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Two weeks the Hérault, Cantal/Lozère/Aveyron, and northern Gard/Ardèche -- report
- Jake Dear Oct 13, 2012 04:51 PM
Thanks to everyone — including and especially mangeur, Ptipois, Parigi, johanabanana — for the recommendations leading to two great weeks (mid Sept) in (1) the Hérault; (2) the intersection of the Cantal/Lozère/Aveyron; (3) northern Gard and much of the Ardèche. I'll mention in separate posts within this thread most of our dining stops, and I'll try to augment many of them with a few photos (taken furtively by iphone, often as my wife rolled her eyes).
We really loved these areas for the people we met, the fine driving roads and walking paths, beautiful vistas and villages — and very often fine foods, including châtaigne in many forms.
In line with recent requests/comments, I'll usually give our dining price totals. (Note: Most lunches included an aperitif, a demi or pichet of local wine, a local bottled gazeuse water, and one or "deux express"; dinners almost always included the same, but with a full bottle of wine and only one express.) — Jake
Sète & Bouzigues: After a delightful picnic on the TGV from Paris (our standard: a crusty baguette, jambon and beurre, and fromage with white wine, etc.) and a refreshing citron pressé on the canal in Sète — it was hot and humid — we dined on a Monday night (limited options) at Restaurant Quai 17, in the Le Grand Hotel de Sète, http://www.legrandhotelsete.com/#/en/... . Our corner room at the hotel with a view onto the canal was fantastic; dinner at the nice-looking first floor restaurant was merely good to OK. We each had the 29€ menu, "entre terre et mer"; sardines and mackerel, moules and tomats, lotte, and gambas bio plancha, a bottle of local wine and water. 100€ total.
The next day, after a leisurely drive around the Bassin de Thau (and thanks to Parigi for encouraging a diversion up to Pézenas, where we ordered more citron pressé after walking around the beautiful town), we had a very nice and totally fresh lunch at Restaurant Rive de Thau, on the edge of town and directly across the road from the oyster beds. We split "Le Special" — a plateau of raw oysters and moules, 6 oysters gratinee, and a simple crisp full bottle of picpoul; then 1 creme brulee, and 2 express. 43€.
Sète — dinner at La Coquerie, 1 chemin du Cimetière Marin, http://www.annemajourel.fr . This was one of our top three meals of our southern trip (lunch at Jardin des Sens and dinner at Faurie were the others, and one more that I'll mention later came pretty close). This small place is a 20 minute walk from the bustle of the town and canal, in a residential area (next to the cemetery) quietly overlooking the sea. There's seating for about 12-14 inside, where you can watch chef Anne Majourel, a twinkle in her eye under a cocky cool hat, work behind the counter. There is seating for 6-9 outside at three terraced tables under substantial rectangular umbrellas with a partial view of the harbour/sea. It was too stuffy/hot inside, and so we dined out.
We had earlier that day seen a negative review in Anglo publication "The Herault Times" (Sept-Aug 2012), complaining about the service and idiosyncratic ways of the place — but still saying the food was worth its star. (Gripes included: Failure to adequately accommodate a group of 4 when they arrived 10 minutes before the 20:00 opening; a single handwritten menu and wine list gets passed from table to table; no substitutions were allowed although a dietary restriction was mentioned when the reservation was made . . . .)
It took a while for the chef's husband to come to our table with the lists and take our apéro order; but when he did, he gave us full attention. And we had a totally enjoyable seafoodcentric evening. After, chatting inside with chef Anne after all of the inside diners had departed, we mentioned the negative review, laughed about it, and she gave us as a souvenir that evening's sole handwritten no-choice menu. But still I'm not sure I've properly read her handwriting:
"Prélude: Le filet de nuge des pehits nelieres, tomate grand Coeur glace basilica, vinaigrette feuille de Moutarde"; "Ouverture: [L tougeouuette] [huh? sp?] de Merlu des Halles, langoustine de pays, bouille, aïoli, turbine à l'oseille"; "Suite: Le dos de daurade saisi sur la veau, aubergine, tête de veau faudante (the only non-seafood item on the menu) , aromate palourde à l'orange"; "Final: Les figues confites a la vanille . . . ." All with a fantastic local white wine — "Escalelle" [sp?] — it managed to be creamy and minerally at the same time — at 54€; 2 coupes champagne; 1 glass local vin blanc to go with the fromage; 1 grand Chateldon; 2 dinners at 58€ — total 218€. Not inexpensive, but great ingredients from the nearby bustling "Halles de Sète." (Where we went each morning for a simple breakfast of express and regional yogurt.)
Next: Hotel Mimosa and environs (Saint Guiraud, St. Saturnin de Lacian, St. Guilhem le Dessert, and In Montpeyroux) with a side trip to Montpellier. — Jake
re: Jake Dear
Wonderful. Can't wait for the rest.
Great details, Jake. Am saving this thread to my profile page to use with malice of forethought. Many thanks. :)
Restaurant Grill Le Pressoir is directly across from the charming little Hotel Le Mimosa, http://www.hoteldumimosa.blogspot.com/ at the planetree-lined center square of quaint 34725 St. Saturnin de Lacian. Those who have been to Le Pressior in prior years or who have read the book "Virgile's Vineyard" will certainly not recognize the place. It's been totally remodeled and now specializes in "grillade au feu de bois" — take a look at its spare web site photos: www.restaurant-lepressoir.fr . Over three days, we had a lunch (64€, with a full bottle of wine) and one dinner (90€). The food was good and nicely plated, but not great. The most memorable dish was my andouillette (very good, and I've had many others); other dishes were well-executed and simple, like a salad of anchovies; grilled lamb; and a grilled rolled round of sausage. This is a nice, bright, and rather stylish local place, and certainly convenient to the hotel, but hardly a destination. One hopes that locals make it a success; the street side terrace seems be a hangout for them.
Restaurant Le Mimosa is down the road from the hotel in 34725 Saint Guiraud. Until next month, anyway. We were a bit apprehensive about going after reading some recent cautionary reviews here (http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/854933). But we are not sorry that we went. The 2 km walk over from the hotel was pleasant. On arrival, we found a heartfelt written notice, in French and English, explaining that they are closing for good in November. They want to sell, but will quit in any event. This, after 28 years and a couple prior attempt s at selling/closing. What a difficult business.
We had nice chats with Bridget Pugh (chef and former ballerina, she glides across the floor) and her husband David (wine service, and a very pleasant fellow). We each ordered the five-course 58€ menu "capricieux," with 29€ wines by the glass for each course (plus David brought extra — three vintages of one). They are selling off their considerable cellar if they can't market the place as a going concern. The food was good, but maybe a bit heavy. (I was far too full by the end — partly my own fault, from taking parts of my wife's plates before she gave them up). Plus the room seemed to get rather warm; I was looking forward to the walk back with aid of iphone's flashlight feature — it's very dark out there. In fact, we turned down an offered ride from another couple also staying at the hotel, feeling we needed the exercise and air. Total with 2 aperitifs & 1 water: 194€. We wish them the best.
La Terrasse du Mimosa, www.laterrassedumimosa.com is in Montpeyroux, a few minutes by car from the Hotel le Mimosa, and at least somewhat associated with it, tho that relationship seems to be waning. On the first floor is a wine shop/wine bar. We had dinner in the small upstairs dining room, which my wife thought lacks the ambience of the downstairs wine bar. For the first and only time on our southern trip we heard English from half of the tables — all of a British flavour. Maybe this is related to the book, Virgile's Vineyard.
The wine carte set out vertical offerings of many makers who don't distribute broadly. After consulting with the new proprietor (in English), we settled on a producer not found through Kermit Lynch, a deep and rich Divem 2007, 39€. The fare: amuse of rare duck breast; truite fume; velote de choud et huite; margret de canard au vin rouge; filet de merlu; selection de fromages; dessert, blanc mauger. All good. With 2 kir, a bottled water, 2 glasses of white with the cheese, it was 117,50€.
Next: Le Jardin des Sens.
Le Jardin des Sens, www.jardindesens.com , 34000 Montpellier. Thanks to Ptipois for encouraging us to take the short drive. This was one of our top three dining experiences during our two weeks in the south. The restaurant is a few blocks from the charming and beautiful old town, where we walked both before this fine lunch, and especially after, for a few hours.
We chose the 49€ lunch menu (what a deal), offered only a few days each week. See pics: Three nice amuses (served together); then another amuse, with a tiny triangle pastry. Entrees: (1) Autour de Méditerranée: filet de rouget pané croustillant au célerie mariné, le pressé, d'aile de raie au basilica, le tartare de thon fraîcheur, espuma de pomme vert; (2) La fine tarte feuilletée de cèpes poêlés, caviar d'aubergine, feuilles de roquette à huile de noix, vinaigrette au jus de rôti et cube de figue.
Plats: (1) Le filet de daurade Royale au four, ravioli de vert de blette aux pignons de pain, concassée de tomates et brochette de calamari à la plancha, réduction à l'encre de seiche; (2) Le filet de veau roti en croute de pistache, fine purée de châtaigne, poêlée de raisin, molleux de terre au Comté, jus de veau acidulé.
Le dessert du jour (see two pics) et les gourmandizes. Boissons: 2 coupes de Champagne, 1 chateldon, wines by the glass with each entrée and plat (one glass each came included with each menu), and a single glass of 1994 Gaillac Doux "Ondenc" by Robert Plageoles et Fils. Total, 185€.
The bright and open raked room, with floor-to-ceiling glass on three sides looking out to les jardins, was full within half an hour except for three tables. What a lovely Thursday afternoon, capped off by a walk on the Place Royale du Peyrou and a visit to the excellent Musée Fabre.
Le Guilhaume d'Orange looks out over the little Pan River at the base of the rather isolated tourist hillside village of 34150 St. Guilhem le Desert. This was one of the most pleasant lunchtime stops of our trip. (It's also a hotel with a serious indoor restaurant, www.guilhaumedorange.com.) We happened by minutes before noon, while the staff was finishing their lunch, and got a table on the crunchy graveled terrace under an old planetree and multiple umbrellas. Within half an hour, they were turning people away. Not surprising, given the loads of cars and buses parked atop the village, but this place seemed to be full on merit. (The other places we saw inside the village at the main square under the biggest planetree we've ever seen looked pretty enough, but the cartes and dishes we saw didn't inspire.)
So this was fairly simple but good. Here are a couple pics. I took no notes and forgot to photograph the carte, and now we can't recall what fish was inside the wrap of pancetta — but it was very good, the standout of the meal. My wife asked for a salade vert (not listed on the carte), and got a very nice one before her trout (excellent, among the best of the trip). And I had a little roasted bird, slightly dry/too crisped, still quite nice. And local rosé in the recently ubiquitous icewater sack. And waters. And good fromage, to split. And dessert to split, and deux express. And a nice chat with the French tourists at a table near us. By that time the gusty vent had picked up, and soon the umbrellas had to be pulled shut after a couple folks nearly got bonked. A fine lunch stop. 73,10€.
Next: Hotel Remise/Fontaine de Gregoire, in St. Urcize (southern Cantal, near Nasbinals, Lozère); Hotel Restaurant de la Domerie, in 12470 Aubrac (Aveyron), and Restaurant La Source du Pêcher, in 48400 Florac (Lozère) . . . .
re: Jake Dear
Great report.
And all your pics are fab. With my pics, even good food looks less good. :-(
Our next stop was Hotel Remise/Fontaine de Gregoire, in St. Urcize (southern Cantal, near Nasbinals, Lozère, and also next door to the Aveyron). http://www.aubrac-chezremise.com To get there we drove north via Lodève (where we picnic shopped for our jambon, beurre, fromage & bread at the street market) over the dramatic and rugged Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette to the Viaduc de Millau — a great place for a picnic. (Not so much from the tables at the parking lot/ very nice visitors center, but up the hill, on a bench, in view of the bridge. You can also pick up fairly good looking sandwiches at the visitors center.) Then on through the changing and somewhat barren/ rugged landscape, dotted by large boulders and bovine breeds, tan Aubracs, and russet Salers, up to St. Urcize. We stayed at Fontaine de Gregoire, which is the chambre d'hote associated with the Hotel Remise, run by Isabelle and Fred, and their daughter and son in law.
Again we were a bit apprehensive about dining at Remise after reading recent cautionary reviews here (http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/854933). But we are glad we went, although the food is quite simple and there are no choices. We dined two nights at the hotel's very informal restaurant/cafe on the ground floor adjacent to the bar. Fred brought us a terrine of hot leek potato soup; aligot with sausage; cheeses; and flan. All with a pleasant Marcillac (rouge). And a glass of prune eau de vie. On the second night we had grilled thick beef — sweet and tasty, with slightly overcooked carrots. Only the plat and its accompanying dish changed over the two consecutive dinners. Also on the second night we (well, I) finished with a glass of Avèze, made from the local plant, la gentiane. About 63€ each night, pas mal. There is also a nice (white tableclothed) upstairs dining room, which seemed to be used for organized groups of hikers one night, and motor bikers another. By the way, Fred told us that they are remodeling the rooms in the hotel, enlarging them and reducing their number from 16 to 10.
Breakfast at Fontaine de Gregoire, St. Urcize: The chamber d'hote down the hill from the hotel/restaurant Remise is comprised of five luxe and spacious bedrooms. It was so beautiful and peaceful to wake that first morning to bright sun and early morning crisp fog. Again Fred served, and on the second day, there being no other guests, he sat down and chatted. And drew maps of recommended sites, including a local and hard to find (we finally did) ancient Roman road. One of the highlights of breakfast was the local "fougasse" (or "fouace" in Laguiole?) brioche — see the long sugar-topped slices on the right of this photo, to the right of the croissants. Great with butter or, better — the other highlight of our meal, and also in a photo: house made green tomato jam, wow.
Restaurant de la Domerie, in 12470 Aubrac (Aveyron): We suddenly had an urge to take a look at and try to book lunch at Michel Bras for the next day. We drove over to his nearby sleek hilltop perch and put our names on a waiting list. No success, but Fred recommended Domerie, also somewhat nearby www.hoteldomerie.com :
In a very pleasant room on a Sunday afternoon we enjoyed two 23€ menus (looking back at my bill I wonder if they undercharged us): Assiette de crudités variées, salade de gésiers (lovely!), tete de veau sauce gribiche, truite meunière, poire pochée au vin sur lit de caramel with a boule de vanilla, verrine poire et caramel. Deux kirs, 1 chateldon, a demi of local Entraygues blanc, 2 cafes, total: 71€.
re: Jake Dear
You remind us, Jake, that France presents a problem to visitors: ever so many new places for one to explore and as many old friends one hopes to revisit. Thanks for Remise memories and a new address in the neighborhood...in addition to Bras if one really needs an excuse.
Restaurant La Source du Pêcher, in 48400 Florac (Lozère). It was a Monday, and we had few choices. We ended up on an idyllic tree-shaded terrace overlooking a babbling brook, the village, and mountains. This was quite good, but a lot more expensive than other lunches and not all that much better. We had a pichet of local white, amuse (gespacho), bisque d'ecrevisses et sa rouille, tartine de pelardon des cevennes (nice), truite arc-en-ceil, tripes de l'aveyon (quite nice), moelleux à la châtaigne (ditto), sorbet, and deux express. 117 €. Good thing we were not in a hurry, the service was incredibly slow. But such a nice setting in which to wait. PS, no credit cards accepted.
Next: Barjac (Gard), La Petite Auberge, in 07150 Labastide de Virac (Ardèche) & L'Auberge des Granges, 07150 Bessas (Ardèche).
In 30430 Barjac (northern Gard), we tried to dine at Les Délices de l'Esplanade, in part because it was only a few steps from our apartment (Maison Anila, http://www.maisonanila.com ), but despite saying otherwise on its website, it was closed on Monday. No great loss, we've heard. By default we ended up at La Renaissance, a restaurant-pizzeria-creperie, not bad under the circumstances, dining outside at night on the terrace. We had an okay gizzard salad, a good pizza, and also a veal dish that reminded me somewhat of "Zürcher Geschnetzeltes" — but cost a quarter of what it would in or near Zürich.
La Petite Auberge, in 07150 Labastide de Virac (Ardèche), www.lapetiteaubergelabastide.com . We remember lunch in this quiet hillside village in part for the three rather loud babies around us. The proprietor (she runs the front; her husband is the chef) was not pleased with their parents. But more memorable: The Veloté Crémeux de Châtaigne d'Ardèche — see before and after photos. Among the other dishes, the pieds et paquets, which, after quickly consulting Patricia Wells, we learned is mutton tripe rolled and cooked with sheep's feet, white wine, and tomatoes — was very nice. Our other plat, filets of rouget in a red pepper sauce with a scallop, was excellent. Both plats came with very similar but fine vegies. Finally, sorbet, and "Dessert Galcé à la Châtaigne et Calvados," two cafés, a demi of white and a bottle of natural gazeuse, Vals. 82€.
L'Auberge des Granges, 07150 Bessas (Ardèche). On a Tuesday night with our choice in Barjac again closed, our apartment proprietor suggested this place, saying she'd heard good things but had not been. http://www.aubergedesgranges.com/rest... . It was a wonderful find. (Later we saw that our apartment proprietor was not the only one to notice this place: http://www.pourcel-chefs-blog.com/blo... .)
We completely enjoyed the ancient vaulted room and the young husband-wife team proprietors. As seems often the case in places we enjoy most, he's the chef, and she runs the front very efficiently and professionally. Four menus, 19.50, 36, 46€, and degustation (at about 60€ I think?) We chose the 36 and 46. After the local ham and chevre amuse, we had foie gras de canard (et accompanying things de jour with balsamic); croustillants de gambas with vinaigrette aux fruits exotiques; boeuf with pommes; le pigeon royal fermier rôti et son jus relevé à l'huile de truffe; a plate of three distinctive local chevres; desserts (they allowed us to each "trade up" to the next higher menu) were coque chocolate, un coeur de mousse de Joël Patouillard, and carpaccio d'ananas poché dans un bouillon aux épices et sorbet du moment (strawberry). Plus a nice Pic Saint Loup, bottled water, two cafes. And great bread. One problem: Where we were first seated, one of us had a view of the always ajar door leading to the kitchen. Not normally a big issue, and sometimes a plus, but the harsh florescent light emanating was unpleasant in this otherwise smart and elegant space, and so we changed tables. After dinner, the chef commented that they plan to revise that door and design. Check out the petrified sink in the W.C. A deal at 120€.
Next: North into central Ardèche, including La Mas de la Madeleine, in 07110 Largentiere.
Hotel Restaurant Le Carmel, www.le-carmel.com , in 07140 Les Vans (Ardèche). We had a good lunch under the beautiful terrace awnings. Apéritifs and petite mise en bouche, then: Salad de chèvre chaud; fricassée de ceps (very nice); parmentier de joue et queue de boeuf sauce brune (excellent); cote de veau sauce poivre vert; a demi of white, two desserts, and express. 87€.
re: Jake Dear
I very strong, Bwanna. Husband even stronger. We carry your bags for places at table. Very reasonable proposition. We not eat much....
re: mangeur
Actually, we owe you and others places at our table, for all the recs and help previously and generously given. The least I can do now is to report back and show some pics -- and I hope, encourage a few others to explore these fine off-the-path areas. Paris is great, but ahhh, the countryside . . . . -- Jake
La Mas de la Madeleine, in 07110 Largentiere — actually, up a the hill about 500 meters on a narrow single lane chemin. http://www.masdelamadeleine.com/ We knew that Parigi considers this an excellent ferme-auberge, and it lived up to and surpassed our expectations. Geneviève et Gérard Guillemin & fils (he's the chef) are fine hosts. We enjoyed, and would happily return to, chambre "Capucine," with a private balcony overlooking the valley. We dined on site three straight nights and had most of the carte — there were four selections for each course.
Entrées: Terrine maison à la châtaigne, et sa compote d'oignons rouges, cerises au vinaigre, croustillant de sésame et salade vert (no photo); veloté de châtaigne au lard fumée et celeri perpétual, espuma de cépes (lovely); foie gras maison au torchon, reduction de vinaigre balsamique et sa tarte tatin à la fleur de sel. Plats: Cuisse de poulet rotie a l'ail et a la sauge sur sa crème d'ail, figues et riz noir (this may have been our favorite dish); filet de truite rose de haute Ardèche caisson vapeur a la crème d'estragon du jardin, petit épeautre du Ventoux; épaule d'agneau mijotée aux citrons confits et aux "Picholinrs frites de patates douces" (very nice). The cheese plate changed daily with three different Ardèche affinés each evening. Desserts: L'assiette de sorbets maison et son petit gâteau du jour (very nice); mi-cuit chocolat Guayaquil sur crème de pistache et salade d'orange; and express. Each night we had apperos, usually kir châtaigne (along with an olive tapenade), bottled waters, and over the three days at least five fine local wines. Dinner averages (all boissons included) were 95€.
Breakfast, which is included, was served on the upper outdoor terrace overlooking the valley (where dinner is served weather permitting). There were excellent home-made preserves and different hot baked items each day from the kitchen. The interior dining room is homey and somewhat elegant (especially the two tables by the windows).
Hotel-Restaurant Les Clos des Oliviers, http://www.hotel-ardeche-sud.com/ , in 07700 Bourg-Saint-Andéol (southeastern Ardèche). We drove from the Gorges de Tarn north to visit the Musée de Lavende, just outside the isolated village of St-Remise (www.ardechelavandes.com), and then on to Bourg-St-Andéol for lunch. After two "kir Ardèchois" (vin blanc and crème de châtaigne), we split an entrée, trilogie méditerranéenne (papetons d'aubergine et sa tartine de ricotta au poivrons confits, verrine de gaspacho). Our plats: Filet de dorade royale rôtie (very nice) with a light sauce pistou; suprême de volaille rôti, sauce aux cèpes (lovely); desserts: Faisselle au coulis de fruits rouges, and a "coupe Ardéchoise à la liqueur de châtaigne." (I was ordering all available châtaigne on every carte.) Boissons: A demi of Vinsobre rouge (we later saw the winery nearby), a bottle of the Vals, and 2 express. 74,60 €, pas mal, and it came with a nice stroll around town afterward, including a fine Eglise Romane, IXth century.
Auberge de La Tour Brisson, in 07110 Sanilhac, www.belinbrison.com. We had a nice lunch in a newish alpine-feeling room overlooking the valley (the other more formal dining room is across the sleepy road inside the hotel). If not for La Mas de la Madeleine being so close, we'd be tempted to stay here, or in one of their gites. Again I forgot to take a picture of the carte, and so we will guess at what we had. The entrée (we split it) was a house specialty, a sausage ball of some kind en croute with sesame seeds, and the most by far the most interesting dish; distinctive and excellent. Plats were rustically good: a light Quenelle-like fish dish; and a small bird in a brown mushroom sauce. Desserts: a fromage blanc à la crème, and one "pâtisseries maison" — they brought three huge dishes for self-serving, I took only tiny tranches of each. With a bottle of Vals, a 50 ml. Chatus, 2 express, two apperos maison (kir châtigne, natch), it was 81,30€.
Next: North to Hotel Restaurant Faurie, in 07320 Saint-Agreve.
Hotel Restaurant Le Provençal, in 07160 Le Cheylard, www.hotelrestaurantleprovencal.com , quite near St.-Agreve. A fine stop on our drive north from Largentiere. Like many of our favourite spots in the countryside, this is run by a husband-wife team, she in the front and he in the kitchen. We had a surprisingly fine lunch in the narrow 1980s-feeling room to the right as you enter. We felt we were trespassing a bit on the outing of two older local couples. We dislike loud conversations that intrude on a room, but this was at times painfully opposite, as our unwitting companions seemed to go to lengths not only to refrain from conversation, but even to make any noise with their forks and knives. This led to a few little giggling episodes between us as we enjoyed our apperos with olives and sausage en croute, a very fine filet de bar (one of the best lunch fish dishes in our three weeks) with a side of vegetables, pigeon (leg in a crust, and breast, excellent) with a side dish of broiled potatoes and cheese (what was that? — very nice), a 10€ pichet of viogner, pear in red wine for dessert to split, and 2 express with a basket of cookies, etc. 50€, what a deal.
Apres lunch, a nice walk in the pleasant town, where we found free wifi at the square. And then, returning to our car, we found a serious pétanque match going on in the parking lot, prompting much good-natured commentary and gesticulating by the participants as we attempted to exit without endangering their game. What a nice visit.
Hotel Restaurant Faurie, 07320 Saint-Agreve, 36 Avenue Cévennes. www.hotelfaurie.fr/ This was a great dinner in a classy/quirky-kitchy-gothy/enigmatic and ultimately endearing small hotel.
First, for some perspective, the hotel: I believe there are 7 rooms. We are used to minimal lighting in French hotels, but this place makes dark part of the design. My wife found the interior hallways with minimal (red) illumination eerie. Our room, however, was comparatively bright, and featured a remote-controlled red velvet curtain that covered a floor-to-ceiling glass wall behind which gleamed an enclosure of dual showers and, barely hidden, a toilet protruding from the wall. This bright green tiled multi-purpose room was accented in a corner with a short smiling plastic gnome holding a faux-wood table top. A corresponding floor-to-ceiling green tiled glassed-in chamber with dual sinks (and another smiling plastic gnome table) was on the other side of the room, sans curtains.
We found the downstairs dining area quite spare, but with some pleasant features — beautiful old wooden floors and fine hutches. There are two rooms, with a single table in each: a larger front room with a rectangular table under a stained-glass window; and, between that and the kitchen, a smaller room with a round table, right next to two large floor-to-ceiling cases holding hundreds of cooking books, alphabetical by author, 99.91 percent French. (There is another larger room across the hallway, which was in a state of remodeling, apparently the result of water damage from frozen pipes earlier in the year; so maybe they can serve in that room as well if they need/want to — but it did not look like they'd done so or were planning on that for some time . . . .)
These dining spaces are like none other we've seen in any French restaurant. It very much felt like we were at a table d'hote/ private club in their home. And because of this setting I felt rather self-conscious at the prospect of taking even furtive iphone photos, so I did not.
Philippe & Sofie Brisseau are the proprietors; he's a Michelin-starred chef; she, with a somewhat minxy smile, covers the front, runs the hotel, and apparently designed it. They serve dining guests as a team — after he cooks and plates, he carries a large serving tray from the kitchen, deftly maneuvering it sideways thru narrowish doorways, to present the dishes and briefly describe each with a slight and shy bow. His description is no more than was already printed on the small menu that we found at our settings: "Le bigorneau, le cèpe at l'artichaut"; "L'œuf, les girolles et parmesan"; "Le Saint-Pierre, L'oignon et le concombre"; "Le pigeon"; "Le fromage"; "Et le dessert." (There is no choice for any course.)
On a Saturday night, it was just the two of us in the small room, and five more (French speaking Swiss, based on their car plates) at the large table under in the front room. From her seat, my wife could often see chef Philippe, and I could hear him — the gentle sounds of stirring, whisking, slicing, opening and closing ovens, sautéing. And sometimes we could smell the whiff of a cig break (the cuisine opens to a back courtyard/ rustico parking area.)
The wine list is short and well-selected. The plates were great at every course; I especially loved the egg, girolles and parmesan dish; for my wife, pigeon was the standout. We felt in the hands of a master. After, Philippe handed us a bottle of local sparking water to, as he said, take to our room "for digestion."
Breakfast the next morning was amazing and too much. From our same table, after being served more than the standard quantity and quality of breads, brioche, butter, jams, juice, coffee, grapes, and prosciutto-like slices, as well as a local yogurt-fromage blanc-like dish, we heard much sizzling in the kitchen. I confidently assured my wife that Philippe was simply prepping for Sunday lunch. But no, out he kept coming with his tray — three more times — presenting a delicately fried regional potato dish, and then a crusty fried rectangular sausage-like patty. It was incredible, but we were groaning. I motioned to Sofi and asked her if another course was yet to come. Yes, she smiled. Could we please not have it, we asked? Of course. Turned out to be slices of gorgeous marinated tomatoes — as we saw on the tray destined for the Swiss folks — but we were just too sated even for that.
We asked Sofi how many covers they'd have for lunch and dinner that night. She said they had a party of 7 at lunch, but only us for dinner. We don't enjoy being the only diners in a room, and we also felt reluctant to force them to gear up for us only. We gently expressed those thoughts and asked if they could recommend another place and without hesitation she said yes, just outside of St.-Agreve, Hotel Restaurant Domaine de Rilhac, telling us it was not like theirs, but good. We accepted her offer to make a reservation for us. On reflection, I'm a bit sorry we didn't dine with then a second night . . . .
Dinner was 85€ each, plus 2 coupes, and a 46€ lesser-appellation Burgogne (we were hoping for wine pairings but that was not offered and we did not ask), for a total of 240 € — hardly cheap, but well worth it. Breakfast was stated to be 25€ each, but looking back at the hand-written bill (idiosyncratically on graph paper), it seems Sofi knocked it down to 20 each, reflecting our whimping out on the tomatoes. What a place, what nice people.
Below is a photo of the rather stark-looking exterior of the hotel, which is across the street from the shuttered gare. When we asked, Sofi explained that the top image is Philippe's grandfather, who built the hotel/restaurant; the bottom is his grandmother. The middle image — who knows? Someone else can go and ask . . . .
Hotel Restaurant Le Châtaignier Fleuri, in 07570 Desaignes www.chataignierfleuri.com , near St.-Agreve. This was one of our least enjoyable lunches, although we'd not call it bad. A large multi-generation family was having a Sunday outing next to us, and that made the room pleasant. We had two slightly overcooked but still tasty stuffed trouts, a replacement pichet of local white (the original was oxidixed in an unintentional an undrinkable way), three boules of very good ice cream to split, a small bottle water, and two decent express, 44,20€.
The highlight of this nice little quiet hillside village was its Château-Musée Marie, with an especially interesting room dedicated to the resistance. And I'm sorry we didn't have our express in the "Bar Le Penalty" down the street from the hotel/restaurant.
Hotel Restaurant Domaine de Rilhac, just outside St.-Agreve, www.domaine-de-rilhac.com . We dined here on a Sunday night at the recommendation of Sofi at nearby Hotel Restaurant Faurie. It's a secluded place outside St.-Agreve, and we are tempted some day to stay at this hotel. Dinner after Faurie was a let-down, but still quite good. We had the 29 and 54€ menus: a very nice lightly cured mushroom starter; a gespacho with, for some reason, chicken that did not quite work; foie gras with artichoke that tasted rather bland; a nice light lamb stew; a good carpaccio of boeuf in red wine sauce that had been put on a hot plate for minimal heating (not very pretty, but tasty) with a nice side of cèpes; very nice cheeses from the trolly; macarons, strawberry soup, and then a creamy-filled raspberry pastry. With expensive câtaigne apperos (served in the nice anteroom because we arrived a bit before our 20:00 res), a 54€ 2007 Crozes Hermitage A. Graillot, a bottle of Ventadour, and one express, the total was 160€.
And the price included dinner theater. First, the lighted mature trees were dancing in a windstorm outside the large windows on both sides of the dining room. Second, one couple of five in the room apparently had disputes about a dish or service or both (I heard him assert that something was not "correctement"), and then made a bit of scene, culminating in a 10-minute discussion in the lobby (and in our view) with the chef, whose arms were crossed across his chest. No handshakes at the end. Whatever it was, we thought the service quite good, and made sure to tell the chef so on departure. After his little ordeal he was glad to hear that and as we said our au revoirs he made clear that he knew we'd been referred by Faurie.
The next day we collected picnic fixings in "downtown" St.-Agreve at, among other places, Magasin Teyssier, as recommended by Sofi, and with some butter provided by her and Philippe, we drove to the Valence TGV station to catch the train back to Paris. Looking back at this entire trip, we agree that every day was simply excellent, and we will happily return. Ahhh, the pleasures to be found in France just beyond the peripherie of Paris. — Jake
re: Theresa
Let me out the Dears. Mme Dear is one of the slimmest persons I know.
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They walk. And walk. And walk. And walk.
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Walking is a good occupation for a chowhound - it's my only salvation - but I'd have to climb Everest weekly to be able to shift that much food :o)
re: Theresa
Mangeur is right -- lots of walking works for us, both in Paris and in the countryside. Rarely do we gain any weight, and in the process we usually revive any flagging appetite.
I like this quote from A.J. Liebling: "Pedestrianism was always my balance for voracity; they were countervailing joys. Walking, I consumed what I had eaten, built up an appetite for more, had noble thoughts, and spotted likely-looking restaurants." (Between Meals — An Appetite for Paris (1959).)


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NCLB Update
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NCLB Update (http://www.nochildleftbehind.gov/)
On January 8, to celebrate the two-year anniversary of the No Child Left Behind Act, President Bush and Secretary Paige traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee. There, in a roundtable discussion at West View Elementary School, they hailed the law's accomplishments (http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2004/01/
01082004factsheet.html) and encouraged educators to continue to "challenge mediocrity." The roundtable included five educators from across the country with NCLB-inspired successes: James Pughsley, superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, discussed his district's progress in closing the achievement gap by raising the performance of African-American students; Kathy Cox, Georgia state superintendent, said the law has bolstered Georgia's efforts to reduce chronic absenteeism and truancy; both Norm Mishelow, an elementary school principal in Milwaukee, and Margie Willis, a Hattiesburg literacy coach, talked about advances in reading; and Jerry Hodges, executive director of Project GRAD for Knoxville, explained how his program embraces the law with tutors, parental support, and scholarships. "We're just beginning in America," the President concluded. "One of these days, we won't have enough room on the stage as we bring people from all around the country to talk about what is happening, the tremendous success as a result of the No Child Left Behind Act." For more information, please go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/01/20040108-3.html.
Earlier that week, the President praised Pierre Laclede Elementary School during a visit to St. Louis, Missouri. "I'm here for the simple reason to show what is possible across America," the President said. "What is possible is to take [third-grade] reading scores from seven percent [at grade-level in 1999] to 80 percent [today] in places like St. Louis and elsewhere...." For more information, please go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/01/20040105-2.html.
Envious? The new National Center for Reading First Technical Assistance will offer free training and support to states and school districts that have received Reading First grants. The national center will have three regional centers, administered by Florida State University, the University of Oregon, and the University of Texas. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2004/01/01072004.html.
The Next Brown
In his recent remarks commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka ruling, Secretary Paige referred to the No Child Left Behind Act as "the next step after Brown." "It addresses latent segregation, a de facto apartheid that is emerging in our schools. Like Brown, No Child Left Behind is facing resistance," he emphasized. "But if we have the will, this law will have a profound and healing impact on our society." In turn, the Secretary found it "staggering that the very critics and organizations that fought so hard for civil rights could leave African-American, Hispanic-American, and special needs children behind. Some of the very people and organizations that applauded Brown and worked to implement it are now opposing No Child Left Behind...." Remember, the Secretary stressed, "We must make our schools equitable in order to make our society and culture equitable. Our schools are the leading indicator for later problems. So, unless we begin to eliminate racism in our schools, other attempts will probably be unsuccessful." For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/2004/01/01072004.html.
Budget Priorities
In conjunction with No Child Left Behind's anniversary, the White House released some key figures from the President's proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year (which begins October 1, 2004). First, to help close the achievement gap, he will ask Congress for an additional $1 billion for the Title I program, the Department's signature program providing resources to turn-around low-performing schools, improve teacher quality, and, if necessary, offer public school choice and supplemental educational services. Second, the President is seeking $138 million more for the Reading First (to help children learn to read by the end of third-grade) and Early Reading First (to improve pre-reading skills in pre-school) programs. Third, he will request a $1 billion increase for special education programs. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/extracredit/2004/0108.html.
State and Local Flexibility
Attempting to dispel the persistent myth that the No Child Left Behind Act is a "one-size-fits-all" approach to education reform, the Department's Office of Public Affairs (OPA) has compiled a list of 40 separate implementation issues under the control and responsibility of state and local education agencies, from the minimum group size for accountability, participation, and reporting to the definition and evaluation of "qualified paraprofessionals." Moreover, for each issue, OPA offers a brief narrative highlighting the variety of state strategies. Consider this excerpt:
Integration of existing state accountability systems with NCLB. States have great flexibility in joining their current accountability systems with NCLB. Some states (like California and Louisiana) used their current accountability systems as additional academic indicators. Other states (like North Carolina and Virginia) decided to give their schools two ratingstheir state rating and the NCLB AYP rating. A few states (like Ohio) are using AYP as a conditional requirement for achieving the highest state rating.For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2004/01/01142004.html.
Also: Be sure to review the new guidance on school and district improvement provisions embedded in the law and Title I regulations. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/schoolimprovementguid.doc.
Special Education
Education Week's eighth-annual "Quality Counts" report examines what the 50 states and the District of Columbia are doing to integrate students with disabilities in testing and accountability systems. Specifically, Education Week asked states to provide data on the percentage of general versus special education students who took state tests in reading and math in grades 4, 8, and 10 in 2002-03. Only 13 of the 37 states that provided data tested 95 percent or more of their special education students in both reading and math in all three grades. It also asked what percentage of the total enrollment of general versus special education students scored at or above proficient on those tests. On fourth-grade reading tests, 30 of the 39 states had achievement gaps of 30 points or more. In six states, the gap was over 50 points! In addition, Exducation Week polled 800 general and special education teachers. While a majority of teachers believe their special education students make "significant academic progress," most question whether such students should have to meet the same academic requirements as others their age. For more information, please go to http://counts.edweek.org/sreports/QC04/.
Note: On January 13, Christine Wolfe, Director of Policy in the Office of the Undersecretary, participated in a special education web chat. For more information, please go to http://www.edweek.org/chat/transcript_01-13-04.html.
News Flash
The National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES) News Flash is an e-mail-based subscription service, designed to alert anyone interested in education data to new NCES publications, web tools, and other resources. Subscribers can pre-select areas of interest (for example, early childhood education, elementary and secondary education, or postsecondary education), and all notices contain a link to the appropriate NCES URL. To subscribe, all you need is a valid e-mail account. (E-mail addresses are not collected for any purpose other than notifications.) For more information, please go to http://nces.ed.gov/newsflash/.
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"No Child Left Behind is an aggressive rapid action program to eliminate racism and segregation by closing the achievement gap. There are some who believe that enforcement of current civil rights laws is enough. It is not enough.... Some of this is embedded in the hearts and minds of people. Further action is required. It cannot co-exist with the achievement gap. If this country firmly is committed to a future where racism is eradicated, then it must recognize that Brown, itself, was a good start but only a start. And that affirmative action is only transitionary.... At some point we must eliminate these disparities directly and completely."
Secretary of Education Rod Paige (1/8/04)
Upcoming Events
January is National Mentoring Month. All Americans are called to recognize the importance of mentoring, look for opportunities to serve as mentors in their communities, and celebrate with appropriate activities and programs. For more information, please go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/01/20040109-12.html. As part of Excellence in Science, Technology, and Math Education (ESTME) Week (http://www.ostp.gov/html/estme/to be updated January 19), the Department is hosting top leaders, including NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe and Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman, for a day of dialogue about effective science education. The March 16 Summit on Science is part of the agency's national Math and Science Initiative, which began in February 2003 with the goal of increasing student achievement in math and science. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/progs/mathscience/.
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Borderlands 2: Add-On Content Pack releasing on disc later this month
2K has announced a Borderlands 2: Add-On Content Pack containing the first two add-on campaigns along with a fifth playable class, Gaige the Mechromancer, will release on disc later this month.5
Aliens: Colonial Marines season pass shows up in GameStop listing
GameStop has listed a season pass is to be made available for Aliens: Colonial Marines.4
Aliens: Colonial Marines kick ass trailer released, pre-purchase on Steam nets a S.H.A.R.P. Stick
A new trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines has been released, and it's a "kick ass" one, according to the video description by SEGA. You can watch it below. If you plan on picking the game up on PC, you can now pre-purchase it on Steam and receive the S.H.A.R.P. Stick (sonic-harpoon artillery remote projectile rifle) […]17
Borderlands 2 - latest DLC contains skins and heads for your characters
Borderlands 2 has been the recipient of some new heads and skins, and they can be used on all characters in Borderlands 2 on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.1
Aliens: Colonial Marines has gone gold
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Borderlands 2 level cap increase in the works
A raise in the level cap for Borderlands 2 is in the works, according to associate producer James Lopez.5
Borderlands 2 - Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt launch trailer released
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Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt launches today for Borderlands 2
As expected, the latest DLC for Borderlands 2 launches today (tomorrow for PAL PS3 owners). Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt takes place in the swamps of Pandora and pits would-be adventurers against Vampire Witch Doctors and Slagged Spores, all in the name of loot, of course. Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt is the third of […]0
Gearbox-developed Call of Duty game could have happened at one time
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Borderlands 2 "Gear Up Weekend" preps you for Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt
Borderlands 2 players are privy to a special event this weekend event, which should help them get prepped for Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt's release next week. Last night, "an influx of powerful shotguns" where spread throughout Pandora, while today, it's all about grenade mods. You can get more information on the Gearbox community site. […]0
Aliens: Colonial Marines trailer takes you deep into the Alien Hive
Aliens: Colonial Marines has a new trailer available which takes you into the Alien Hive. Yikes. The video is part of Gearbox's "From Concept to Game" video series. Aliens: Colonial Marines releases on February 12.4
Borderlands 2 - Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt DLC is next on the docket
In more Borderlands 2 news, it looks as though the next DLC to hit the game will be called Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt. The DLC was outed on Gearbox's forums, and the title of the DLC was confirmed to Polygon by a representative for the developer – although no additional information was provided. Get […]0
Boderlands 2 patch addresses Badass Rank issues and related data
Boderlands 2 has received a patch addressing Badass Rank issues and related data. Other general tweaks and fixes have been applied to both PS3 and Xbox 360 versions. You can get the full patch notes for both through the links.2
Aliens: Colonial Marines - Extermination Mode, Escape Mode and single-player videos
Videos for Aliens: Colonial Marines are posted below. One shows off Extermination Mode, the other Escape Mode, and the final video shows a bit of the single-player portion of the game. Enjoy Sam's lovely baritone as he walks you through it below. The Gearbox shooter is due on PC, PS3, Wii U and Xbox 360 […]1
Claptrap audio files from Borderlands 2 now available for fun times
New Claptrap audio files from Borderlands 2 are now available for you to make use of however you want: ringtones, PC alerts, something to play loud over the speakers to drive your dogs batshit crazy. You name it. There are 34 in total and taken directly from the master files used in the game. We've […]0
Borderlands 2 gameplay video shows Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage
Borderlands 2 DLC Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage lands next week, and IGN was able to get its hand on it ahead of time and video it. Below the break is about 8 minutes of gameplay. Watch it.0
Borderlands 2 Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage DLC confirmed
Borderlands 2′s next DLC release has been confirmed as Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage.0
Borderlands 2 receives rather hefty patch on PC
Borderlands 2 has received a rather hefty patch on PC with update 1.2.0. It's mainly loads of fixes, balancing, and it eliminates issues with players getting stuck or not be able to complete certain missions.0
Borderlands 2 coming to the Mac
In yet further proof that the Mac is ready and able to get its game well and truly on, Gearbox and Aspyr have teamed up to bring the skragalistic lootfest that is Borderlands 2 to the land of Apples.2
Borderlands 2 patch addressing hacking on Xbox 360 to be released "as soon as possible"
Borderlands 2 will receive a patch "as soon as possible" in order to combat hacking in the Xbox 360 version of the game.4
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Aliens: Colonial Marines trailer takes you deep into the Alien Hive
Borderlands 2 – Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt DLC is next on the docket
Boderlands 2 patch addresses Badass Rank issues and related data
Aliens: Colonial Marines – Extermination Mode, Escape Mode and single-player videos
Claptrap audio files from Borderlands 2 now available for fun times
Borderlands 2 gameplay video shows Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage
Borderlands 2 Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage DLC confirmed
Borderlands 2 receives rather hefty patch on PC
Borderlands 2 coming to the Mac
Borderlands 2 patch addressing hacking on Xbox 360 to be released "as soon as possible"
Two Aliens: Colonial Marines shots escape NYCC
Aliens: Colonial Marines will fill-in story gaps left over from Alien 3, says Gearbox
Aliens: Colonial Marines NYCC panel will play host to a special guest
Borderlands 2 bug not connected to title update nor DLC, says Gearbox
Borderlands 2 achievements hint at upcoming DLC
Borderlands 2 issues reported by some Xbox 360 users after applying latest patch
Borderlands 2′s Mechromancer has a message for you in this Echo Log
Borderlands 2 – first in-game shot of Mechromancer released
Borderlands 2 – more character DLC planned if Mechromancer is a hit with fans
Borderlands 2 confirmed for PSN at launch in US
Borderlands 2 Golden Keys explained
Aliens: Colonial Marines pre-order trailer shows Ripley's flamethrower
Borderlands 2′s Mechromancer dated, final design shown
Borderlands 2: Pitchford initially wary of Zero's melee tree
Borderlands 2 Skill Tree Builder is live, go plan out your character now
Borderlands' success allowed Gearbox to work in the Aliens space and "commit to it"
Borderlands 2 DLC season pass detailed, Mechromancer dated
Aliens: Colonial Marines co-op team revealed, female characters are go
Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 game to release as a new IP
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Scotland: time for a National Food Service?
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15th October 2014The Scottish diet is famous for being the worst in Europe, write Pete Ritchie and Miriam Ross. Yet the country has rich land and sea resources, and exports large quantities of high quality food. By treating food as a common good instead of leaving the market to provide, Scots can start to transform their food future. more...
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18th July 2014Liberia's Jogbahn Clan is at the forefront of efforts to resist the grab of Indigenous Peoples' land and forests for palm oil plantations. But according to the country's President, they are only 'harrassing and extorting' international investors. more...
Bethlehem: 'No matter how many olive trees they destroy, will will plant more!'
Megan Perry / Sustainable Food Trust
18th July 2014Since 1967, Israeli soldiers and 'settlers' in occupied Palestine have destroyed 800,000 olive trees in an attempt to force Palestinian farmers from their land, writes Megan Perry. 'Our response to this injustice will never be with violence, and we will never give up and leave.' more...
The farmer is the future
Julian Rose
13th June 2014In our modern world of supermarkets and on-demand delivery, its easy to forget about the few remaining 'real farmers' who grow healthy, wholesome food, writes Julian Rose. But it won't be long before we give them the appreciation they deserve ... more...
'Land reform in reverse' - land grabs are increasing world hunger
Stephen Leahy
3rd June 2014Small farmers are losing out as the world's farmland is becoming concentrated in ever fewer hands - and food security is suffering as a consequence. If we do nothing to reverse this trend, writes Stephen Leahy, the world will lose its capacity to feed itself. more...
Polish farmers 'grassroots rebellion'
Julian Rose & Jadwiga Lopata
16th February 2014Farmers in northern Poland are demanding the right to sell the food they produce in local shops, fighting oppressive sanitary regulations, picketing the Land Agency for access to prime farmland, and resisting GMOs. more...
China accused of stealth land grab over Mozambique's great rice project
Cecilia Anesi and Andrea Fama in co-publication with China Files
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8th November, 2013
Helen BrowningThe health of our soils is more important now than ever, says the Soil Association's Helen Browning - especially with the challenges that climate change will bring ... more...
The real point of GM food is corporate control of farming
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Andrew Wasley
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August 30th, 2013
Charlie TavernerExeter might be affluent and hungry for locally produced, sustainable food, but in common with other towns and cities across the UK, independent retailers, producers and food entrepreneurs face an uphill challenge, reports Charlie Taverner
Badgers: the truth behind the cull
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Elephants suffer as forestry habitat destroyed
July 2nd, 2013
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1st July, 2013Ahead of publication of the Ecologist Guide to Food - the first in a forthcoming series of hard-hitting consumer guides - our regular new blog will be covering all things ethical and culinary, and reporting on stories and issues that there simply wasn't room for in the book... more...
Why the organic movement's badger cull stance threatens its image
Dominic DyerIf the Soil Association joined those opposing the cull it would be able to brand its organic milk and dairy products 'badger friendly'- no doubt leading to a much needed boost in sales, says Dominic Dyer more...
Boycotting organic farms over badger cull is 'counter-productive'
Helen BrowningBuying organic food is an important choice for everyone concerned about animal welfare, wildlife and conservation. It would not make sense for consumers to stop buying organic if they disagree with badger culling, says Helen Browning more...
Don't turn a blind eye to what's in your food - it could be killing elephants
30th June, 2013
Dan BucknellPalm oil is a key ingredient in everything from cereal, biscuits and margarine to shampoo, lipstick and toothpaste. Unless we curb our desire for it critical forests and wildlife habitat will be gone forever, says Dan Bucknell more...
Palm oil's forgotten victims: Sumatran elephants suffer in rush for 'liquid ivory'
30th June, 2013
Jim WickensWestern consumers are inadvertently driving the Sumatran elephant to extinction by eating, washing and wearing - in cosmetics - the derivatives of a fruit that is destroying the animal's last remaining forest habitat. Jim Wickens reports more...
Wildlife in the firing line in global war against bovine TB
18th June, 2013
Sarah StirkWhere there are cattle, there is the threat of bovine Tuberculosis (TB). The farming methods may differ greatly, but from the dairy farms of Ethiopia to the beef herds of Canada the race is on to find the best way to tackle the disease more...
Badger cull a PR disaster for UK countryside, warn 'dissident' farmers
18th June, 2013
Andrew Wasley and Sarah StirkA growing number of farmers are now questioning the nature of the cull and its effectiveness. And some are blaming poor biosecurity and intensive farming for the spread of TB in the UK cattle herd. Andrew Wasley and Sarah Stirk report more...
Modern British Vegetarian Cooking - Who Needs Meat?
by Susan ClarkIt's the UK's National Vegetarian Week but what's on the veggie menu at your local bar, pub or bistro? If it's mushroom risotto - again - have a word with the chef because there's no excuse for those second-rate meals that should have been left behind in the 1970s. Susan Clark goes in search of Fine Dining for non-meat eaters more...
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Can You Really Buy Instagram Follower Cheap?
So the question is, is it worth it to buy Instagram Followers and Likes. Well here is my answer. Morally, of course it is not right to do. But, if you just started a new account then it can be pretty hard to get any kind of following at all. So there is really only one option to get that initial boost you need, and that is to buy instagram followers cheap and smart so that you do not get in any trouble at all. The last thing you need is one of their admins looking over your account and seeing that a day ago you had 5 followers and the next day you have over a thousand. That does not look natural at all, unless of course you are a overnight celebrity, a overnight professional sports player, or someone that went viral in the news or on television. That happens all the time, and they know that, but if you are just a regular person then it is not natural for that to happen. So you have to be careful and make sure that the company you use for this does it over the course of a few days or a week. Then once you have that initial following it will make it much easier for you to get more followers and more likes for your pictures. Again, we said early on that it might not be the most moral thing in the world, but sometimes we need to do what we have to do to succeed in life, and give us that extra boost to get going. Now that you know how to do it safely, I am going to tell you about a great company that does this safely. They are called Fast Social Fans, and they will get the job done for you no matter what. They have packages that will fit any budget you have, big or small. You can also get Twitter Followers there as well as Facebook Likes. They are a safe service to use, and we recommend them and stand behind them all the way. Once you get that initial boost you need, then more people will follow you and like your pics, because mentally they think that other people follow and like your stuff, so there must be a reason. We recommend doing this for new accounts just to get the ball rolling, and then you do not have to do it again, unless you add a new account of course. I hope this shed some light on getting Instagram Followers and likes, and that you made an educated decision based on this post.
All This Talking About High PR Links
I am sure a lot of you have been seeing a lot about this topic for some time now, as links are pretty much always being talked about in way form or another. But, their is a difference in types of links. Today I am going to tell you the benefits of having some high pr links heading towards your site. If anyone tell you that links don't matter anymore, tell them they are brainless and do not know the first thing about the Internet. If links did not exist, nobody would know about anyone's site. So that is why they carry weight, because when one site tells people about another site, they are saying that this other site is very important, and that right now is the only way for the S.E's to know how good a site is. Now if there was a billion, rather a trillion employees at these S.E's then they could sit there and manually go through every single site on the net, and that would take way too much time, and the fact hat sites add new stuff every day would make that process pretty much impossible. So the way they have it set up now, is by letting other people dictate how good a site is, in the form of links. Now the difference between links is, how powerful they are. Better, bigger, and more authoritative sites will have much more influence which effects the linked to site. That is why it is pretty much a waste of time to just go out there and build thousands of garbage links, because if they come from a crappy site, then they just pass that crap along. But if you get a link from a really popular site, that has ton of readers and tons of traffic, then 9 times out of 10 that site will have tons of natural links of it's own, and that will transfer to the site being linked to. And around and around it goes, sites link to other sites, and pass along their juice, and that process never ends. So you see, links do matter, they have always mattered, and they always will matter. Anyone who says otherwise doesn't have a clue about how the Internet works. It is all about quality, not quantity. If your strategy right now is to get as many links as possible either manually or by using some sort of automated program, your best best is to probably stop if you still can. Think about quality, that is all that should matter to you. If you have tons of good quality links pointing to your site, that is a very strong sign that your site is great as well, and deserves to rank well. If you are getting your advice and tips from those forums out there that say build as many links as possible to your site, I would probably not visit that site anymore. Focus on getting high pr, high authority, high trusting links to your site by following all the rules and doing it the right way.
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We do believe that Serenity Movers NYC is be far the best and most reliable and fastest moving company in manhattan and that is why we decided to write up this small review about them. So if you were considering hiring them, then just do it.
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Ok folks, here is another one of my posts about a experience I had rather recently that I feel somebody out there can benefit from. It's about a professional boca raton home health care company that is really great and that I am very satisfied with at this point in time. This whole thing came about very quickly, someone I know went to the doctor, and they recommended they check themselves into the hospital immediately, as they must of thought it was vital for them to do so. They did as ordered and checked into the local hospital, and from there came all the tests, blood drawing, and consultations. Long story short, they were released a week later, but with a recommendation to hire a in-home health care professional to take care of them day and night. So that is when my mission started, officially. I had to find the best home health care agency in this area in a very short amount of time. So I started out by searching for these companies in the top search engines. I read through the sites, and picked the top 3 that I liked. I send requests for more information through their websites, and out of those 3 I only got a message back from 2 of them. So that was easy, 1 got knocked out of the game right away. Out of the remaining 2, I set up a interview with each, and went to see them personally. I took my pad of more questions with me, and asked away when I was there. I then went to the next most important thing, which was pricing, for long term care.I expected that since it was not just for a short period of time, meaning like a month or two, but rather for the rest of my friends life, that I would get a price break for that. I did succeed in that negotiation and then was able to come to a conclusion on who it was going to be. I picked the agency called Health Care South Florida, for many reasons as I stated, but also because they have been around forever, and have tons of great reviews all over the internet. I know all those people can not be wrong, right?
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So today I am going to tell you about something that happened a few weeks ago to me. I locked the keys in the car and had to be at an important meeting in about a half hour. I quickly went to my phone, opened up Google, and typed in locksmith boca raton and that is when the stress started for me on this day. There were literally hundreds of different companies to choose from so this made it pretty hard to narrow it down. So I decides to call the top 5 results and ask them questions. I asked how long it would take to get to my location, I asked how long it would take to get in the car once they got here, I asked how much it would cost, in full, when the job was complete, and I then asked some more questions. Only one of these companies took the time to answer these in full until I was completely satisfied and was ready to move on. The one I chose to use said they could be there in 15 minutes and not a minute longer. So obviously that is the on I hired for the job. Remember, I had to be somewhere in 30 minutes so time was the most important factor in choosing the locksmith company to use. No longer then that 15 minutes did I see the locksmith truck pull up into the plaza I was in. He got out of the car, and got started immediately. It only took him3 minutes to get inside and unlock the doors for me. He asked me to sign a piece of paper, then showed me the bill. It was exactly the same price as what was quoted to me over the phone. I was so happy with this service that I actually tipped the guy 15 bucks additional to the fee I paid the company. I did make it in time to my important meeting and this was only because I chose a honest, reliable locksmith in the Boca Raton area. If I chose any other company it would of taken them at least an hour to get there, and I know the price would of been much higher then hat was quoted and what I ended up paying.
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The Best Local SEO Company Out There
Well first off, thank you everyone for their continued support and emails, it is much appreciated. Today I want to tell everyone about a company we just hired to do our SEO and Local SEO work. They are so awesome, and the work they have done is fantastic. Their local seo services are top notch and the cream of the crop. When we first touched base with them we asked for a list of their past and current clients and some words they have ranked. They were very easy to deal with and the next day we received that list. Needless to say we were extremely impressed. Some of the keywords they ranked were very very competitive, and we did check their work in case you were wondering. That same week we hired them and they sent us a questionnaire to fill out, and we did, sent it back and they got started. We chose to work on our Local SEO first, to get that done, and then in the future go with the National SEO. It's only been 2 weeks and we are already seeing major improvements in the results. Some kw's we were not even ranked for and now they are on page 2 and a few even on page 1 already. As of right now we are so so so happy with their work that we are just telling anyone and everyone about them. In addition to the fabulous work they do, the staff is super friendly, very supportive and helpful, and the pricing is decent to say the least. I mean we could of go cheaper services from across the world, but that is not a smart thing to do. I mean why would you or I want to hand our business into someones hands that is a million miles away and that probably does not care much whether we succeed or fail. Go ahead and check them out now, follow the previous link above. Here is a fact for you, they are the best florida seo company by far and no other company comes close. If you do choose to use them, which is what we suggest, then go ahead and mention seeing this post, and you might get a little discount on the initial payment. I hope this helped you out if you are indeed looking for a SEO or Local SEO Company to do some work for you.
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Most kids love playing with toy animals and toy pets. Whether it's a horse, dinosaur, dog, cat or rabbit, a cute and cuddly stuffed animal can be a constant childhood companion for your little boy or girl. Just as they adore spending time changing and feeding baby dolls, children love the pretend responsibility of caring for an animal doll. The popularity of animal characters in books, TV shows and movies also helps to spur an interest in all kinds of critters, whether it's pets, farm animals or wild animals. At Kmart, you can find a wide selection of animal dolls for children of all ages.
Hasbro's My Little Pony dolls are a great way to keep your little girl entertained for hours. Kids can collect tons of ponies and baby dolls with colorful bodies, hair and accessories like combs. Dolls from My Little Pony come in different themes. My Little Pony-themed play dates are a great way to let your daughter show off her collection and share accessories and ponies with her friends. They also make great gifts for a friend's birthday.
Littlest Pet Shop pets are animal figurines that come with a little bungalow, hideaway or tree house. Kids love being able to place their dolls, figurines and puppets inside a dollhouse or other setting when they play. Some of these settings move, such as the spinning flower in the Honey Hideaway Playset, the spinning hamster wheel in the Sweetie mouse Playset and the working swing in the Bamboo Bungalow Playset. Littlest Pet Shop pets also come with a variety of animals, not just your typical dogs and cats. They come with unique critters like zebras, monkeys and mice.
If you're looking for a toy that looks and feels like a pet for your child who isn't yet ready for the real thing, FurReal Friends are great choice. The FurReal cats and puppies have fur that looks and feels like a real animal. They're also interactive toys, which means they'll act just like the real thing. The puppy will move his head and tail when you put him, giving you the lovable feedback of a dog without any of the chores. Children love to pet, groom and play with toy pets, and treat them like they're real. It's also a great way to prep your children for the responsibilities of a real pet.
Kids love animals. It's why so many children's movies feature talking animal characters. Give your kids a lovable little animal doll companion to hold and play with. Whether you've got a little girl who wants a pony or a little boy who craves a dog, you're sure to find an adorable animal doll for your child at Kmart.


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Fuller, who spent his freshman season in college as a starting pitcher at Southern New Hampshire University, retired each of the 11 batters he faced to collect the win in Thursday's victory. At one point he had a stretch of six consecutive strikeouts.
He was switched from a starter to a reliever during spring training last year.
"It was definitely a relief to finally get to Double A," he said. "I'm getting to that age here you have to start making moves.