Paris GOODfood+wine podcast is now on iHeart Radio Catch all of our episodes on this top-shelf radio and podcast platform, US -based, that counts 128 million users! 08.07.18 iHeartRadio Celebrates 128 Million Users! (as of April 2019) We’re celebrating a … Continue reading
by Paige Donner Today’s episode of Paris GOODfood+wine from this springtime in Paris is an interview with renowned Restaurant Critic, Andy Hayler, a quick tutoial on CBD Edibles, and a short report on Food Waste In Paris. Click HERE to LISTEN To … Continue reading
by Paige Donner (All photos © 2019) Ever wondered what the (not ‘a’, but ‘the’) famous French chef’s vegetable gardens look like? You know the chef I mean, the one whose 3-Michelin starred Parisian all-vegetable restaurant became world-famous precisely because … Continue reading
by Paige Donner Today’s episode of Paris GOODfood+wine from this early February springtime in Paris is all about restaurants and wines…and a brand new Cookbook! Click HERE to LISTEN The first segment features a longtime colleague of mine named Heidi … Continue reading
Listen to new episodes of Paris GOODfood+wine on iTUNES and also broadcast on US Public Radio, Pacifica Network, hosted by Paige Donner. It’s summertime and it’s time for champagne sipping. Ok, well, it’s always time for champagne sipping… Listen to Paige’s interview … Continue reading
Presented / Produced by Paige Donner Paris GOODfood+wine CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Whiskey Bar, Paris’ Golden Promise & New Marais Restaurant, Les Foodies Episode 43, Season 5, January 2019 © PaigeDonner Here we are, already at … Continue reading
by Paige Donner The Côte du Rhône has, of course, some superstar apellations. Think Châteauneuf du Pape, Crozes-hermitage, Côte-Rôtie, Saint Joseph… to drop some of the big names. But it’s always worth taking a look at smaller producers and less … Continue reading
by Paige Donner The feast is in the first bite. I came across this phrase recently listening to a science program on the radio about how human taste buds function. Click on the Above Picture or HERE TO LISTEN TO … Continue reading
West Coast USA’s culinary ambassador of slow food never went to a cooking school. Instead, Alice Waters taught herself by doing, by watching and by absorbing. Her sojourns in France, namely in Nantes and en Provence, were also great leaps … Continue reading
posted by Paige Donner Every season has its culinary delights and traditions. The Disgusting Food Museum will surely show you a few you might never have tried, let alone even heard of! And a dish that may be disgusting to … Continue reading
by Paige Donner Brace yourselves, your preferred cold brew may soon become a hot commodity. The price of beer is set to double, triple, even quadruple in the coming years. That’s what a team of international scientists have predicted when … Continue reading
by Paige Donner LISTEN TO EPISODE 41 of Paris GOODfood+wine HERE Standard Definition: Natural wine is wine made with minimal chemical and technological intervention, both in growing grapes and making them into wine. The term is used to distinguish … Continue reading
Île Saint-Louis, Paris We’ve pushed the clocks back – this weekend – and the Indian Summer temperatures in the 70s that have spoiled us all Autumn-long disappeared this week, too, along with the daylight. Winter is fast approaching and with … Continue reading
by Paige Donner Season 5 of Paris GOODfood+wine is generously being brought to you by IoTShipping. Internet of Things = IoT IoTShipping tracks and traces your value assets using smart sensors that monitor temperature, geolocation and movement throughout the transport … Continue reading
by Paige Donner When Life Kicks You To The Curb, Make Jumbalaya! Recidivism, Incarceration & Cooking The season five Kick-off of Paris GOOD food+wine is all about a very particular recipe for cooking Jumbalaya. And its principal inspiration is … Continue reading
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by Paige Donner The French Taste by Chef Guy Martin (2* Michelin chef) is open for the summer business at the Charles de Gaulle airport, Paris’ main international airport. You can find this bistronomic restaurant in Terminal 2F. It is … Continue reading
by Paige Donner Tasted today at Pavillon Ledoyen’s hosted Patisserie and Champagne Salon (Paris) was Lanson’s just-about-to-be-released organic and Demeter certified champagne. Notes of citrus, yellow fruits, fresh and mineral, this champagne has been aged 3 years and is the … Continue reading
by Paige Donner It seems that everyone these days can’t get enough of the wines from the Southwest of France, namely the Bergerac region. It’s likely just a coincidence that Wine Enthusiast named it their region of the year for … Continue reading
by Paige Donner Announced by the French Press (Le Point) just hours ago, the Eiffel Tower, affectionately known by the French as La Dame de Fer, will have two new resident French chefs as of January 2019. Chef Thierry Marx, … Continue reading
by Paige Donner Summer is a time for exploring the beautiful towns and villages of France. Many head south for the warmer months but there are sufficient treasures to be found in the North of France as well, many not … Continue reading
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by Paige Donner For our wind-down of Season 4 of Paris GOODfood+wine we get green Danish style with Jane Pedersen and her GrØnt grains and smorgasbørd good eats. Of course she pronounces her native Danish words properly so I won’t … Continue reading
by Paige Donner Here at Local Food And Wine we love shining the spotlight on our fellow media creators who tell special tales about the sacred and symbiotic relationship between humans and their food. This week’s West Coast Live show … Continue reading
by Paige Donner For a double-whammy on #localfood bliss, stop by Paris’ only urban winery on rue de Turbigo in the 2nd arrondissement, Les Vignerons Parisiens, to pick up the jam that they inspired the ladies behind Confiture Parisiennes to … Continue reading
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by Paige Donner Maybe it’s because there’s a woman Chef de Cave, Elisabeth Sarcelet, at Champagne Castelnau? Or maybe it’s simply because the champagne limited edition by Castelnau designated ‘Hors Catégorie’ which translates…
he cooperative in Bali which produces this cacao was discovered by accident in 2013 by Valrhona’s ‘sourcing expert,’ Julien Desmedt. Sakanti means ‘glittering’ in Balinese Continue reading
by Paige Donner Episode 36 Paris GOODfood+wine For our April in Paris Goodfood+wine show, we take you this month to the city’s first freshmade doughnut shop, Boneshaker Doughnuts; we bring you with us on a tête-a-tête with a 3rd generation … Continue reading
by Paige Donner There’s a new sheriff in town… Or, well that’s what it felt like anyway at the brilliant wine dinner hosted by Oenoteam, a wine consultancy based in Libourne, Bordeaux, France. The dinner was organized here in Paris … Continue reading
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by Paige Donner Harvested by hand this dry rosé, full of bubbles which exhibit finesse and fine acumen, makes a good showing for the rising star of Crémant de Bordeaux. The vines are…
by Paige Donner If there was ever an episode of Paris GOODfood+wine that will make you want to book the next flight to Paris, it’s this one. First up, we have the utterly charming and so very humble, Victoire de … Continue reading
by Paige Donner I haven’t taken this course nor do I have a vested interest here, but I must applaud these women’s entrepreneurship for putting this course together and getting it online. The website is here: https://thinkwine.co/p/social-media-for-wineries And the course modules … Continue reading
by Paige Donner Planning a day trip from Paris is always a fun undertaking. Even if the designated day or weekend is still weeks away, just thinking about getting out of the city and into some good countryside fresh air … Continue reading
by Paige Donner For our 34th Episode of Paris GOODfood+wine, we focus on the Marché des Enfants Rouges located in Paris’ Upper Marais as Julie Collas, star of the one-woman show, OMG, She’s Parisienne!, takes us on a walk through … Continue reading
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(by Anonymous Wine Lover) Do you have feelings of inadequacy? Do you suffer from shyness? Do you sometimes wish you were more assertive? Do you sometimes feel stressed? If you answered yes to…
by Paige Donner For our January Paris GOODfood+wine show we’re talking all about wine. This show’s inspiration came from the announcement that Steven Spurrier was resuscitating L’Académie du Vin. So, of course, I reached out to his longtime friend here … Continue reading
by Paige Donner If you listen to any of the 200+ public radio stations that are Pacifica Radio Network affiliates in the United States, be sure to catch our Paris GOODfood+wine latest podcast. This week’s featured show on Sprouts is … Continue reading
by Paige Donner (sponsored post) Looking to liven up your holiday season party-hosting scene? Try this newest sparkling tea wine cocktail recipe suggested by a savvy mixologist here in Paris… Start with a Crémant de Bordeaux (you can also use … Continue reading
by Paige Donner Episode 32 of Paris GOODfood+wine is all about coffee. But not just any coffee – these are two of Paris’ premier specialty coffee roasters and their passion for coffee transcends the everyday ordinary cup o’ joe… Click … Continue reading
by Paige Donner Christmastime is the perfect time to enjoy a bottle of AOC Barsac, a French appellation devoted to the production of sweet wine, with a distinguishing accent of freshness. Château Coutet is one of the region’s outstanding wine … Continue reading
by Paige Donner Every year American expats in Paris brace for another Thanksgiving with or without all the fixin’s. The lucky few get to go home for turkey, gravy, stuffing and cranberry sauce, and the other lucky few get to … Continue reading
NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Wines of Southwest France is delighted to announce it has been named 2017 Wine Region of the Year by the Wine Enthusiast Magazine. This outstanding distinction is given each year as part of the Wine Star Awards to the region … Continue reading
by Paige Donner The leaves are falling, the clocks have been turned back…Autumn is here in all its colorful beauty with Winter just on the horizon… A poem I saw recently by Toulouse-Lautrec goes something like this: Autumn est le … Continue reading
Dîner Truffe, Vin de Côte du Rhône, Alléno, Paris €350 par personne. Janvier 14, Pavillon Ledoyen UN MOMENT GASTRONOMIQUE INOUBLIABLE EN 7 SERVICES, AVEC ACCORD METS ET VINS AUX CÔTÉS DES VIGNERONS Élaboré entièrement à base de truffes noires et … Continue reading
by Paige Donner (photos © 2017) After enjoying a successful career in marketing with Nike, Francine Picard rejoined her family’s Burgundy wine estate the same year that her brother did, too – at the end of the 1990s. Since 2010 they … Continue reading
by Paige Donner One bottle of Champagne requires the equivalent of all the fruit from a single vine. Grands Marques & Maisons de Champagnes A few things these two different champagnes, from very different houses, have in common is that … Continue reading
by Paige Donner Just when you’re starting to think about the Christmas Cakes that will be the upcoming 2017 holiday season’s stars, a little silvery-black treat comes onstage and steals the entire Parisian culinary scene. Enter Stage Left – the … Continue reading
by Paige Donner For our October Show of Paris GOOD food + wine we get the down and dirty of Paris… namely, we hear about the genesis of Paris’ first Tiki Bar, Dirty Dick… Dirty Dick Tiki Bar on Facebook … Continue reading
by Paige Donner Host-Producer Paris GOOD food + wine Looking to inspire the next generation of food+wine entrepreneurs, Paris GOOD food + wine takes a closer look at French and European food + wine companies that began as single-visionary entrepreneurs. … Continue reading
by Paige Donner (all photos copyright 2017 Paige Donner) As Bordeaux’s very first wine château, is it any wonder that Haut-Brion still ranks with such stature in the world’s profile of wines and wine estates? Well, a measured answer would … Continue reading
by Paige Donner Ever wondered how Parisians really eat? A recent study released by the Mayor’s office of Paris breaks it down by the numbers. Here are some interesting stats to chew on. (Sorry! couldn’t resist that one…) 13,800 Restaurants … Continue reading
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by Paige Donner Move over MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America), Bordeaux has once again rolled out its Oscar picks in time for summer. But in good Bordeaux taste, these Oscars have nothing…
by Paige Donner In order to record these interviews for Episode 26 of Paris GOOD food + wine, on a lovely late spring afternoon recently, I took a quick bus ride over to the new Le Cordon Bleu Culinary and … Continue reading
by Paige Donner The first question I asked Oenoteam’s Stephane Toutoundji after tasting some 40 of his 2016’s- primarily from Pomerol and St. Emilion – was, Are these silky tannins yours and your enologists’ influence or is it the signature … Continue reading
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by Paige Donner Wines by the Comtesse Adeline de Barry of Chateau de St. Martin in France’s Var, Provence. Bubbly: Bulles de Rosé – the color of pink raspberries you’ll find this sparkling…
by Paige Donner Le Page, Le Prince, Le Roi, La Dame et La Favorite – names that evoke pages from French history, a past steeped in aristocracy – Princes, Kings, and favored ladies from the nobility. The Loire Valley was … Continue reading
by Paige Donner (all photos © Paige Donner 2017) Paris Food And Wine’s pick of the week. This delightful patisserie and Salon de Tea just next to the Tuileries and across from the Louvre is the perfect place for tea, hot … Continue reading
by Paige Donner Gillardeau Oysters and French Tea Tasting Ahhh yes, it’s March once again and that of course means that spring is just around the corner. For this episode of Paris GOOD food + wine I’m letting you in … Continue reading
by Paige Donner Saint Mont is one of France’s newer appellations, created in 1957, but one that harbors some of the world’s oldest known vines of near-extinct grape varietals. photos by Paige Donner copyright 2017 In 2013 Saint Mont’s … Continue reading
Host-producer Paige Donner brings you Episode 24 of Paris GOOD food + wine for February 2017. This month we’re celebrating St. Valentine’s here in the City of Love & Light. Valentine’s Day or St. Valentin as they say in French … Continue reading
Paige Donner, host-producer of Paris GOOD food + wine brings you the January ’17 episode of the program, the first-ever English language radio show and podcast about French food and wine broadcast from Paris. To contact Paige: paigedonner.info In this … Continue reading
by Paige Donner Sure, many of them are organic, some are even natural wine. And yes, they consistently offer rich tastes and aromas, balanced with nice acidity where they’re supposed to be. And, OK, the packaging is attractive, easy to … Continue reading
Of course the holiday season brings lists of gifts. And top on those lists to be found are often the family pet! : ) Made In Pet is a made in the South of France pet treat that is all-natural … Continue reading
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without cakes! Sooo many delicious cakes! Follow #Localfoodandwine on Twitter @LocalFoodWine Paris Food And Wine App is available for iOS and Android. Bordeaux Food & Wine too! @BordeauxFoodVin More Info @ParisFoodWine Instagram @PaigeFoodWine Listen to Paris … Continue reading
by Paige Donner Happy Holidays to you and yours from Paris! If you’re listening to the show from outside France I’d like to share with you some of the sights and sounds and smells that make up the warm and … Continue reading
Thanksgiving is here and it’s time for feasting. As a nation, we have surely earned it this year with all the election stress. Now it’s time to relax with loved ones over the long weekend and enjoy good food, home … Continue reading
Paige Donner, host-producer of Paris GOOD food + wine brings you the November ’16 episode of the program, the first-ever English language radio show and podcast about French food and wine broadcast from Paris. To contact Paige for hosting and … Continue reading
For those of us throwing parties this weekend and into Tuesday for America’s bumfuzzling ’16 Presidential Election, this recipe, lifted off the New England Today food page, ought to set your course straight back to hearth and home (after stopping … Continue reading
Paige Donner, Host-Producer of Paris GOOD food + wine brings you Episode 20 in Season 3 of the show available on Soundcloud, iTunes, Stitcher and TuneIn Radio. Also available on the Podcast Channel Network App (iOS and Android). Episode 20 … Continue reading
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by Paige Donner If you missed the Foire Aux Vins at Leader Price or any of the other Casino Géant affiliate chains such as c-Discount or FranPrix these past few weeks here in…
Paige Donner host-producer of Paris GOOD food + wine talks with James Beard book award winner Dewey Markham Jr. He is the author of 1855 A History of Bordeaux Classification. He’s also a long-time expat resident of France who … Continue reading
Paige Donner, host-producer of Paris GOOD food + wine brings you a special sweet summer ’16 episode of the program, the first-ever English language radio show and podcast about French food and wine broadcast from Paris. In this show we’ll … Continue reading
