Unless my schedule runs awry, I will not have to wait until Memorial Day week-end to pay a visit to Jersey shore.
At this time tomorrow I should be in good company for a sneak preview of Eat Drink Italy with Vic Rallo.
A cursory look at what will make it to the screen for first season which will start airing om PBS on July 6, 2013 shows Vic often drawn to wines and food of Aldo Adige.
I should have a few things to share about Eat Drink Italy with Vic Rallo on Thursday.
Doubt I will make it to dinner at Chateau de France, Pessac Leognan, one of the many evening activities I was invited to...that is if I made it to Bordeaux for Vinexpo 2013 (June 16-20).
My schedule will not allow for it to happen.
I can always visit Chateau de France any other time of the year.
(* Photo from Chateau de France website)
Is Natural Wine Pop Up presence on May 21 at London International Wine Fair 2013 (May 20-22) influenced by the fact that for a couple of days the event has to share the London wine stage with all natural wine all the time Raw Fair (May 19-20).
Some of the offerings:
"Les Caves de Pyrene will host this Pop-Up, with a selection of over 50 wines from its own portfolio as well as others, both available in the UK and also seeking distribution. Producers will include critically-acclaimed biodynamic Rhone estate, Domaine Gramenon; Pheasant's Tears from Georgia; Villalobos with their Carignan made from "wild vines" in Chile and Jura's Philippe Bornard, whose reds and whites are made without sulphur. There will also be wines made in qvevri and amphora; orange wines from extended skin contact; sparkling natural wines made in the ancestral (pre-Champenoise) style, and other gems from a multitude of different terroirs and rarely-seen indigenous grape varieties."
Heard it through the grapevine for Green Day # 250
Previously: Vacant Lot Turned Vegetable Garden, Newark, 8th Street and 11th Avenue
Ferris Wheel on Sunny Day
Toulouse Plages 'Grande Roue' as I saw it from across the Garonne late August 2012.
Treat Mom to a red and gold chocolate heart
If you are lucky enough to be close to a Henri Le Roux Maitre Chocolatier boutique in Brittany or Paris.
For past few weeks, my schedule has not left much time for book browsing so with a little time on my hands this evening i decided to pick up Popes, Peasants and Shepherds 'Recipes and Lore from Rome and Lazio' (University of California Press, March 2013) by Oretta Zanini de Vita for a quick browse.
It reminded me that in many regions of Italy as is case in France, most things can be turned into meals whether it's tripe, veal stomach or eel in Eel with Raisins and Pine Nuts and Tongue with Sweet and Sour Beef Tongue.
Some might be more comfortable with Gnocchi dolci alla romana ('Sweet Gnocchi') or'Maccheroni con le noci' (Sweet Pasta).
Top story on May 6th edition of Cronache di Gusto is Slow Food Story, a film by Stefano Sardo to be released on May 30, 2013.
Main character on Slow Food Story trailer (mostly in Italian) is of course Carlo Petreni.
Not sure when English version will be out.
In the meantime, practice your Italian.
Planning a trip can be time consuming even in our internet age if you need to look at each point of interest via their individual website.
Heading for Paris and hungry for a cultural fill, you will find all 14 City of Paris museums under one roof, Paris Musees....
History buffs will want to check The Catacombs while literary minded can delve into Balzac's House, and classical music fans could check cast of Chopin's hand at Museum of Romantics which is currently under renovation and offers free access to permanent collection (only partly accessible because of renovations).
Paris Musees web portal landed on my radar thanks to Elodie's Paris
(* Oasis of peace above is photo of garden of Museum of Romantics from their Facebook page)
Few large cities around the world count vineyards within their vicinity.
Vienna is one of them.
Most famous of their offerings is Wiener Gemischter Satz included in Slow Food 'Ark of Taste', slightly skunky according to Alice Feiring.
Austrian National Tourist Office notes:
"Many are surprised to learn that urban Vienna is also a wine region. But within the city limits, 320 winemakers tend 1,680 acres of grapes – mostly in the river-flanking areas of Nussberg, Kahlenberg, Bisamberg and Mauer."
5 wineries from Vienna banded together and formed WienWein to share their offerings with the world.
Amongst them Weingut Cobenzl whose wines illustrate this piece.
Over the months of April and May 2013, the Wellcome Collection in London tries to answer the question Who's the Pest, with combination of Free and Paid events.
Program notes intertwined existence of man and bug:
"From their first bite to the fact they eat us when we die, insects will always be part of our lives. Explore the entwined, co-dependent and timeless love story between humans and insects and answer the burning question… who is more of a pest?"
April 30 and May 1st)
On April 30 and May 1st, sold out evening program (7:30 pm to 10:00 pm) will ask attendees to explore the Deliciousness of Insects...
The Menu
“How do you take something perceived as ‘inedible’, and create the paradigm shift to bring it into the category of the edible?” This is the challenge embraced by Nordic Food Lab. “We hope to show the diversity of deliciousness, by exploring insects as undervalued yet striking ingredients in the Nordic kitchen and beyond.”
"Come to this stimulating evening where Nordic Food Lab's Director Michael BomFrøst and Head of Culinary Research and Development Benedict Reade join Professor Marcel Dicke, ambassador for insects and TED speaker, to show you the possibilities offered by entomophagy (eating insects). Immerse yourself in insect cookery with live commentary and have delicious insect canapés bought to your table."
One a the Free events is Insects au Gratin :
"Insects Au Gratin focuses on the future of food, and shows the potential of insects as a sustainable food source. Enter the near future of food: experience for yourself the sensory world of harvesting mini-livestock and witness table-top 3D printing demos of possible novel insect foods that could be on our plates sooner than we think."
This is an installation created by Susana Soares in collaboration with Steak Studio. It runs until May 5th.
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