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How to Get Ahead – At Versailles

History / 5 minutes of reading / December 14, 2022 / By HDclump

How to Get Ahead – At Versailles: Stephen Smith explores the flamboyant Baroque court of the Sun King, Louis XIV. Louis created the Palace of Versailles so he could surround himself with aristocrats, artists, interior designers, gardeners, wigmakers, chefs and musicians. Hordes of ambitious courtiers scrambled to get close to the king, but unseemly goings-on in the royal bedchamber reflected the quickest path to power. Versailles was a royal palace in France, located in the town of Versailles, about 10 miles southwest of Paris. It was the primary residence of the kings of France from 1682 until […]

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Rick Stein’s Secret France episode 1

Cooking Show / 4 minutes of reading / June 9, 2022 / By HDclump

Rick Stein’s Secret France episode 1: Rick Stein embarks on a new journey through the byways of France, from the Channel to the Mediterranean, always on the look out for things where we, the British, could learn from the French to enhance our lives. Rick’s journey begins in the Norman port of Dieppe with turbot straight off the boats, followed by a forage for sea herbs along the Bay of the Somme, inspiring him to cook a memorable seafood gratin. He then heads for southern Champagne, loved by Renoir, whose wife also happened to be a formidable cook.

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A Cook Abroad episode 4 – Monica Galetti’s France

Cooking Show / 3 minutes of reading / May 2, 2022 / By HDclump

A Cook Abroad episode 4 – Monica Galetti’s France: MasterChef judge Monica Galetti steps outside her comfort zone as she swaps her chef’s whites for wellies and heads for the Jura Mountains in eastern France to get hands-on with the produce she uses every day in the London restaurant where she works. Monica embarks on a road trip through one of the most beautiful yet least known regions in France, where, for the first time in her cooking career, she spends time with producers. She sees for herself how their passion translates into world-class ingredients. Immersing herself

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