Tag Archives: black truffles

The tree and the truffles

Posted on December 8, 2021 by loren24250

Sure signs of the holiday season in Daglan: the village Christmas tree is installed in the main square, and our weekly market for black truffles begins. First, the tree. I now quote from my posting of December 10, 2016: “There … Continue reading →

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Getting the most from Sunday’s events

Posted on December 6, 2019 by loren24250

This posting will provide you with an easy-to-follow three-stop itinerary for your enjoyment this coming Sunday (December 8), provided that you will be in the Greater Daglan Area on that date. The focus of my suggestions is the Christmas market, … Continue reading →

Posted in Festivals in France, Food, Holidays in France, Life in southwest France, Markets in France | Tagged black truffles, Christmas, Christmas markets, Daglan, Marché de Noël, truffle markets, truffles | 4 Comments

Double your truffle

Posted on December 5, 2018 by loren24250

I’m not sure that Daglan will become known as the Truffle Capital of the World, but our village is definitely taking the tubers seriously. This past summer, it opened a weekly market for summer truffles (see “Our new truffle market … Continue reading →

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Back to LPP (and let the blogging begin!)

Posted on February 18, 2018 by loren24250

Today we return to blogging, after a lengthy winter break. And today, at lunch, my wife Jan and I returned to Le Petit Paris. At lunch, we realized that this coming September will mark a 20-year history with Le Petit … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, French food, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in France, Restaurants in the Dordogne, Wine | Tagged black truffles, Daglan, desserts, entrées, foie gras, food, le petit paris, Peruvian ground apple, poire de terre, restaurants, salsify, seafood, Sunday lunches, truffles, turbot, yacon | 9 Comments

Truffle heaven

Posted on March 24, 2017 by loren24250

The Greater Daglan Area, or GDA, is known for producing excellent black truffles. And the Michelin-starred restaurant Le Gindreau is known for producing excellent dishes with them. And so it was that on this past Thursday — when my wife … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, French food, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in the Lot | Tagged black truffles, Daglan, desserts, food, Le Gindreau, michelin starred restaurant, restaurants, sweetbreads, truffles | 5 Comments

Making butter better

Posted on February 1, 2017 by loren24250

Avid readers — and particularly those with long memories and a food obsession — may remember my posting about our Christmas Day lunch at the wonderful restaurant Le Gindreau, in Saint-Médard, about an hour south of Daglan. The post was … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, French food, Life in southwest France, Markets in France, Restaurants in France, Restaurants in the Lot | Tagged black truffles, Christmas, Daglan, food, Le Gindreau, michelin starred restaurant, Microplanes, night markets, Saint-Medard, truffle butter, truffles | 4 Comments

Beaucoup de Bocuse — Part I

Posted on February 26, 2016 by loren24250

For my birthday trip a year ago, my wife Jan and I chose the exotic — a vacation in Marrakech. This February, we went for the gastronomic — travelling by train from our village of Daglan to France’s culinary capital, Lyon. In case … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, French food, Restaurants in France, Tourist attractions, Travels in and out of France | Tagged black truffles, Champagne, Chef Bocuse, Daglan, desserts, entrées, foie gras, food, l'Auberge du Pont de Collonges, Le Royal, Lyon, michelin starred restaurant, Paul Bocuse, rain, restaurants, tarte au citron, weather | 2 Comments

Local treats

Posted on January 4, 2016 by loren24250

Before we get too far along into 2016 — and a very Happy New Year to all our readers, by the way — I’m going to write a couple of posts on some of the holiday feasting we enjoyed as 2015 came to … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, French food, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in France, Restaurants in the Lot | Tagged black truffles, Daglan, entrées, foie gras, foie gras creme brulee, food, Le Gindreau, michelin starred restaurant, restaurants, truffles | 4 Comments

Experiencing “le pont” in full swing

Posted on May 11, 2013 by loren24250

For some reason, I’d never fully experienced the French tradition of “making the bridge,” or faire le pont. I knew what it was, of course, but somehow had never really felt its full effect. Until today, that is. When the … Continue reading →

Posted in French food, Restaurants in the Dordogne, Wine | Tagged Beynac, black truffles, Daglan, daurade royale, Dordogne weather, faire le pont, food, La Petite Tonnelle, le pont, restaurants, sea bream, travel, truffle omelette, truffles, vacations, weather | 2 Comments

An afternoon with our own French chef

Posted on November 11, 2012 by loren24250

Have you ever had a French chef prepare a meal for you in your own home, or perhaps in a home you were renting while on vacation? No? Well, you’re missing something. In the past, I’ve written about Chef Fabrice … Continue reading →

Posted in French food, Life in southwest France, Markets in France, Wine | Tagged 5-course lunches, black truffles, carpaccio, Daglan, desserts, duck, entrées, Fabrice le Chef, Fabrice Lemonnier, food, French markets, gourmet cookbook, Mont d'Or, Mont d'Or cheese, pea soup, personal chef, Private chefs, scallops | 4 Comments