Fighting Gourmet Mediocrity

We must defend "Good products", healthy products and the "Art of Well cooking" them. Each people from each countries has its culture, its habits, its tastes, its methods, its specialties, its specific products... We must respect our differences: Learning "from the other" is always very enriching. Globalization brings "Good and Bad", often mediocrity in Gastronomy. This is evident in the Wine World! For example when large global groups are spreading a single false thought to new wine consumers: It is a moral duty to spread the truth and educate consumers.

A 62a, ma carrière est faite comme l'on dit... Né au sein d'une famille de gastronomes, fils d'une cuisinière, j'ai eu le bonheur de côtoyer certains des meilleurs Chefs du monde, les meilleurs producteurs, visiter et séjourner dans des endroits d'exceptions de par le monde. Ce long cumul d'expériences facilite ma motivation première, celle de promouvoir une gastronomie de qualité, du bon sandwich au divin repas signé Michel Guerard. Promouvoir des PME me motive comme jamais... La mondialisation a été le prétexte à l'uniformisation du vin sur nos tables, souvent avec la complicité affichée de grandes "maisons" françaises qui produisent ailleurs, détruisant ainsi l'avenir de nos "petits" producteurs et "petites" appellations dans les gammes de vins à moins de 5.-€, où il existe pourtant tant de bons vins! Les services commerciaux de ces sociétés françaises prétendent que les vins sur-maturés, sans acidité, forts en alcool et sucres sont adaptés aux repas! Ils prétendent que les vignobles de ces chauds pays sans saisons et aux vignes irriguées donnent des vins équilibrés! Il faut combattre ces mensonges commerciaux qui tirent les nouveaux consommateurs asiatiques vers la médiocrité gastronomique... Je m'y emploie à ma petite échelle.

3.27.2017

Vietnam: TURSAN Rosé AOC on the Beach !


Iron Chef David Thai 6 Nha Trang Beach, Vietnam
Grilled Lamb and Tursan Rosé... A perfect pairing!
What a Poster in Vietnam! 
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3.24.2017

FOOD HOTEL Vietnam 2017

20 International Group Pavilions - 520 Exhibitors from 36 countries 

Vietnamese Wine market evolves gently in the right direction. 
Most of Vietnamese do not yet make difference between pairing wines with food and others... 


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3.23.2017

Vietnam: JW Marriott Phu Quoc. Extraordinary!




With Chef Saturo Takeuchi, JW Marriott executive Chef 
and Didier Lachize, New Viet Gastronomy Vietnam
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3.21.2017

TOKYO : Restaurant KOBAYASHI SHOKUDO

I recommend this restaurant. 
The Chef is very good, all in finesse...Everything was really excellent.
 And the staff very friendly...
This restaurant is only 3' walk from Gotenda Station.

"Duck Confit"
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3.17.2017

Best TOKYO Bookshop, Worlwide - know: TSUTAYA

I made Conference, and there is the TURSAN AOC. I like to associate Wine with Culture ...



Conference in Bookstore...


1'40 minutes Video :

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Restaurant ROSIER Tokyo : Bistrot de l'Oie

 Mme & Mr ROSIER in Biarrtiz France

In Tokyo they have 2 restaurants. I was, with Nino TOSHI Team, at "BISTROT de L'OIE" in Ginza. Very nice place... Exceptional price quality for a lunch at Ginza !

Nice restaurant, elegant French Bistrot style

"Foie Gras Poêlé
Than "Bavette à l'echalotte" for lunch menu !
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3.13.2017

FOODEX Japan : SAKURA Wines Contest, medal for Tursan white. One more...

TURSAN AOC Recognized in Japan, very appreciated. This is normal for one of the best meal wine at a low price. But it is difficult to change the mentalities and habits, the TURSAN was recognized AOC only in 2011! Still a little while...



Tursan White, blend of Baroque-Sauvignon, the TURSAN AOC entry-level at the level of the best wines.  A confirmation after many Gold and Silver medal in Asia and France. 

 TURSAN Secret Eugénie in Japanese Supermarket Chain...
TURSAN N°1 WINE STYLE Magazine ! 
Price-quality, perfect pairing with food.

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3.10.2017

Best "Basque" Restaurant in Tokyo, The Fermintxo.




Chef Shinya SAKUMOTO wrote a very nice Basque Cookbook
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3.08.2017

Restaurant Siam Heritage, Tokyo



We work together for the best wines and dishes pairing
What an honor! I'm on restaurant menus!
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3.07.2017

SHIBUYA Tokyo - Restaurant DRAEMON

Shibuya corner: Unique in the World... 

At the famous DRAEMON Shibuya Restaurant

 Favorite White Wine : EXPRESSION Tursan AOC !
As Tursan Ambassador, I'm very pround of it...

Super Team... Super Chef...
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3.06.2017

Tokyo : Chef André PACHON

Chef André PACHON - Tokyo
He proposes the Tursan AOC in his restaurant. 

Cream of Peas.
It has several restaurants, including a Bistro right next to the gourmet restaurant. Very affordable price for Tokyo and the neighborhood! Delicious Cassoulet, foie gras, fish... And very nice family.
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3.01.2017

Gastronomy Event at the CLIFF Resort - Phan Tiep, Vietnam

Pairing Food & Wine, at CLIFF Resort

CLIFF Resort, so nice...

With IRON Chef Vietnam David THAI

+30 Chefs and Resort Managers

Vietnam is a very interesting case: There is a great misunderstanding about the "Wine World", much confusion, all maintained by some importers and unqualified staff. Majority of the wines proposed in the restaurants do not match with food because too strong, overmatured, without acidity, too aromatic... Vast majority of Vietnamese do not yet know the difference between a wine for meal and another to drink without food. Marketing Dpt of some large companies maintain confusion, because they sell what is required...  But Vietnamese, better and better informed, are beginning to understand reality. Education and evolution... It is our duty as Chef and Wine specialists to educate this market.

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