Monday, October 29, 2018

Houndsley, Idéale & Île St.-Louis

Île Saint-Louis, Paris 

We've pushed the clocks back - this weekend - and the Indian Summer temperatures in the 70's that have spoiled us all Autumn-long disappeared this week, too, along with the daylight.  Winter is fast approaching and with it, thoughts of holidays and the gift-giving season. 

Top on your lists, of course, is your beloved D-O-G  (God spelled backward, don't forget). 

Idéale and I were gifted a Houndsley dog walking bag and leather leash-collar set for our birthdays this year and now we don't go anywhere without them.  Join  us on one of our favorite walks around the Île Saint-Louis....

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THE HOUNDSLEY BAG

The Houndsley dog walking bag is made of showerproof heavy-duty canvas with the finest leather trim and quality brass fittings.  The unique detachable front pocket is an easily accessible receptacle for when your pooch has been busy and there is no available bin. It can also be used as a handy pocket for doggy treats. It can be removed, easily emptied and washed. The handy side mess bag dispenser allows quick access to bags and the inside pocket allows you to store two or more rolls.



BEST OF BRITISH

Workmanship and quality of product is of upmost importance to Houndsley. Therefore, when selecting a British based manufacturer, we wanted to work with someone who shared this ethos. John Chapman, founded in 1980 and based in Cumbria, use high quality materials of British origin wherever possible and were the perfect choice to help bring the Houndsley Bag to the market place.

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For MORE Dog Walking Tips, pick up the Paris On 4 Paws guidebook. 

Idéale à Paris, A Dog Lover's Guide To The City of Light

 

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Episode 40: Two Chefs on The PRASAD Project; Master Class in Austrian Wines

by Paige Donner

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Two Chefs On The PRASAD Project and Austrian Wines with Willi Klinger

For October 2018's episode of our show, we celebrate this warm and welcoming Autumn here in Paris with two chefs and a Master of Austrian Wine.

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The lead-in topic with Chef Avi Szapiro of Roia in New Haven Connecticut and his longtime friend and colleague, Chef Indra Carrillo of La Condesa, here in Paris is the Prasad Project.

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The Prasad Project is a philanthropic expression of the Siddha Yoga Path. PRASAD (Philanthropic Relief, Altruistic Service And Development) is a not-for-profit organization committed to improving the quality of life of economically disadvantaged people around the world. Its primary philosophy is one of self-reliance.

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The PRASAD Project's outreach programs help people to achieve lives of self-reliance and dignity by offering assistance in health, education and sustainable community development in India, dental care in the United States and eye care in México.

The word PRASAD originally comes from the Sanskrit. This is something that the Colombian born Avi and the Mexican born Indra will explain more to us about during our interview.

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We sat down with the both of them together at Indra's delightful new restaurant La Condesa in the SoPi district, that's short for South Pigalle, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Chef Carrillo was named as one of Paris's top young chefs in 2016 by Gault & Millau and between the two of them, Avi and Indra have worked in such exotic places as India and Mexico City as well as mythical culinary lands like Lyon and Paris.

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For the second half of our show, get ready for a Master Class with the renowned Willi Klinger of the Austrian Wine Board.

Austrian wines offer much more than Grüner Weltliner, delicious as it may be.

In fact, at an Austrian Wine Tasting here in Paris I was frankly surprised and delighted to discover their red wines.

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Crisp, light and elegant, these cold climate reds can stand up to the best and are well worth discovering especially while they still maintain their very accessible price points. So have a listen as Willy Klinger, this masterful wine professional discusses everything from Grüner Weltliner to Wolfgang Puck. And lots of Austrian wines in between.

So sit back, pour yourself a glass of whatever is chilled or whatever you've been tempted to open thus far but have been waiting for just the right moment, and relax into this international episode of Paris GOODfood+wine where all culinary roads seem to lead to Paris.

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I'm Paige Donner. Thank you for joining us today.

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