A Foodie Froggy in Paris

28 juillet 2009

Encore deux menus gourmands à Megève ! Two more gourmet menus in Megève (French Alps) !

I had already mentioned the "Refuge" restaurant last summer here . Each visit to this restaurant (and this was my 4th), confirms my first impression : the best quality for price ratio in Megève (French Alps) hands down ! When one eats there, one has the...

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Tags: Megève, restaurant reviews, la brasserie Puck, le Refuge

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18 juillet 2008

Deux restaurants gourmands à Megève et environs

Contrarily to what you might think, I am not spending all my vacation time eating and eating again. Not at all, I am also very busy...napping and sleeping at night, lol ! Well, for me, that's what good holidays are about : enjoying the local gourmet treasures...

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Tags: French Alps, Megève, restaurant

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15 juillet 2008

Visite à la Ferme Bio...A visit to the local Organic Farm...

What a pity, our gorgeous weather has finally led to a non-stop rainy week-end...Alas...And what a challenge it is to keep your kids "smartly busy" in a ski resort at summertime when the sky is grey and "crying" all the time. I had heard of this organic...

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Tags: Megève, Organic farm, ferme Bio

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26 juillet 2007

Summer Food in the French Alps, part VII

A cake with the local blackberries, un cake avec les mûres locales. Blackberry Cake For 8 servings : 7 oz all purpose flour + some for the pan 7 oz unsalted butter + some to grease the pan 7 oz granulated sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar 4 eggs 2 larges...

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24 juillet 2007

Summer Food in the French Alps, part VI

Une spécialité locale - A local specialty The "mégevan" (the name of Megève's inhabitants) is a pastry exclusively created at "Au Père Sottieu". It consists of a raspberry tartlet covered with half a hazelnut macaron. Who is tempted to re-create the recipe...

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23 juillet 2007

Summer Food in the French Alps, part V

Symphonie Florale... Floral Symphony... Even if one does not have a gardener's soul (in our Parisian home, it is my husband who takes care of the flowers and I really wonder what he whispers to them to make them feel so happy...but that's another story...

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21 juillet 2007

Summer Food in the French Alps, part IV

A short visit to Turin, Italy - Une petite visite de Turin, Italie As one member of our party had a business meeting in Turin, we decided to go with him and enjoy everything Italy has to offer : wonderful gelati, the best cappuccini served with tiny pastries...

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20 juillet 2007

Summer Food in the French Alps, part III

A simple fruity Salad : shrimp, watermelon, melon and peach salad Une salade très fruitée : Salade de crevettes, pastèque, melon et pêches A fresh and healthy Salad : Just some cooked shrimps (shelled), Watermelon and melon dices and peach slices.Some...

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18 juillet 2007

Summer Food in the French Alps, part II

Lunch at l'Auberge du Christomet, Megève. A wonderful restaurant with a scenic view on the infamous Montblanc mountain. Customers here are pampered from the aperitif taken in the garden with sunchairs and beds, through the café. The food is simple but...

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16 juillet 2007

Summer Food in the French Alps, part I

I am currently in the French Alps for 2 weeks. I arrived last thursday and the weather has been fantastic so far. I will try to send some "blog-cards" from time to time. Not an easy task though as I have no Internet access and have to go to a cyber café....

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