Written on Monday, May 11th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Drome, local produce, wine
Sometimes you can land yourself in it following on from conversations with friends.
Random exchanges and chats with Anne (during her recent wet and cold trip wine tasting to the Languedoc) means that I have set myself a challenge for food and wine weekends here at Chateau Colombier.
My plan is to create 26 “amuses bouches” (little tasters – think tapas) to go with 26 different regional wines and drinks.
Why 26? Because that’s the number of the department of the Drome.
I’m very happy for visitors to help – in ideas, in preparation, in sourcing products and wines, in wine and food tasting, and for the photos and tasting notes.
Written on Sunday, December 9th, 2007 at 9:53 pm
christmas, local produce, provence, restaurants
In London, you had to book your online supermarket delivery slot for Christmas by the beginning of December. Luckily – no such problems in Nyons. Don’t want to cook – how about lunch on Christmas Day at the Petit Caveau? Or if you’re at Le Colombier and want a supermarket-free time, and want to make sure you eat the best of the local produce? Here are some ideas for 2007.
You can order your foie gras, or home-smoked salmon, or scallops, or a variety of poultry from Laurent at the Petit Caveau (Nyons finest not Tesco finest)(for more details on ordering, and the Christmas and New Year menus, see the Petit Caveau website).
And although the usual weekly market in Nyons is on a Thursday – fear not. All the local “traiteurs” and producers will be running a special Christmas market all weekend this year. For more information I’ve just discovered the Pays de Nyons website (English and French) that looks as though it is being regularly updated with local information and dates. It’s also on the links – so check it out before you arrive so you can make the most of your trip.