Like so many traditional Provençale dishes, there are at least as many ways to prepare Bourride as there are cooks preparing it. The traditional concept calls for fish and shellfish served in a fish based broth thickened with aïoli. The name stems from the Occitan bourrido, boulido both from the Latin bullire, all simply meaning boiled. The innumerable [...]
Archive for November, 2010
La Bourride
Posted in food, recipes on November 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Tasting: Domaine du Trapadis Rasteau Les Adrés 2007
Posted in the rhône, wine, tagged palate wine merchant, rasteau, rhone, trapadis on November 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of the wines of the Rhône around here, particularly those from the overachieving satellite towns near Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Among these, Gigondas is certainly the most well known and justly so with a number of excellent producers. Not so well known is Rasteau, also with a number of good [...]
Daube
Posted in food, recipes, tagged bindi sergardi chianti classico riserva, coursodon saint joseph, daube, daubiere, gougeres, le creuset, marcarini brunate, palate wine merchant. palate food and wine, richard olney, serge gainsbourg, simple french food, trapadis rasteau on November 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Whenever I feel that first autumnal nip in the air, as I did here a few times in LA this past July and August, my thoughts turn from chilled rosé and anything with aïoli to robust reds and bold, heady braises and roasts. In fact, winter is pretty much the only time of year that [...]
