tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post678738762300755311..comments2024-02-23T05:16:24.813+01:00Comments on The Provence Post: Another Fine French Book Giveaway!Julie Mautnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03600036888193273854noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-43485043357361391182012-02-05T18:23:53.972+01:002012-02-05T18:23:53.972+01:00Michael Ploppert • I would love the opportunity to...Michael Ploppert • I would love the opportunity to receive this book. I donate my time to " wayward " youth in my area who are given the opportunity to change their direction in life. They are part of a program that has culinary at the forefront. They are taught everything regarding FOH / BOH.I was lucky enough to learn about Escoffier while apprenticing in a french kitchen. Teaching the youth in this program about the" beginning of Culinary " could be a huge help in their development.......Michael<br />....chefding13@ymail.comChefdinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15327434103015084355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-82027768198581235702012-02-05T18:21:22.045+01:002012-02-05T18:21:22.045+01:00Michael Ploppert • I would love the opportunity to...Michael Ploppert • I would love the opportunity to receive this book. I donate my time to " wayward " youth in my area who are given the opportunity to change their direction in life. They are part of a program that has culinary at the forefront. They are taught everything regarding FOH / BOH.I was lucky enough to learn about Escoffier while apprenticing in a french kitchen. Teaching the youth in this program about the" beginning of Culinary " could be a huge help in their development....... Michael....chefding13@ymail.comChefdinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15327434103015084355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-10598087094319403562012-02-01T19:17:43.755+01:002012-02-01T19:17:43.755+01:00I spend most Septembers on the Cote d'Azur and...I spend most Septembers on the Cote d'Azur and visit Escoffier's museum in Villeneuve Loubet. It is so inspiring, cannot wait to read the book. Thanks for sharing and the free copy. I will be sure to spread the good word. -- Chow Ciao!Chow Ciao Dianehttp://www.facebook.com/ChowCiaoDianenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-7999197354409158662012-01-30T14:18:03.274+01:002012-01-30T14:18:03.274+01:00I am vicariously living in France through reading ...I am vicariously living in France through reading books set in France (Australia is currently home). If it is a foodie book all the better. Oooh make it me me ME!Livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17976689327325039611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-74947359641040443562012-01-30T11:13:01.926+01:002012-01-30T11:13:01.926+01:00I had no idea how much the art of cooking is deepl...I had no idea how much the art of cooking is deeply ingrained into the French psyche until I moved from London to France. The art of cooking doesn’t just apply to the fine dining restaurants of France but to all walks of French life. My neighour is 84 and is teaching me to cook the French way – this means hardly any measuring of ingredients and sticking to seasonal products – not always easy for an ex supermarket junky like me. She recently told me that onions have restorative properties and implied they were a form of Viagra which of course I took with a pinch of salt! However, when I looked onions up on the internet, I discovered that in ancient times they were considered an aphrodisiac and in the old days in France newlyweds were served a bowl of hearty French onion soup the morning after the wedding. This novel will I am sure increase my understanding of French cuisine/culture and I may be able to teach my neighbour a thing or two when I’ve read it!Janine@thegoodlifefrance.comhttp://www.thegoodlifefrance.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-10793368279980458742012-01-26T17:02:34.767+01:002012-01-26T17:02:34.767+01:00I am an aspiring pastry chef attending Le Cordon B...I am an aspiring pastry chef attending Le Cordon Bleu in St Louis. I have always had an appreciation for everything French. And now am learning the many techniques I will need to make some of the most lovely desserts and pastries. I am also a romantic at heart and the coupling of cooking and romance stikes a chord in my heart! I would so love a copy of this book. My email is c.womble1@my.stlouis.chefs.eduPastry Chef Scothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088722105963206131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-15186942035186890162012-01-25T23:19:36.223+01:002012-01-25T23:19:36.223+01:00I would love to read this book,
I would like to ta...I would love to read this book,<br />I would like to taste truffles,<br />but the book will have to do.<br /><br />cigalechanta@hotmail.comcigalechantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05482579374240577831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-82162197068996827692012-01-25T23:04:06.518+01:002012-01-25T23:04:06.518+01:00Wow, today is certainly my lucky day! I have stumb...Wow, today is certainly my lucky day! I have stumbled upon your beautiful synopsis of what appears to be a mouthwatering historical novel, as well as your website/blog (now bookmarked!). As a chef, food, France, and French food are some of my deepest passions, so a story that brings to life the greatest chef in history...I can't imagine a more perfect read! I have several stacks of books next to my bed -- some cookbooks, some novels, some travel stories,and some I'm rereading -- but if can get my hands on White Truffles in Winter, it's sure to be at the top of the pile, and completely read through overnight. Thanks, Julie, for bringing this novel to attention, and for such an enticing narrative of it. My email is simdelish(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you!Lee Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17069788951845228613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-88892834329566718272012-01-25T17:24:52.995+01:002012-01-25T17:24:52.995+01:00I am actually learning about him In class right no...I am actually learning about him In class right now! I would love to be able to read about his life and inspiration!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-74782560892122363922012-01-23T16:38:07.694+01:002012-01-23T16:38:07.694+01:00This book would certainly feed my French hunger!
d...This book would certainly feed my French hunger!<br />debrapaper@gmail.comDebrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16913958296981829141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-79969958615494092112012-01-23T12:51:18.987+01:002012-01-23T12:51:18.987+01:00dorette@cestsibon.net (c'est moi) is the owner...dorette@cestsibon.net (c'est moi) is the owner of the c'est si bon! cooking school. my culinary eye-teeth were cut on the bones of such ancienne cuisine and the brigade system of the French kitchen. and as the author of the award winning novel, "city of ladies" (the tale of lost bread in 16th century Gascony and Provence) -- may i say that "white truffles in winter" sounds like an amazing imagined work about one of the culinary world's unsung heroes; escoffier! such a sublime man! the magic of provence equally inspires adults and teens who i've tromped with around the truffle market in carpentras and then eaten five courses dejeuner that began with mousse de canard avec truffe in a quaint bistro in st. remy, watching the black market of truffles being sold in the back room. salut! et bon chance to N.M. Kelby!Dorettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03995076006918143054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-31479708205665268892012-01-23T03:57:43.801+01:002012-01-23T03:57:43.801+01:00I was born in Marseille. My fondest memories are ...I was born in Marseille. My fondest memories are of our family's special dinners with aunts, uncles & cousins. Though we live far apart, it is the foods of Provance that bind us & keep us close in memories.<br />Suzanne<br />scsuber@yahoo.comSuzannecomS Suberhttp://www.scsuber.books.officelive.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-55201722812470253762012-01-20T03:41:18.983+01:002012-01-20T03:41:18.983+01:00Wow! Sounds lovely...Franch food, mais oui!
lpmc...Wow! Sounds lovely...Franch food, mais oui!<br /><br />lpmccallum (at) sbcglobal. net<br />LorriEuroMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253766017892552045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-13310131648924566582012-01-20T03:12:18.442+01:002012-01-20T03:12:18.442+01:00Julie,
Thanks for your response to my question. ...Julie,<br /><br />Thanks for your response to my question. I would love to be lucky enough to receive one of the books. It sounds wonderful.<br /><br />I love food history and French food in particular. I have been lucky enough to assist several fine French chefs. I am a retired line cook due to injury so now I just cook for myself and friends. <br /><br />Thank you.<br /><br />Laura Gates<br />miss.jane.gray@gmail.comSixteen Paw Productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664487535842157795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-56270943632898128752012-01-19T18:55:31.890+01:002012-01-19T18:55:31.890+01:00Wow! This book looks great. Thanks for letting me ...Wow! This book looks great. Thanks for letting me know about it!<br /><br />larkspurpurple (at) gmail.compurplelarkspurnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-22117671426041326232012-01-19T16:35:56.501+01:002012-01-19T16:35:56.501+01:00What an enticing description of the book!
After ...What an enticing description of the book! <br /><br />After spending three weeks traveling and cooking in Nyons and Avignon, France to me will always mean food and sensuality. karen@windyridge.coKJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-32664460397378391732012-01-19T16:25:20.958+01:002012-01-19T16:25:20.958+01:00Looks like a MUST read to me. And I have just lea...Looks like a MUST read to me. And I have just learned that some white truffles have been discovered near Aups.....move over Alba...the French are on the way! mj@maryjames.netMary Jameshttp://www.maryjamesenprovence.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-76627766888111958432012-01-19T02:19:06.074+01:002012-01-19T02:19:06.074+01:00Rarely do we learn of the private lives of individ...Rarely do we learn of the private lives of individuals who contribute so publicly to the gustatory happiness of so many. His culinary presence persists and inspires to this day. Salut!ChefDanielOnline.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073624677956126955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-64034824062352638192012-01-19T00:56:27.036+01:002012-01-19T00:56:27.036+01:00My grandfather studied with Escoiffer in Paris at ...My grandfather studied with Escoiffer in Paris at the end of the 1800's and has his cookbooks (well, I now have them)and a handwritten ledger book my grandfather wrote while in that school. He followed him to Monte Carlo and later to Heyernes (sp). I am a chef/Bistro owner and working on the translation of my grandfather cookbook. Would love to read this book . Cookanddraw@yahoo.comKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17247427320235873464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-38494298549396853952012-01-19T00:27:14.322+01:002012-01-19T00:27:14.322+01:00I've been cooking professionaly for over thirt...I've been cooking professionaly for over thirty years, so of course that means French cooking, for most of it anyways, it's what you were taught, and what you cooked everywhere back in the day. Sure would love to win a book, it's as if Escoffier was my mentors mentor.<br /><br />Henry Prontnicki<br />chefhenry@hotmail.comchefhenryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08411923883364402409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-17885177763174675572012-01-18T20:24:44.694+01:002012-01-18T20:24:44.694+01:00Frech Food and Cooking is my life. I read A Year I...Frech Food and Cooking is my life. I read A Year In Proence then traveled to Provence to follow chapters in the book . It inspired me to become a student at The French Culinary Institute. Now a chef and teaching cooking classes. I live food every day in my life. Please choose me for the book.<br />stepspior@yahoo.com<br />Stephen Piorkowskistepspiorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05847549672838610772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-47112297310167331832012-01-18T20:17:47.803+01:002012-01-18T20:17:47.803+01:00Love of French food and the French culture captova...Love of French food and the French culture captovated me . Reading A Year in Provence I used the book in my travel to Provence. I later became a student at the French Culinary Institute and now a chef. Cooking teacher. I live my life through food. Please pick me for the book. It would be treasured. <br /> stepspior@yahoo.com<br />Thank You<br />Stephen Piorkowskistepspiorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05847549672838610772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-87591309514308214952012-01-18T18:24:09.973+01:002012-01-18T18:24:09.973+01:00What a wonderful, enticing story this sounds like....What a wonderful, enticing story this sounds like. Especially in the depth of winter here in Minnesota, all I want to do is crawl into bed with a cup of tea, a piece of chocolate, a good book, and an escape to a French life. <br /><br />email: amandapaa@hotmail.comAmandahttp://www.healthylifehappycook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-56388567925191400432012-01-18T15:29:06.681+01:002012-01-18T15:29:06.681+01:00You are so lucky to live the dream of most chefs. ...You are so lucky to live the dream of most chefs. The book looks incredible and would definately use it as reference material for our students.Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-78929015668571549272012-01-18T14:49:42.408+01:002012-01-18T14:49:42.408+01:00'life is just a bowl of cherries''life is just a bowl of cherries'caitriona.manoury@wanadoo.frnoreply@blogger.com