loire 2024: available April 11
The 2024 edition of the Centre-Val de Loire - Pays de la Loire guide is now on sale. New restaurant addresses, gourmet itineraries, portraits... discover the riches of this region.
La Paulée celebrates its 40th edition with Emmanuel Renaut
La Paulée, an event designed to highlight the richness of Loire wines, celebrates its fortieth anniversary on Sunday March 24, 2024. For the occasion, Emmanuel Renaut will orchestrate an exceptional dinner in Chartres.
Where to eat a good onion soup?
A popular dish in traditional French cuisine, onion soup has somewhat deserted restaurant menus. Here are five places where you can still enjoy it.
When is the Hospices de Beaune sale?
The 163ᵉ Vente des Vins des Hospices de Beaune will take place this November. Festivities are expected all weekend long: gourmet market, parades or exceptional tastings at Burgundy estates.
An artist at refining
Rodolphe Le Meunier's cheese dairy is located 30 km from Tours. It's here, in his maturing cellars - which in this case are more like cold rooms - that hundreds of specialties wait patiently to be shipped. They will be sent to the boutique at Les Halles de Tours, to restaurants, sales outlets and supermarkets in France, and to a multitude of countries, including Saudi Arabia, Korea, Japan, the United States... Rodolphe Le Meunier is a cheesemaker and refiner with a MOF title, and an outspoken businessman who debunks preconceived ideas.
