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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Saturday, July 28, 2018

Episode 38: Tribute Show To Bourdain and Gold, Best of Season 4 Paris GOODfood+wine

by Paige Donner

This episode of Paris GOODfood+wine is a tribute show to Anthony Bourdain and Jonathan Gold, both great figures in the world of culinary criticism and food journalism. who recently passed away. 



 

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This is what Bourdain said about Jonathan Gold: 

Bourdain wrote about Gold, who was then at L.A. Weekly. (Gold subsequently moved onto the Los Angeles Times.) "Jonathan Gold, the food writer for L.A. Weekly, is a hero. I'm hardly the first to notice. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his dedicated and pioneering coverage of all those places in the L.A. area that nobody had ever covered before. (His award was the first for a food writer.) He gave them respect, treating little mom-and-pop noodle shops in strip malls with a degree of importance they hadn't enjoyed before."

Bourdain added, "He helped give a 'legitimacy' to serious critical analyses of Thai, Vietnamese, inexpensive Mexican, and less appreciated regional cuisines, which hadn't really existed before. He put them on a par with fine dining and wrote about them with as much — if not more — enthusiasm, helping to usher in a (very useful) kind of reverse snobbism, a skepticism about fine dining that has only been helpful and a good thing in the long run."  MORE HERE 

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Episode 38 of Paris GOODfood+wine features a few of the Best of Season 4. In this show we hear excerpts from my original interviews with Jamiee Anderson , the wine director from La Reserve Hotel & Spa here in Paris, who talks to us about food and wine pairings; then from Dirty Dick's Tiki bar owner, Pigalle's very own Scott Schuder; we then go to Steven Spurrier, a fixture on the French and English wine scene, and a consultant editor for Decanter ; then we switch to Victoire de Taillac who, along with her husband, opened the Grand Café Tortoni in the upper Marais last fall; and lastly (but not least!) is an excerpt from my interview earlier this year with two Michelin star chef, Sylvestre Wahid. 

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This episode of Paris GOOD food+wine is a tribute to two of our finest culinary critics who recently passed away : Anthony Bourdain and Jonathan Gold. Bourdain, of course, was the host of No Reservations and Parts Unknown,  food and travel shows that became embedded in people's hearts. That Bourdain passed away here in France, makes it all the more poignant. And then only just a few days ago, Jonathan Gold of the Los Angeles Times and Good Food radio show fame, also left us. He was a Pulitzer prize winning food journalist and a staple on the Los Angeles restaurant scene.

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So for these two accomplished and respected members of our profession, here is a show curated just for them. It is comprised of a few of the best from Season 4 of Paris GOOD food+wine. I hope you enjoy it, dear listener and I also hope that they may hear and enjoy it, too, wherever in food heaven they may be.

tly passed away : Anthony Bourdain and Jonathan Gold. Bourdain, of course, was the host of No Reservations, a food and travel show that became embedded in people's hearts. That Bourdain passed away here in France, makes it all the more poignant. And then only just a few days ago, Jonathan Gold of the Los Angeles Times and Good Food radio show fame, also left us. He was a Pulitzer prize winning food journalist and a staple on the Los Angeles restaurant scene.

So for these two accomplished and respected members of our profession, here is a show curated just for them. It is comprised of a few of the best from Season 4 of Paris GOOD food+wine. I hope you enjoy it, dear listener and I also hope that they may hear and enjoy it, too, wherever in food heaven they may be.



 

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Thursday, July 12, 2018

French Taste and Teppan At Aéroport Charles De Gaulle Paris

by Paige Donner

French Taste by Chef Guy Martin (2* Michelin chef) is open for the summer business at the Charles de Gaulle airport, Paris' main international airport. You can find this bistronomic restaurant in Terminal 2F. 

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It is ideal for travellers seeking authentic French flavours combined with healthy recipes. This brasserie, restaurant and café all rolled into one is a place to feel good at any time of the day and the perfect way to continue enjoying Paris and its 'Art de vivre' right to the very end of your stay.

Chef Martin's other restaurants include the Brando in Tahiti and Le Grand Véfour in Paris. 

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And following on last week's announcement that Chef Thierry Marx has been selected to head up one of the Eiffel Tower's restaurants beginning in 2019, comes this communiqué that he also has a new Japanese restaurant at the Aéroport CDG Terminal 1 called Teppan. Its cuisine is specialized in teppanyaki which literally translates to "grilled on an iron platter" from Japanese.  

Fresh, seasonal ingredients take pride of place, and the menu has been revised in an original and modern way: 100% French steak is served alongside Breton blue lobster. Le Teppan is quite simply a gastronomic experience symbolic of Parisian life and representative of the French 'art de vivre'.

Chef Marx has restaurants in Japan as well as being the resident Exec. Chef at Paris' Mandarin Oriental Hotel (a Palace ranked hotel). 

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Au cœur de l'aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris Aéroport accueille deux nouveaux restaurants de Chefs étoilés :
Thierry Marx, au Terminal 1 (zone publique niveau 2), invite les voyageurs à travers le TEPPAN à découvrir une cuisine à l'esprit « fast casual », faite de produits locaux de qualité, aux assaisonnements originaux.
Guy Martin, au Terminal 2F, propose une table bistronomique contemporaine aux voyageurs de l'aéroport Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle : The French Taste.

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Ce nouveau restaurant est proposé par Relay@ADP, filiale co-détenue par Lagardère Travel Retail France et le Groupe ADP, en partenariat avec Thierry Marx. 

Chef cuisinier, à la tête de plusieurs restaurants en France et au Japon, Thierry Marx puise son inspiration de ses voyages. Avec une approche créative et innovante, TEPPAN propose une cuisine réalisée sur le teppanyaki. "Ce projet n'aurait pas vu le jour sans la volonté commune du Groupe ADP de développer la gastronomie française dans ses aéroports et la capacité de notre Groupe à le réaliser. Ainsi est né un lieu à la fois atypique et très chaleureux, qui propose aux passagers une cuisine originale et de grande qualité. C'est un plaisir de travailler de nouveau avec le chef Thierry Marx. Son amour pour les produits locaux, sa créativité et son savoir-faire donne du sens à ce beau projet et permet de faire redécouvrir le terroir français au plus grand nombre", souligne Matthieu Mercier, Directeur Général Délégué de Lagardère Travel Retail France

Teppanyaki, quèsaco ?  
Littéralement : « grillé sur une plaque en fer » en japonais. 

Véritable outil de précision permettant une maîtrise parfaite des températures et une cuisine rapide, le Teppanyaki exalte les saveurs des produits proposés. Une cuisine spontanée et rapide, on ne pouvait imaginer une meilleure proposition pour se restaurer, sur le chemin de tous les voyageurs !

"L'ouverture du Teppan et l'arrivée du chef étoilé Thierry Marx à l'aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle témoignent de la montée en gamme de notre offre de restauration. Paris est aujourd'hui la capitale mondiale de la gastronomie observée à travers le monde. Paris, à travers ses aéroports, est la ville qui a le plus de choses à raconter et de nouvelles sensations à offrir", souligne Mathieu Daubert, Directeur Clients du Groupe ADP.

Spontanéité et French Touch à la carte !
Suivant sa volonté de rendre « le bon » accessible à tous et partout, le Chef s'est associé naturellement à Lagardère Travel Retail France en ouvrant plusieursrestaurants dans les lieux de voyage. Toujours avant-gardiste, Thierry Marx propose ici des textures et des saveurs originales, qui font la part belle aux produits locaux de qualité, dans un espace qui associe une restauration à table et un bar exceptionnel. Ainsi est née une carte créative entre tradition et innovation : saumon mariné à la japonaise, entrecôte façon tataki, calamars acidulés aux herbes fraîches ou encore ananas rôti aux épices… 

Tout au long de la journée les cartes et menus s'adaptent au temps des passagers, de quelques minutes à quelques heures, chacun y passe un agréable moment dans un cadre soigné et moderne.

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The French Taste, la bistronomie selon Guy Martin
Parce que chaque voyage est riche de saveurs, Areas et Paris Aéroport ont l'intime conviction que la gastronomie a toute sa place au sein des aéroports. Areas, la mondiale de restauration de concession d'Elior Group, renouvelle ainsi sa collaboration avec le chef étoilé Guy Martin et propose une table bistronomique contemporaine aux voyageurs de l'aéroport Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle : The French Taste.

Embarquement immédiat pour The French Taste
C'est l'histoire d'un trio passionné par le bien-manger et l'art de vivre à la française. Sous l'impulsion de Paris Aéroport, qui souhaite développer les signatures de grands chefs français à Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle et devenir une vitrine de la gastronomie hexagonale, Areas imagine I Love Paris, inauguré au printemps 2015 dans le hall L du terminal 2E. Le concept correspond parfaitement à ses ambitions : promouvoir les codes de la bistronomie, qualitative et tendance, notamment dans les zones de voyages. C'est le chef Guy Martin, propriétaire du Grand Véfour, qui compose la carte de ce projet exigeant et pionnier. Un succès ! En 2016, I Love Paris est sacré meilleur restaurant d'aéroport au monde .

Forts de cette expérience réussie, Areas, Paris Aéroport et Guy Martin décident donc de se lancer dans une nouvelle aventure : The French Taste, une brasserie néo-classique, installée cette fois-ci dans le terminal 2F.

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Derrière The French Taste, il y a bien sûr une nouvelle envie. Celle d'offrir à des voyageurs, avant l'embarquement, une expérience digne des adresses les plus courues de la capitale, avec des assiettes emblématiques de la gastronomie française, faites de produits de saison cuisinés de façon inventive et servis dans un cadre convivial et raffiné. 

Alexandre de Palmas, directeur général Areas France et Europe du Nord, souligne : « Forts du succès du restaurant I Love Paris, nous avons souhaité faire profiter un plus grand nombre de voyageurs du talent et du savoir-faire du chef étoilé Guy Martin, avec une table bistronomique mettant à l'honneur une cuisine fraîche et accessible, mariant terroir et tradition ».

« L'ouverture de The French Taste revêt un caractère particulier pour Paris Aéroport : le Chef Guy Martin nous renouvelle sa confiance après la très belle réussite qu'est I Love Paris. Notre clientèle internationale souhaite pouvoir retrouver dans nos terminaux l'Excellence culinaire française qui fait tant rêver de par le monde. Pari réussi avec The French Taste », souligne Mathieu Daubert, Directeur Clients du Groupe ADP.

Créer la surprise tout en restant fidèle à ses valeurs d'excellence, pour satisfaire des clients connaisseurs ou curieux, tel était le défi de Guy Martin avec TheFrench Taste. Il le relève évidemment avec brio et créativité, veillant à l'équilibre des saveurs comme à la provenance des produits. Sa carte, qui fait la part belle au terroir et à la tradition, est néanmoins surprenante, marquée du sceau de sa cuisine inventive. 

Soupe froide de courgette au parfum de verveine ou velouté de carotte à l'orange et au cumin, rôti de veau de lait ou bar de ligne poché aux algues, tarte fine aux pommes reinette, éclats de praline rose, glace vanille, mousse au chocolat au thé matcha ou encore cheesecake au potimarron confit, pistaches de Sicile concassées... Jambon de Bayonne frotté au sel de Salies-de Béarn et maturé lentement entre montagne et océan, foie gras de canard à la cuisson douce,  subtilement relevé d'une touche de Saint-Emilion, de poivre noir, de coriandre et de muscade : même pour des planches d'excellentes charcuteries, il fait bon s'attabler chez The French Taste

L'expérience ne serait pas complète sans un cadre soigné et une équipe de professionnels qui cultivent l'art de recevoir. L'architecte Charles Zana signe le décor inspiré de l'univers du Palais-Royal pour installer une atmosphère accueillante mais sophistiquée. La façade, qui réinterprète les codes des passages parisiens, est une invitation à passer la porte pour découvrir un lieu chaleureux et contemporain. Avec son grand comptoir central et ses tables, son mobilier sur mesure, ses photos, la salle offre une ambiance différente au fil des heures. Le secret ? Un travail particulier sur les lumières qui évoluent selon les moments de la journée, illustration du soin apporté à chaque détail.

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Entrées à partir de 10 € ; plat à partir de 15 € ; dessert à partir de 8 €.
Planches à partir de 19,50 €.
Menu entrée-plat-dessert, 34 € ; menu entrée-plat ou plat-dessert, 27 €.
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Friday, July 6, 2018

New French Chefs At The Eiffel Tower

by Paige Donner

Announced by the French Press (Le Point) just hours ago, the Eiffel Tower, affectionately known by the French as La Dame de Fer, will have two new resident French chefs as of January 2019. 

Chef Thierry Marx, two Michelin stars, the Executive Chef of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Paris and the founder of the Cuisine Mode d'Emploi(s) schools will be the chef at the 57 Tour Eiffel.

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Pictured above: Chef Thierry Marx

The other chef is Frédéric Anton, the 3-star Michelin chef of the Pré Catalan located in the Bois de Boulogne in Western Paris, who will head up the Jules Verne. 

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Pictured Above: Chef Frédéric Anton

The Eiffel Tower welcomes 5.5 dining visitors each year and the famed Tower's two restaurants are reported to generate a total revenue of €39.9 million euros.  In this case the winning bid went to Sodexo, ousting Elior and its chef Alain Ducasse who held the city lease since 2008. 

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The new lease bid is good until 2029. 

Félicitations Sodexo & Chefs Frédéric Anton & Thierry Marx. Bien joué! 

 


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Sunday, June 17, 2018

Huierie St Michel Paris & Menton

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