Tag: History

Mayors banquet: 2 Tonnes of Salmon & 33,000 Bottles of Wine

Mayors banquet: 2 Tonnes of Salmon & 33,000 Bottles of Wine

Justin Postlethwaite
Menus sold at auction reveal 150 years of French state banquets

Menus sold at auction reveal 150 years of French state banquets

Gill Harris
Giddy up for La Route du Poisson

Giddy up for La Route du Poisson

Gill Harris
La Quintinie: the king’s vegetable gardener

La Quintinie: the king’s vegetable gardener

Gill Harris   2
Absente – absinthe refined

Absente – absinthe refined

Crillon Importers   1
The Armagnac producer who stopped the clocks

The Armagnac producer who stopped the clocks

Peter
Taste test: Armagnac Blanche

Taste test: Armagnac Blanche

Peter
Armagnac and D’Artagnan: a history lesson

Armagnac and D’Artagnan: a history lesson

Amanda Garnham   1
Armagnac: an age-old tradition that moves with the times

Armagnac: an age-old tradition that moves with the times

Amanda Garnham
Three foods that came from religion

Three foods that came from religion

Gill Harris   5
Did you know…? Mustard brand Maille started out as a cure for the plague

Did you know…? Mustard brand Maille started out as a cure for the plague

Gill Harris   1
Happy Bastille Day – or Fête nationale, as it is known in France.

Happy Bastille Day – or Fête nationale, as it is known in France.

Gill Harris   1