Party time for wine harvesters
This image of a refectory table set for a final harvest meal was taken by my friend Katerina Kalogeraki at Chateau La Fleur Petrus some...
Gratin of hard-boiled eggs
French wine harvest cooks have taught me that there are some good-value "little" dishes that really punch above their weight. They are...
A comforting Burgundian potato dish
I remember a harvest cook explaining her menus for the pickers. "Harvest meals are simple but nourishing without being too heavy...
Cooks in a rush reach for the bottle
Marinating fruit in wine just comes naturally to families of vignerons. It only take a few minutes preparation, and looks and tastes...
Cooks are wine harvest heroes!
You could say that the engine rooms of the French wine harvest are the kitchens. These are usually at the heart of the old houses, often...
Salad of Hot potatoes, Leaves, Bacon & Onions
Coming back from work in the vineyard on a warm autumn morning, this is just the sort of thing it is great to find on the tables at...
Why pickers need good food!
Misty mornings, muffled voices, figures looming up suddenly, trucks and vans arriving at the side of small roads through vineyards – this...
Mme Laroche's Pork Terrine
The Domaine aux Moines, can be found just outside the little Loire town of Savennieres – a country road winds up into the steeper...
Caramalised Rhubarb Cake
I have converted many friends to this unfailing recipe for a great desert which would work brilliantly with blackberries, in season now -...
Noëlle Lafarge's fail-safe apple cake
During the wine harvest, everyone loves a desert, but as the cooks are busy it's best to keep it simple. This quick, fail-safe cake was...
