Joël Robuchon was born on April 7, 1945 in Poitiers. His father was a mason, his mother a housewife.
Food: May 2003 Archives
Certain fish are "de rigueur" for true bouillabaisse....the Bouillabaisse Charter Members of Marseille established it!
However, our vote for best bouillabaisse goes to Aimé Bergero, a non-Charter member.
Ruth McVey, retired from teaching at the University of London, enjoys her Tuscan life while making a small amount of excellent olive oil.
Emanuela Capurro established Manuelina in 1885 to serve hungry locals returning from the opera in Genova. She offered them a new and delicious hand-food called focaccia al formaggio.
Ravida's 16th century La Gurra estate overlooks the Mediterranean and the Greek Temples of Selinunte. 130 acres of olive groves and 120 acre vineyard as well as lemon groves and fields of artichokes and wheat, all farmed organically.
Visiting the Vaucluse area this summer? Stop by Lou Canesteou, one of the top ten cheese shops in all of France.
