Musings

Writings about terroir, drink, food, and food culture.
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Le Pays Dinners

Pays du Nord

Cadre has now finished its survey of Eastern France and for the next few weeks will be exploring Northern France west of the Ardennes and above the Loire River, beginning with the Flemish and Walloon Nord (“North”) region along the Belgian border. This week’s menu explores the regional inland pays of Artois, Flanders, Hainaut, and Thiérache whose historical identities and [...]
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Le Pays Dinners

Pays de Alsace-Lorraine

This week’s stop on Cadre’s tour of France is the historical region, or pays, of Alsace-Lorraine in Le Grand Est.  Located near the border with [...]
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Le Pays Dinners

Pays de Champagne-Ardennes

Cadre’s tour of Les Pays de France has now explored Southeastern France, traveling north through Burgundy and Franche-Comté, and for the next two weeks will [...]
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Le Pays Dinners

Pays de Rhône-Alpes

“The discovery of a new dish confers more happiness on humanity than the discovery of a new star.”   These words were penned by Jean Brillat-Savarin [...]
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Pays de Bourgogne

As Cadre continues to study Le Pays de France we are learning how each region overlaps, bleeding into the next, and how difficult it becomes [...]
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