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Tarte aux pommes à l’alsacienne
Great to be reminded of Laurence Faller’s classic apple tart à l’alsacienne, after a tasting in the kitchen (copper pans, wood-fired oven, big oak refectory table) at Domaine Weinbach in Kaysersberg...
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Domaine Rieffel, Mittelbergheim, Alsace
I first came across Rieffel wines when visiting the domaine together with a group of UK wine writers in 2007, and haven’t looked back since. Whenever I’m up in the Bas-Rhin – as happened this week – I...
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An Autumn Walk in Alsace’s Vineyards
Lonely Planet recently singled out Alsace as one of its top ten must-visit destinations – but autumn is the best time for a walk in the vineyards, which are busy bursting into glorious shades of red,...
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Is the Auberge de l’Ill Over the Hill?
Plenty of people in Alsace – myself included – have a sort of emotional investment in the Auberge de l’Ill. It’s there, within easy reach, for when we feel a birthday or an anniversary celebration...
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Vendanges 2012 chez Zusslin, Alsace
It’s been a tricky year for Alsace wine growers, confirms Jean-Paul Zusslin of Domaine Zusslin in Orschwihr – drought in winter and spring, bitter cold alternating with deluging rain, heatwaves and...
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Festive Finger Food
I’ve had loads of fun in 2012 with my workshops: plenty of variety (Fish for the Fearful, Real Mexican, Spring and Autumn Veggie feasts, Spanish/Catalan cooking, bread, Mediterranean Buffet, Taste of...
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Apple Pies = Domestic Happiness
“Good apple pies”, wrote Jane Austen, “are a considerable part of domestic happiness”. Of course she didn’t give a recipe for her optimal apple pie, but I have a hunch it was an English-type job, with...
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Workshops – What We Did
It’s been the autumn/fall of the century here in Alsace with heavenly balmy days and some of the most glowing colours ever seen. Workshops were full of warmth and colour too: September took us to...
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Cherchez le Chou[croute]!
I’m a fairly big fan of choucroute. If you live in Alsace (as I do), it kind of goes with the territory. This famous cabbage pickle (aka sauerkraut) plays a prominent part in both my books on the...
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‘Tis the season for wild garlic
Wild garlic is back. It catches me off guard every spring. Just a month ago there was no sign of it on the forest floor, in those damp spots beside streams where it pops up reliably every March. In...
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Fave restaurants in Alsace – updates
My Eating Out in Alsace, Basel and Baden page in another corner of this site is my personal and opinionated selection of good spots to eat out in our three-cornered region: Alsace/France,...
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Lunch @ Lalique
If you’re going to treat yourself to just one memorable outing in Alsace in the next weeks or months, consider the Villa René Lalique, north of Strasbourg in the little town of Wingen-sur-Moder. Silvio...
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