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Raclette Tonight! Wine Suggestions?
The traditional match is a dry white from the Valais or Savoie (e.g. Fendant, Crépy, Apremont, Chignin). Your Alsatian blend might do the trick, provided it isn’t particularly sweet or from a low-acid vintage like 2003. For...
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HELP! Need French's Cupcake Bakery substitute
Try Savoie's Fare Bakery & Cafe in Laguna Niguel. Owner Jacques Savoie is a gifted baker— cakes/pastry are his specialty. This place is a real sleeper for yummy food, too.
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Wine For Fondue
If traditional’s what you’re going for, look for a flinty, dry white from Switzerland (Fendant, Neuchâtel, etc.) or similar white from nearby regions like France’s Savoie. That said, many fairly neutral dry...
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Savoia et al.
It looks like a new restaurant called Savoia is about to open on Smith St. between Sackett and DeGraw. Since Savoia is the Italian spelling of Savoie (or Savoy), I’d guess it’s going to serve food from the...
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Will be in Dana Point for 6 days....[Moved from California board]
A couple of reccomendations: A great neighborhood cafe... my best friend lives very close, we had a lovely lunch there. Plus you have Jacques Savoie, the handsome hockey playing chef! Savoie's Fare Address: 31161 Niguel Rd # B,...
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What is the best Andouille & Tasso?
as a rope if grilled or even in gumbos. K-Pauls ships a pretty good sausage, but with an artificial casing, I think. I saw a brand in the grocery store there last week, "Savoie." The company ships, but is it any good? I would...
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Harvest Moon Cafe - Sonoma
chow. To start, I ordered a salad of sliced tomatoes and Gigante beans, with a drizzle of olive oil (Capezzana as I recall), a little basil, and a blob of very mild aioli. Washed down with a glass of Quenard Savoie Les Abymes, it...
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Mt Tremblant
Hello all.My family will be traveling to mt. tremblant in a few weeks. We’ll be staying in the village. i’ve been given the names of La Savoie and Coco Pazzo as good places to eat. I would like to find something a...
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East Village Cheese vs. Murray's Cheese: Who has a better selection??
is over $8 or $9/lb, and most cheeses are under 5 dollars/lb. Murray’s, on the other hand, aims to have the most and best. And you will pay for it. Many of their cheese go for $20/lb and beyond. I recently had a fantastic...
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Clementine-like joint in OC
How about Savoie's Fare Pastry & Cafe in Laguna Niguel?I’m not personally familiar with Clementine’s— but Jacque Savoie does nice pastries and yummy grub...
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Full Fondue Dinner
I salivate thinking about our annual fondue meal at Bavaria in Whistler. What I’ve had in Toronto has been really poor compared to what can be experienced out west or at La Savoie in Tremblant. The few offerings have been...
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Restaurants in Russia
I leave tomorrow for St.Petersburg and Moscow. I have an invite to do an article on Wine in Russia for a well-known wine mag. Anyone have suggestions of places with interesting wine lists (Russian and other)?
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Good inexpensive restaurant for lunch between Avignon and Geneva?
In June of this year, right off the A40 (about 30 minutes from Geneva, and only three minutes after exiting from sortie no. 11), we had a nice lunch at Hotel Restaurant Le Fartoret, in the sleeply little hilltop town of Eloise...
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Summer Deal at The Setai
. And for desserts: traditional Asian, Thai and Indian specialties. The new Sommelier Dwayne Savoie , formerly of Karu & Y, is offering “Hidden Values From Around The World,” an extensive fine wine collection of 55...
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Two Rock Valley Raw Goat Milk Cheese
a grassy, nutty character with good depth and reminded me somewhat of Tomme de Savoie. Both are priced at $15 per pound and are sold in pre-cut, cryo’d slices marked with the date of production. Young cheese packet -...
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