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From the Roannais to Pasta, Parmesan, and Prosecco in Italy !

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Once again, I have to say, it is simply easy by car to get to some beautiful parts of  France, Spain, and Italy from our base in the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes. This time, a fast auto-route with stunning, mountainous views through part of the French and Italian Alps to the north east of Lyon, straight in [...]

The Roannais to Gaudi, Picasso, and Miro in Barcelona ! by Brian Franklin

Friday, August 13th, 2010

The Roannais to Gaudi, Picasso and Miro in Barcelona ! Upward and onward we go on our sensational journey through Barcelona, sampling its myriad exquisite delights – in glorious sunshine from stunning scenery and amazing architecture to gastronomic pleasures and fabulous art. Montjuic, in particular is a spectacular vantage point from which to view the [...]

Restaurant La Rocadine in the Roannais

Friday, April 30th, 2010

This month La Rocadine has once again hosted another successful evening soirée. A local investment club monthly reunion was organised at the restaurant which specialises in high quality traditional French cuisine such as ‘Foie Gras’ and ‘Boeuf de Charolaise’. Recently revamped and redecorated, La Rocadine once again surpassed expectations. Specialities : foie gras, viande charolaise, [...]

Maison Fromagerie Mons revisited in the Roannais

Monday, March 15th, 2010

The French are passionate about most things! Never more so than with their cheeses, and if there is one extremely successful, family-run business that exemplifies this then it has to be Fromagerie Mons. And how wonderfully fortunate are we, in the Roannais region of the Rhone-Alpes, to have this Affineur of fine cheeses right on [...]

Speciality olive oils, vinegars, and mustards in the Roannais

Monday, March 8th, 2010

For 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, [...]

MIchelin Stars in BBC Masterchef !

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

BBC 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 [...]

Troisgros and Michelin in the Roannais!

Monday, October 19th, 2009

During 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’ [...]

Pure Chocolate and Fashion in Paris, and the Roannais!

Monday, October 19th, 2009

The 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. [...]

Fun and Gastronomy in the Roannais!

Friday, October 9th, 2009

Early 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 [...]

More holidaymakers visit the Roannais in 2009!

Monday, September 7th, 2009

Purefrancenow 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 [...]

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