The Malaysian Insider :: Food
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| Another 3-star Michelin restaurant for France? Posted: 13 Feb 2013 03:46 PM PST
According to French publication LePoint, 35-year-old chef Arnaud Donckele of La Vague d'Or at the Résidence de la Pinède in Saint-Tropez has earned his third Michelin star. Should the leak – which comes one week before Michelin's official 2013 France release – prove true, the newly inducted triple-garlanded restaurant would make it the 27th restaurant in France to join the exclusive three-star club. Currently, La Vague d'Or holds two stars. Described by the publication as "exceptionally gifted," Donckele's training circuit included stints under Alain Ducasse at both Louis XV in Monte Carlo and the Plaza Athénée in Paris, both of which are triple-starred. A Michelin-starred meal at Donckele's restaurant, meanwhile, includes dishes such as baby lobster and John Dory in aspic, pearled and cooked in their natural sea water with grains of caviar and a verbena infusion, or Zitoni pasta filled with black truffle and foie gras, served with violet artichokes and flavored Thai basil. Donckele's cuisine is described as being Mediterranean-inspired, with a particular emphasis on locally produced vegetables and citrus fruits. Located along the Cote d'Azur, the five-star property comes with its own private beach. Meanwhile, LePoint also reports that five restaurants in France earn their second Michelin star in the new edition, including Marc Veyrat's newest restaurant La Marine d'Alexandre Couillon in Noirmoutier, an island off the French Atlantic coast. In last year's Michelin edition, Emmanuel Renaut's Mégève restaurant in the French alps, Flocons de Sel, likewise joined the three-star club. – AFP-Relaxnews |
| Posted: 13 Feb 2013 03:39 PM PST  Exports of the high-end French sparkling white wine rose by 3.2 per cent in 2012 however to reach a record high of 61 million bottles. – AFP pic PARIS, Feb 14 – Sales of champagne fell by 4.4 per cent in volume terms last year, but increased exports helped compensate for sagging European consumption and kept revenue flat at €4.37 billion euros (RM18 billion), a trade association said on Tuesday. The slide in annual sales to 308.8 million bottles last year was primarily due to the sharp 13.3 per cent fall in European sales and a 8.8 per cent fall in France in December, the Champagne Wine Professionals Committee (CIVC) said Tuesday. Exports of the high-end French sparkling white wine rose by 3.2 per cent however to reach a record high of 61 million bottles. "More than ever champagne has an international value, and other countries represent an essential conduit to growth due to their strong consumption of prestigious vintages," said CIVC spokesman Thibaut Le Mailloux. – AFP-Relaxnews |
PARIS, Feb 14 – The French food world is abuzz amid reports of a major leak out of Michelin and a new three-starred restaurant.| You are subscribed to email updates from The Malaysian Insider :: Food To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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