Beef.
Having dispensed with holiday treats as something of an amuse gueule in his introduction to January, Grimod digs heartily into meat, with beef at the top of his list. This will come as no surprise to anyone who has visited … Continue reading
Having dispensed with holiday treats as something of an amuse gueule in his introduction to January, Grimod digs heartily into meat, with beef at the top of his list. This will come as no surprise to anyone who has visited … Continue reading
Grimod de la Reynière begins his “Nutritional Calendar” with the lavish parties given for the New Year as well as for Twelfth Night. In this respect, contemporary Paris — with the cornucopia of oysters, game birds, foies gras, and sweets … Continue reading
Alexandre-Balthazar-Laurent Grimod de la Reynière (1758—1837) published the first volume of the Almanach des Gourmands exactly two hundred and ten years ago to “enlighten Gourmands in the labyrinth of their gustatory pleasures.” After a dedication and foreword (reproduced here in … Continue reading