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A PERMANENT DIALOGUE BETWEEN A FRENCH FATHER, ALAIN, LIVING IN CHICAGO AND HIS SON, STEPHANE, LIVING IN SILICON VALLEY. BOTH HAVE A SERIOUS FIXATION ON ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING INVOLVING FOOD, WINES, SEARCH FOR NEW EXCITING RESTAURANTS AND RECIPES BOTH IN FRANCE AND IN THE U.S. THE FATHER HAS ALSO AN EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF FILMS AND IS AN AVID MOVIEGOER AND VIDEO WATCHER. THEY WELCOME ANYBODY WHO SHARES THEIR PASSION TO ASK THEM QUESTIONS ABOUT RELATED TOPICS.

February 19, 2007

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POT-AU-FEU and POULE AU POT, TWO GREAT FRENCH ‘’COMFORT FOOD’’ BISTRO DISHES... AMONG MANY OTHERS. Hey, Stéphane, you lucky Californian, ...
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February 01, 2007

Winter Bistro Cuisine

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Hi Dad, As you know bistro cuisine has always been my favorite. I was wondering what are some common winter comfort foods you would find in...
January 15, 2007

MY FAVORITE FILMS OF 2006

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MY FAVORITES FILMS OF 2006 Stéphane, This vintage year was no better, I’m afraid, than 2005. A few independent good American productions r...
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January 07, 2007

Best Films of 2006

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Hi Papa, As you know Andrea and I dont get to the movies very often as your grandson is not much for films at his young age. We wanted to g...
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December 23, 2006

French Rum: Try Rhum agricole from Martinique

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RHUM AGRICOLE DE LA MARTINIQUE: A FRENCH SPIRIT AS SMOOTH AND SENSUOUS AS A GOOD COGNAC OR ARMAGNAC. THE PERFECT HOLIDAY AFTER-DINNER DRINK ...
December 15, 2006

French Rum

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Hi Dad, I made a nice rum punch receipe the other day with some nice Carribean Rum which got me wondering about where some of the finest Ru...
December 05, 2006

French Christmas dinners

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Salut Stéphane… I will try now to answer your question about traditional French Christmas dinners When I was 11 years old I read, several...
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November 25, 2006

French Christmas Culinary Traditions?

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Hi Papa, As we are getting closer to Noel I've been wondering what a tradtional french Christmas feast may entail. Can you shed some li...
November 16, 2006

Camembert: In search of a decent one in Chicago

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CAMEMBERT: IN SEARCH OF A DECENT ONE IN CHICAGO  A few images of the past…and realities of Today    I still have a vivid memory of wha...
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Born and educated in France. In Chicago since 1970. American wife, a free-lance writer and journalist. Two sons and two grand-children Since my childhood during World War II in the Languedoc and Geneva, Switzerland, and especially since the late forties when my parents moved from Southern France to Reims,the capital of the Champagne producing region, where we started to eat a little more normally, I had lots of exposure to the secrets of good food and wines. My Swiss grand mother, aunts, and my mother were great ''cordons bleus''and taught me many of their cooking techniques and secrets. My father initiated me to the art of wine selecting and drinking when I was 17 and explained to me the various regional food specialties of the French provinces. And when I was old enough to accompany them to restaurants, my parents introduced me to the world, rules, and tricks of restaurant going. Since my student years in Aix-En-Provence and Paris, I never stopped trying to improve my culinary skills,to experiment with an ever growing spectrum of new wines and different types of foods from all over the world, and to conduct a non-stop search for new exciting eateries.
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