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Cahors and duck 'parmentier'

Cahors and duck 'parmentier'

Posted on August 24 2009 at 08:09

I spent three days last week travelling through France (about which more over the next few days) so it’s a tough call to decide which food and wine combination came out tops but I think it would have to be the Matthieu Cosse Cahors and the duck ‘parmentier’ I ate at a delightful modern bistro in Cahors called L’O à la Bouche.

Tags: Les Laquets Catherine Maisonneuve Malbec Matthieu Cosse Cahors drink:red wine mashed potato shepherds' pie hachis parmentier duck parmentier duck food:chicken & poultry L’O à la Bouche
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How to create a dish to match a wine

How to create a dish to match a wine

Posted on October 7 2009 at 14:00

Signe Johansen recently competed in - and won - a food bloggers challenge to come up with the perfect dish for a Casillero del Diablo Chilean Cabernet. Here’s how she went about it. (You can find the recipe for the winning dish, Pigeon breast and chocolate mole with redcurrants and parmesan mash here.)

Tags: food:game Chilean Cabernet Cabernet Sauvignon drink:red wine matching food to wine Chile Casillero del Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon drink:red wine mash parmesan mashed potato food:veg & salads redcurrants cheese mole chocolate mole pigeon breast game food:chicken & poultry pigeon
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