French Collection




24 issues, $175



no. 27 “The Goat is the Cow of the Poor” — Provençal farm cheeses, including Le Gardien and Banon, and the traditional caillé doux.

no. 30 “Red-Wine Vinegar” — The methods of the last old-school vinegar-maker of the city of Orléans and probably all France.

no. 32 “Three Wines of the Loire” — The essential appellations of Bourgueil, Vouvray, and Sancerre.

no. 36 “Dark Chocolate” — Paris chocolatiers and Valrhona.

no. 37 “Munster Cheese, Dry Muscat Wine, Choucroute, and Other Happinesses in the Haut Rhin of Alsace” — Gastronomic treasures of the southern half of Alsace.

no. 40 “In the Region of Cognac” — Cognac, charentais butter, a farmer of snails, the cheesecake tourteau fromagé, making salt on the Île de Ré.

no. 43 “The Caves of Roquefort” — The issues of terroir (what makes Roquefort special?), methods, best producers, what to drink.

no. 44 “Two Strong, Sweet Wines of Mediterranean France” — The Banyuls of the Domaine du Mas Blanc and the Maury of the Mas Amiel (two wines to drink with chocolate).

no. 45 “Paris, or What is French Food?: Part I” — The qualities of past and present, and what might be irreducibly French, and the classic Parisian baguette.

no. 46 “Paris, or What is French Food?: Part II” — More answers to the question and some places that are truly French.

no. 48 “Champagne” and “Foie Gras” — The logic of the wine, the logic of a brand (a blend); visits in southwest France and the difference between duck and goose foie gras.

no. 53 “Sauternes” — the taste of noble rot — the terroir of sugar and how noble rot works — Sémillon, Sauvignon, and Muscadelle — some top châteaux: Climens, Gilette, La Tour Blanche, de Rayne-Vigneau, Guiraud, Rieussec, Suduiraut, d’Yquem.

no. 55 “Provence: The Cooking of Poor People, Wine from a Southern Climate, Olive Oil from the Valley of Les Baux” — Traditional cooking, the market gardener Jean-Luc Danneyrolles, Domaine Tempier, Domaine de Durban, Château Simone, traditional versus modern Provençal olive oil.

no. 59 “Burgundy I”Jambon persillé (parleyed ham), the cheeses of Cîteaux and Époisses, pain d’epices de Dijon (spice bread).

no. 60 “Paris (Again): An Annotated Address Book” — A recap and updating of what is French about French food and addresses by category with comments, plus croissants.

no. 62 (“Twelve Restaurants in Tokyo”) “Coulée de Serrant” — The wine from Le Clos de la Coulée de Serrant, the greatest vineyard of Anjou, with Nicolas Joly and biodynamic farming.

no. 63 “Some Other Wines from Anjou” — Outstanding Chenin Blanc from Savennières, the Quarts de Chaume, and the Coteaux du Layon, as well as red wine from Saumur Champigny.

no. 67 “Beaujolais: The Goal of a Gulpable Wine” — Various interpretations of tradition: the methods of Marcel Lapierre and others.

no. 70 “Gruyère de Comté” — A great cheese from farm to cave.

no. 72 “A Particular Taste: Vin Jaune and Other Traditional Wines of the Jura” — Château-Chalon, widely considered one of France’s greatest wines, as well as other wines from the Jura, and the methods that are unique in France.

no. 78 “The Andouillette of Troyes: Primary Sausage” — The classic item of French charcuterie as made in the city that is best known for it.

no. 81 “Burgundy II: Chablis” — A few recipes from Burgundy, Suited to a Glass of Chablis — Why This Bottle, Really? Le Fief du Breil (Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur lie) from Domaine de la Louvetrie.

colored square no. 82 “New Paris Bistros” — New Ways to Be a Restaurant in Paris — New Paris Recipes — Why This Bottle, Really? St. Julien from Domaine du Jaugaret —  Notes and Resources: more thoughts on Chablis — Restaurants: Le Grand Couvert in Burgundy.

no. 83 (“Piedmont Beef”) “Pain au Levain: The Best Flavor, Acidity, and Texture and Where They Come From” — Recipe — How to Buy Pain au Levain — Books: Michael Steinberger's Au Revoir to All That: Food, Wine, and the End of France.



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