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« Previous EntriesPurefrancenow Success with Wine Tasting Event in Lyon.
Sunday, November 27th, 2011Purefrancenow’s wine-tasting event in Lyon this November was a resounding success. The renowned, 5 star, Cour des Loges hotel in Lyon’s ‘Old Town’ area was host to the event, and John Euvrard, ex Paul Bocuse, and one of France’s top sommeliers, was invited to choose and present all the wines during the evening. John Euvrard [...]
Colline du Colombier from Maison Troisgros by Brian Franklin
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011We have written several times about Colline du Colombier, and for good reason. This marvellous rural ‘auberge-style’ restaurant has been created by Maison Troisgros almost as an antithesis to their more formal and famous 3-star restaurant in Roanne. Colline du Colombier never ceases to enthrall. Situated in a countryside idyll in the nearby region of [...]
Wine-tasting event by Purefrancenow in Lyon.
Monday, November 7th, 2011Purefrancenow is organising another wine-tasting event in Lyon this November. A number of business delegates from the Lyon Congres will be enjoying a special event at the well-reputed, 5-star Cour des Loges hotel in the heart of Lyon’s ‘Old Town’. Cour des Loges, Lyon Purefrancenow has recruited one of the best sommeliers in France to [...]
Discover the Beaujolais near the Roannais!
Friday, September 16th, 2011The Roannais may not be the most well known wine growing area around the world, but our neighboring department certainly is. The Beaujolais is just 30 minutes drive from Roanne, in fact pre-19th century the Roannais was part of the Beaujolais region. Here we recently had the opportunity to visit a small, family producer of [...]
From Dubai to Château de Champlong in the Roannais by Brian Franklin
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011Here at Purefrancenow we always take the chance to emphasise great experiences we have had, especially those we have had with very good friends. It is particularly the case in this instance when they are friends who have travelled all the way from Dubai to visit us here in the Roannais as part of a [...]
Restaurant L’Astrée in Roanne, the Roannais
Monday, May 30th, 2011Restaurant L’Astrée in the centre of Roannne in the Roannais. One of the many excellent restaurants in this region that, amazingly, we have never visited. And yet, all our French friends and food connoisseurs have always recommended the place. In fact, they have often described L’Astrée as second only to the famous Troisgros just down [...]
October Celebration of Top Quality Cuisine in the Roannais
Monday, September 27th, 2010Roanne Table Ouverte’ – 8th Festival of gastronomy in the Roannais region, during October 2010. (Literally ‘open table’ – a welcome to all the public to enjoy some of the best restaurants in the region) The gastronomic jewel of Roanne and the Roannais! It is an opportunity and a pleasure for all the restaurants, producers, [...]
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 [...]
The Beaujolais near the Roannais! by Lucy Franklin
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009The Roannais may not be the most well known wine growing area around the world, but our neighboring department certainly is. The Beaujolais is just 30 minutes drive from Roanne, in fact pre-19th century the Roannais was part of the Beaujolais region. Here we recently had the opportunity to visit a small, family producer of [...]
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 [...]
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