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Monday, March 8th, 2010For more than 120 years, in the southernmost corner of Burgundy, near the Roannais region, has been the home to the cultivation of a range of culinary oils with an authentic fruity flavour.
Through the generations, the LEBLANC family has handed down its trade secrets based on the watchwords of authenticity, tradition and nature, flavour, gastronomy [...]
MIchelin Stars in BBC Masterchef !
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009BBC Masterchef: professionals finished with a resounding finale this week.
An exceptional programme featuring some of the best young professional chefs in the UK. The standard of cooking has been remarkable.
Some of the world’s top Michelin-starred chefs were invited onto the programme to test and comment on the 3 finalist’s food preparation’s at a special evening [...]
Troisgros and Michelin in the Roannais!
Monday, October 19th, 2009During the October festival of the ‘Roanne Table Ouverte’ a ‘Salon du Livre’ (Book show) was staged in Roanne, primarily in celebration of all things to do with food and cooking. 1000’s of books were available on all cookery subjects, and featuring many famous French chefs and their recipes.
There were also plenty of ‘collector’ items [...]
Pure Chocolate and Fashion in Paris, and the Roannais!
Monday, October 19th, 2009The annual ‘Salon du Chocolat’ in Paris, this October, is now creating a marvellous impact once again, combining fashion with the sensuality of pure chocolate!!
All in the name of many children’s charities. And, of course, one of the Roannais’s most famous chocolatier is well-represented. Pralus, based in Roanne, is featured once again this year. Francois [...]
Fun and Gastronomy in the Roannais!
Friday, October 9th, 2009Early October at ‘Les Halles Diderot’ in Roanne was filled with the umistakable aromas of good cuisine, and the exceptional flavours of high quality food and wine from the best of the Roannaise.
The annual event of ‘Table Ouverte’ (Open Table), held throughout the month of October, was well and truly inaugurated on Monday 5th October, [...]
More holidaymakers visit the Roannais in 2009!
Monday, September 7th, 2009Purefrancenow has been very successful in encouraging more British families to visit the Roannais region this summer.
And through the active promotion and recommendation of Purefrancenow many British, Dutch, and other European holidaymakers have enjoyed Roannais hospitality, and the gastronomic pleasures of the many restaurants in the region.
In particular, the following Roannais restaurants have benefited from [...]
Food and Drink in the Roannais
Thursday, July 9th, 2009A brand new section on www.purefrancenow.com has now been added to extoll the virtues of the variety and quality of the ‘Food and Drink’ available in the wonderful gastronomic region of the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes.
The Gastronomic Magic of the Roannais!
This is another ongoing ‘mission’ by Purefrancenow to visit, enjoy, assess, describe, and recommend some of the [...]
Maison Mons supports Purefrancenow in the Roannais
Thursday, June 18th, 2009Many year’s ago we had been pointed in the direction of the Mons Fromagerie in Halles Diderot, a fabulous high quality indoor market in Roanne. Having been told that they were simply the best place to purchase cheese, not only for quality, but also breadth of choice – they sell a range of over 230 [...]
‘Yes, Chef!’ Magazine and ‘Le Central’ in the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes!
Monday, May 4th, 2009Yes, Chef! magazine has arrived in the Roannais, courtesy of Brian Franklin, Director of www.purefrancenow.com – the website dedicated to the promotion of the Roannais region in the Rhône-Alpes, famous for its local cuisine and quality of gastronomy.
This high quality, beautifully produced magazine, extolls the virtue of good product, good cuisine, and good cooking. It [...]
Purefrancenow Shopping – French Cook Books, Wine, and More!
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009More good news from Purefrancenow!
More opportunities to access and buy things French, including books on France – French cooking, recipes, wine and wine-making, along with easy access to buying top quality kitchen products at extremely competitive prices, to help with all those new cooking ideas to come!
With the Purefrancenow Shop they are determined to give [...]
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