Archive for October, 2008

‘HALLES DE LYON PAUL BOCUSE’ NEAR THE ROANNAIS by Lucy Franklin

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

I cannot believe that it has taken over 12 years of us visiting the wonderful city of Lyon to discover the delights of 'Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse', named after the famous chef and son of Lyon.
More than anything else, it has been a case of normally 'diving' into areas of Lyon with which [...]

‘TABLE OUVERTE’ AT HALLES DIDEROT, ROANNE, ROANNAIS

Monday, October 13th, 2008

At the beginning of October the 6th 'Roanne Table Ouverte' was launched with style and panache.
This exceptional October 'OPEN TABLE' event in the Roannais, where restaurants and producers in the region present their wares and offer a combination of special gastronomic, theatrical and musical events at their individual restaurants, was opened at 'Halles Diderot' (a [...]

ROANNAIS RESTAURANTS COMMIT TO PUREFRANCENOW, ROANNAIS

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

During the last 3 months a number of well-known Roannais restaurants have committed to promoting their establishments and cuisine on the Purefrancenow website in our 'Roannais Restaurants Section'.
We believe, of course, that this is an excellent decision.
For a start, these restaurants will be presented professionally and creatively on the Purefrancenow site, and [...]

RESTAURANTS IN THE ROANNAIS

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

Purefrancenow during 2008 has launched 'The Roannais Directory' on their very successful website,  specialising in the promotion of the Roannais region in the Rhône-Alpes.
www.purefrancenow.com is dedicated to 'shouting out' the gastronomic pleasures to be discovered in this beautiful, but under-discovered, region in France.
It is an exceptional place for high quality cuisine of both [...]

OCTOBER ‘FRENCH PROPERTY NEWS’ IN THE ROANNAIS

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Le Cuvage is back in the news again with the October issue of French Property News – the second 'Real Life' diary about the renovation and development of 'Le Cuvage', Brian and Lucy Franklin's 'Grand Design' project in the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes.
The next stage of their story in the October issue follows on from their discovery [...]

LUNCH AT ‘LA COLLINE DU COLOMBIER’, IGUERANDE by Brian Franklin

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

At last, Purefrancenow officially visits 'La Colline du Colombier' the famous 'Maison Troisgros's amazing new restaurant.
The occasion (and a very good excuse for the visit!) was a friend's 50th birthday.
It was celebration rather than commiseration, and we thought it a great surprise and opportunity to have lunch at this exciting new 'eatery' (or [...]