Tag Archives: burgundy

Boeuf bourguignon

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Meg

Is there any dish that more eloquently evokes French cuisine? Boeuf bourguignon is an ultimate classic, made even more famous outside of France by the 2009 film Julie and Julia, in which a young Brooklyn woman sets out to make … Continue reading →

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Kir

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Meg

Why should the word kir be associated in my mind with the word decadence? The cocktail originally known as a blanc-cassis has nothing particularly decadent about it. It’s the most natural of apéritifs, made of dry white wine — Burgundy … Continue reading →

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Gougères

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Meg

Gougères are cheese-flavored cream puffs from the Burgundy region and are usually served on special occasions, often with an apéritif, for example a kir — dry white wine flavored with crème de cassis, black currant liqueur (coming tomorrow). When I … Continue reading →

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