French virtual cafe

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.

October 28, 2008

Charcuterie in the US

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Hi Dad, As you remember from your visit here earlier this month we found some nice saucisson sec at the Mountain View farmer's market...
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September 03, 2008

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Salade Niçoise: Simple and Easy to Make This very colorful and inexpensive salad does not need to be authentic to constitute an ide...
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September 02, 2008

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PASTIS, the perfect summer drink This successor to absinthe has been France's favorite apéritif since the mid 50's.  It has a lo...
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August 28, 2008

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THE ROAD TO FRENCHTOWN   I N SEARCH OF A BEAUTIFUL BUT LITTLE-KNOWN CEMETERY OF FRENCH IMMIGRANTS IN SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. HOW THEY MANAG...
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July 18, 2008

Pastis in the Summer

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Hi Dad, As it's been quite hot here recently I've turned to having a glass of Pastis over the past few days. I was explaining to so...
June 25, 2008

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Chateau HAUT-SARTHES, MONTRAVEL ROUGE, a very exciting wine from a little-known AOC worth discovering Stéphane, During the 10 days we s...
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June 05, 2008

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What is an authentic French brasserie? After a downturn in the nineties, brasseries are gaining a new popularity in France. They constitut...
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May 01, 2008

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Premier Mai (May Day), la Fête du Travail, in France and in Chicago.    Today, May 1, 2008, many immigrants will organize parades in the st...
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April 24, 2008

Brasserie Comparisons

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Hi Dad, Thanks much for the info on inexpensive Bordeauxs! I'm in the process of placing my orders to have a good stock on hand at home...
April 15, 2008

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Nice red Bordeaux for less than 10 dollars in Chicago     Do not expect miracles; But, to my taste, some offer better value in that price ...
April 14, 2008

Bordeaux's with good value for the money

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Hi Dad, I've been digging around for low priced Bordeaux's here in silicon valley but come up mostly empty. Given there are many pl...
February 28, 2008

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Pommes Frites, commonly called “Frites”: What a treat, when they are made the right way. But lots of doubts still exist about the “Frenc...
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Alain
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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