Tuesday 22 July 2008

Glorious Gastronomic Trip to Burgundy

Back in June we went to Burgundy for a long weekend of delicious food and wine. We were treated fantastically by the weather Gods as the sun shone down like a reliable angle poise - almost changing direction when it started to make you squint.

I don't want to write a long post - I simple wanted to share a few shots These are from Avallon market. The produce on display was stunning...

Greengrocer

Charcuterie

Skinny Peaches

Radishes

Apricots on offer

Apricot 2

Horse sign

With such fantastic produce we all got very excited about cooking in our respective teams. Cowie and David teamed up to cook a blindingly good cote de bouef...

David and Sarah 2

Cote de boeuf

with David doing a scarily good impression of Daniel Day Lewis in Gangs of New York



Whilst Tamsyn and I created a showstopping slow roasted guinea fowl with a girole and garlic sauce...

Me cooking

Giroles 2

...followed by an absolutely classic medium rare apricot tart.

Apricot custard tart

The whole holiday was idyliic. Sheer bliss. I wish I could snap my fingers and be back there right now sipping a nice glass of Puligny Montrachet having just gone for a swim in the river.

Dinner in the dark 2

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