Depsues de una cena de un nivel estupendo en “Les jardins de l’opéra” , me invito el dia siguiente el Pere a comer en un local muy original: Chez Navarre – Table d’Hôtes.

After a fabulous diner the day before at “Les jardins de l’opéra“, Pere invited me the following day for lunch in a very unique place:  Chez Navarre – Table d’Hôtes. ( next door his wife has opened a vietnamese restaurant on the same principle !)

49, Grande Rue de Nazareth, 31000  Toulouse

05 62 26 43 06

El “Pere” al aperitivo….

Un local con una cocina “como en casa de tu abuela”: te sientas, ya estans los entrantes en la mesa.. quieres una sopa..pues te levantas i te vas a cogerla…. Pan? ….te lo vas a cortar para tu mismo y para los demas en la mesa..

A place with recipes made ” Gran’Mà’s way”: you seat, the starters are on the table…. you wana soup..get up and get it …… Bread? get up…. cut some slices yourself but think of the others at the table too…

La unica cosa que tienes que pedir a Jérôme – el dueno – es para el vino .. i sabe de lo que habla.

The only thing you need to ask to Jérôme – the boss – is for wine.. and he knows what he is talking about.

Selecion pequena, pero justa i con precios super guay … en Francia es muy raro !!

Small selection of wines, but well made and very decent prices specially in France  where it is unusual !

Gracies para conocer este local, al Jérôme, y par tu tiempo Pere ! Thanks for sharing this adress with me “Pere”  and see you soon in Toulouse ..of course !

Hasta pronto en Toulouse….

IVO

La suerte en la vida es algo necessario …Un dia el Presidente del “Wine & Business Club” de Toulouse – Jean-Paul Barès – cato “S’Alqueria 2006″? Fué mucha emocion para el i sus amigos que cataron tambien el vino ! Gracias a mi vino i gracias al Presidente Barès fue invitado a ver que tal funcionava una noche con este Club.Wine & Business Club Toulouse.

Il faut avoir un peu de chance dans la vie… Un jour le Président du “Wine & Business Club” de Toulouse – Jean-Paul Barès – eut l’occasion de boire mon vin: “S’Alqueria 2006″. Pour lui et ses amis qui découvraient cette bouteille , beaucoup de plaisir et de d’émotions ! Grâce à mon vin et grâce au Président Barès je fût invité a passer une soirée avec le Club .Wine & Business Club Toulouse.

Stephane Tournié – Alain Marty ( Président del W&B Club) – M°Jean-Paul Barès ( Président del W&B Club Toulouse)

Lllego a la 19H30 al restaurante de Hoda et Stéphane Tournié “ Les Jardins de l’Opéra ” en el cientro de Toulouse… Place du Capitole !

J’arriva vers 19h30au restaurant de Hoda et Stéphane Tournié” Les Jardins de l’Opéra ” dans le centre de Toulouse… Place du Capitole !

Encuentro varias personas: Valérie Pannetier del W&B Club – Frédéric Mairesse – Dir. General de “Paul Jaboulet Aîné” ; Jean-Luc Chapel Sommelier para “Paul Jaboulet Aîné” i el Professor Jean-Lucien Cabirol.

El Professor Cabirol comentando a los vinos de la cena i el Presidente Barés.

* Pressé de riz de veau et chamignons, Langoustine rotie – Chevalier de Sterimberg Hermitage Blanc 2006… no quedava mucho en mi plato despues de 3 minutas…

* Carré d’agneau du Quercy en croûte d’herbe – Mademoiselle L 2007 i Moulin de la Lagune 2005 Haut Médoc

Se nota que el Carré esta bueno …no?

* Liévre à la cuillére, foie gras et truffe à la royale – D. De St Pierre Cornas 2005 i La Petite Chapelle Hermitage 2001.. Fénoménal… aromas, textura, algo raro i buonissimo ….miam, miam… volveré a comermelo de nuevo  !!

* Postres, café i Armagnac Delord

El ambiente era muy simpatico, relax, aunque no conocia a ninguno i la présentacion de Sébastien Poncin ( Dir General de AIT Atrium – ) muy intéressante. Fue un reàl  placer i me lo disfruto.

Ambiance sympatique, relax, bienque je ne connaisse personne et la présentation de  Sébastien Poncin ( Dir General de AIT Atrium – ) trés intéressante. Un vrai plaisir et une belle soirée.

Hasta pronto …con S’Alqueria !

IVO

Ryan’s Speech at WineFuture Conference in Logroño, Spain:

For the past decades the everyday consumer has been ignored. I’m not talking about the high end or even weekend wine geek, but rather the consumer who likes wine, wants a better bottle and could give a shit if the wine has terroir or 90+ points. They want to enjoy the wine for what it is, social lubricant,..

The problem is retailers, importers, and the press were all trying to sell the same package of BS that you need to “know wine” to love wine. It’s the teach first drink later model, which I believe leads too often to consumers afraid that they might do something wrong, and as a result they end up simply buying based on price and what the label looks like. Why, because they are the only things not trying to tell them that they aren’t smart enough to enjoy wine. The consumer has choices, or is starting to, and the internet is bringing us these choices.

these consumers now are talking about wine and buying wines, and are doing it with the tools they use to communicate within their social circles everyday.

Facebook, once a college meet up site, is now a place where brands are being built…While in another more recognizable form for many of us we have Social tasting note sites like Adeggaand Cellartracker which are allowing consumers to share online what wines they own and to see what their friends are drinking.

A lot of people laugh at these online tools  but it reminds me of a quote I found online: “This ‘telephone’ has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us.” This was Western Unions response to the telephones invention.

Ironically similar statements are being made about blogging today. The truth is that we are seeing the fading away of yesterdays’ tools of communication, giving way to a new way of looking at wine.

Today’s consumers have voices. The internet have given them voices, And these voices are not your competitors or enemies, but rather clients, readers, buyers, and sometimes new friends.But the real truth is that the consumer is tomorrows critic. And in the end if they don’t know where Tempranillo comes from it doesn’t matter,  they do know whether or not they like the wine. As a group they have an aggregated voice that is powerful and broad.

they will be the ones to buy your products, and share their thoughts with their friends, just like they always have. If you do not listen to them…you lose. If you choose to engage with them…you win.

Today the internet is also a conversation. It is not monologue it is a dialog. If you are not prepared to engage and talk to your consumer, be prepared for disappointment. Today’s consumer wants a conversation…no they expect one.

YEEEAAAPPP…. I could not agree more with you Ryan (Catavino ) ! Thanks.

Jancis Robinson M.W. : “I can’t honestly say that we solved the wine business’s problems.  In fact I felt that we did not discuss its gravest ones – economic peril for so many – in enough detail.

Jancis Robinson M.W. – O.B.E & Robert Parker Jr

But the conference was certainly not a waste of time, and represented a huge coup on the part of Pancho Campo (seen at the microphone) and the Wine Academy of Spain team to have managed to get such a high-profile crowd together.”

WineFuture on video | Tasting Notes & Wine Reviews from Jancis Robinson

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Robert Parker’s ‘Grand Garnacha tasting”: The Grand Garnacha Tasting – Wine Future Conference – Catavino

“Tonight ( Friday 13th) in the hall of the Rioja Forum in Logrono Robert Parker sat at the head table overseeing a sold out auditorium of 450+ representatives of the wine world eager to share a glass with him. Kevin Zraly, the pre-eminent figure in wine education in the US & Pancho Campo MW, President of the Wine academy of Spain who organised the event, moderated the session. Catavino was there, live-blogging, photographing, tweeting, and recording tasting notes live on adegga.com, and I was part of the team.

List of wines poured:

Châteuneauf-du-Pape –France/Francia
1. Domaine Charvin 2007
2. Marcoux Vieilles Vignes 2007
3. Mont Olivet – La Cuvee du Papet 2007
4. Chapoutier Barbe Rac 2007
5. Barroche Pure 2007
6. Vieille Julienne 2007
7. Pierre Usseglio-Mon Aieul 2007

Spain/España
8. Atteca Armas 2007 – DO Calatayud
9. Mancuso 2005 – Vino de la Tierra de Valdejalón
10. Espectacle 2006 – DO Montsant
11. Clos Erasmus 2005 – DOCa. Priorat
12. Aquilon 2006 – DO Campo de Borja

California
13. Pandora – Alban 2006
14. Sine Qua Non Atlantis 2005

Australia
15. Killikanoon Duke 2006
16. Greenock Creek Cornerstone 2006
17. Clarendon Hills Old Vines Romas 2006
18. Torbreck Les Amis 2005

Rioja
19. Marqués de Riscal de 1945
20. Contador 2007

He ( Robert Parker)  spoke lucidly and passionately about his love of wines and his unpretentious style and incredible knowledge was somewhat captivating. For Parker the responsibility of the great winemaker is to “capture and translate the essence of your terroir and faithfully respect the vintage given to you by Mother Nature”.

Report from Raymond Magourty for “Catavino”.

YYYEEEAAAAPPPPPP…. When it’s nice…it’s nice?? STOP the fuss ! Enjoy on your own  !!

IVO

Thanks to Catavino  ( Ryan Opaz & Gabriella Opaz ) with their  live blog at www.catavino.net/wine-future-live,

Here are some of the points I like to outline !

David Cunningham from Constellation Europe: “warned against the tendency to obsess over price; the industry should attempt a dialogue with the consumer more about quality than price, which is not easy in times of recession. The wine industry is the well-known drop in per capita wine consumption in the traditional wine-consuming countries. In Spain consumption is down but 72% of consumption is now in the DO’s. This is a challenge but also an opportunity at middle price points.”

Xavier Pagès, Director General Codorniu: “As a group (young or new consumers) they see wine as more sophisticated and have a very skeptical attitude toward the traditional media and have more faith in bloggers. (We at catavino.net wondered if he was aware that as he was saying this, we bloggers were sending his message.) ahahaahhaaaaa !!!!

Richard Halstead CEO of Wine Intelligence ( U.K): ” restaurants are quite simply not doing their job; they are failing to engage wine drinkers as a group and these are the types you want in your restaurants because of their relative buying power. The huge problem is steep prices. There is a trend to eating “well” at home instead of going out. And high wine costs at restaurants clearly influence this trend.”

Tim Hanni M.W.: “Wine experts and sellers should…accept that people react differently to wines and that these different reactions are not a fault of education or culture but are often physiological, a simple matter of the number of buds on the tongue for example. People who hate the smell of sauvignon blanc often have grass allergies. Shoes don’t fit all people, wines don’t either. There are no masters of shoes telling us than a shoe should feel good.

Enjoy…    IVO

“..The largest forum to discuss the current status of the wine industry .”Kevin Zraly

Jancis Robinson OBE, MW – Gary Vaynerchuk – Esteban Cabezas The Wine Academy of Spain- Justin Howard-Sneyd MW – Waitrose – Christopher Cannan; Europvin – Baudouin Havaux; Concours Mondial de Bruxelles – José Peñín – Juan Such Juan Verema.com – Miguel Torres ; President of Bodegas Miguel Torres – Oz Clarke – Pancho Campo MW Founder of The Wine Academy of Spain and first Spanish Master of Wine – Quim Vila Founder and CEO of Vilaviniteca – Robert Joseph & Robert Parker – Ryan Opaz Catavino (YEEEAAAHHH  !! ) – Xavier Pagés Font – Grupo CodorníuGeneral Manager for Grupo Codorníu – Rafael Ansón President of Honor of the International Academy of Gastronomy and President of the Spanish Royal Academy of Gastronomy.

The Fair and Exhibition Palace of La Rioja, situated at 25 San Millán Street in Logroño, is an emblematic building in Rioja. It has the convenience of the underground car park with 112 spaces, as well as the large public car park above ground. Behind each room, and with the innovation, modernity and capacity at your disposal, you will find a highly skilled team of technical staff.

More infos on: WINEFUTURE

Thanks to :

www.thewineacademy.es

www.winesfromspain.com

www.academiagastronomia.com

Enjoy the talk….I will follow thanks to Catavino …..

IVO

El presidente francés, Nicolas Sarkozy, celebra el 91 aniversario del armisticio que puso fin a la Primera Guerra Mundial acompañado de la canciller Angela Merkel, la primera jefa de Gobierno alemán que participa en esta conmemoración.

La del Arco de Triunfo es una de las muchas ceremonias que hoy se celebran en todo el país, incluida la que protagonizó el propio Sarkozy antes de recibir a Merkel a los pies de la estatua del que también fue jefe del Estado Georges Clemenceau, considerado el ‘padre de la victoria’.

Como es ya tradicional, también se guardará un minuto de silencio a las 11 horas y 11 minutos del día 11 del mes 11, marcando así el momento exacto en el que, hace 91 años, entró en vigor el Tratado del Armisticio.

El Tratado fue firmado por el mariscal francés Ferdinand Foch y el alemán Matthias Erzberger el 11 de noviembre de 1918 en un vagón de tren en el bosque de Compiegne, a unos 90 kilómetros al norte de París. En Francia fueron 1.394.000 los muertos en el conflicto, a los que se suman tres millones de heridos, de los cuales un millón quedaron inválidos.

No hay un pueblo en Catalunya- Nord, coo en el rest ode Francia que no tiene su monumento a los caidos, y los de la “Gran Guerra” son 2 a 3 veces mas numerosos que en la otras: 39-45 ( segunda guerra mundial) – etc….

“En ce 11 novembre, nous ne commémorons pas la victoire d’un peuple contre un autre, mais une épreuve qui fut aussi terrible pour l’un comme pour l’autre. Les orphelins allemands et français ont pleuré de la même maniè_re leurs pères disparus”, a souligné le président de la République. Il a regretté que les deux pays n’aient pas su faire la paix en 1918, “non seulement parce que les vainqueurs manquèrent de générosité, mais aussi parce qu’ils refusèrent de voir le destin tragique qui les liait aux vaincus et que l’indicible horreur de la guerre venait de révéler”. AFP

«Je sais mesurer la valeur de ce geste. Les Français pendant cinquante ans ont beaucoup souffert à cause des Allemands. Nous commémorons aujourd’hui la fin d’une terrible guerre qui a apporté une souffrance incommensurable. Je m’incline devant toutes les victimes», a salué Angela Merkel, qui s’est dite très émue par l’invitation française. AFP

“En ranimant ensemble la flamme du souvenir, nous avons exprimé symboliquement, Madame la Chancelière, la volonté commune de nos deux peuples de garder à jamais vivant ce souvenir dans leur coeur”, a déclaré ensuite Nicolas Sarkozy, qui a salué avec Angela Merkel des soldats français et allemands, d’anciens combattants et des élèves des deux pays. AFP

Santé….Prost… Salud

IVO

En nuestro pueblo de Cadaqués  habia Nuria (i nunca podra ser mejor que con Nuria !)…… i “la” tienda de pescados….

Durante anos fue asi, precios “a la cara”, calidad irregular pero precios siempre  al tope hatsa que, un dia el supermercado del rio abro una reparto de pescados…..Nada fenomenal pero bien.. un poco de competicion en este mundo..

Lo mejor fue LA REVOLUCION …. con el reparto – reciente – de un pescador de Port de la Selva en “SUMA” ( cerca del parking)….

Aqui pescado super fresco… como en Nuria, pero con una selecion abastante grande i precios casi  como en el mercado de Roses…..

Resulta que cada vez que voy alla esta siempre lleno y tengo que esperar…….

Buen aprovecho… Peixateria “Vent dal Nord”……

Pirata esta mejor con el pescado…..

IVO

Catalunya – Gironés; Palol de Revardit: Es situat a l’eix Girona Banyoles, de facil accés i amb parking privat.

Jaume VILA es defineix com un cuiner autodidacte. La seva cuina es basa en treball del producte de mercat, aportant-li un toc innovador. Forma part de divers grups: Associacio Joves Cuiners, Grup Gastronomic del Pla de l’Estany i del grup GIRONA BONS FOGONS….

Jaume VILA se définit comme un cuisinier autodidacte. Sa cuisine est basée sur les produits du marché, en leur amenant une touche d’innovation. Il fait partie de plusieurs groupes de jeunes chefs: (voir liens ci dessus).

Jaume VILA is an autodidacte Chef. His cooking is based on fresh produce from the market, to which he brings a touch of innovation. He is part of several regional cooking group .( see above the links) .

La carta del restaurant

Foie gras mi-cuit….

Truita de pà amb……ous de reitgi mes…

Omelette de pain aux Oronges et trompettes de le mort…

Tortilla with bread and wild mushrooms.

Rizotto de llievre amb arroz Carnaroli de Pals, butifara…molt bo !!

Rizotto au liévre avec saucisse et boudin noir.. délicieux !!

Rizotto of Hare, with black pudding and saussage…yummy !

Dorada al forn… Daurade au four…

Ternera, zanahorias, .. esquisito…..

Boeuf, carottes, fond dans la bouche incroyable…

De vino , con los consejos de Ferran – el hermano del Chef – un vino del Priorat ( hacen buenos vinos allà  ahahahhahaha ..) Mas Perinet en una anada muy dificil .. 2002 ! Vino de un color todavia rojo rubis, aromas de frutas, no demasiado maduro pero bien… en boca muy suave, muy bien equilibrado y hay vino ..  2002 fue fàtal en las mayores zonas de Europa ! Evoluciona muy lentamente, con aromas de cuero, etc… un reel placer !

Pour les vins faire confiance au frère du chef et Vice Champion d’Espagne 2009: Ferran. Il sauras  vous conseiller aussi bien qu’il l’as fait avec moi ! J’ai bu Mas Perinet du Priorat..

For wines do ask  Ferran for advice. I hope he will be as good as he was with me ! I had Mas Perinet from Priorat..

Gracias a Jaume por su cocina, a Ferran para sus consejos en los vinos y la persona que hizo el servicio, que hubo que explicar me todos los platos !!

IVO

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Born in Barcelona in 1953, Ramon Moscardó studied alongside his twin brother, Josep, at the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes San Jordi, and at the Llotja de Artes y Oficios in Barcelona, , with whom he has exhibited regularly since 1978 at the Sala Parés (Barcelona) and at the D. J. Lester Fine Arts Gallery (Los Angeles).

In 1971 he received the First Prize for the Young Painters contest celebrated by the Sala Parés, and between 1972 and 1975 he received several prices from El Correo Catalan.

Ramon Moscardó is for 35 years a painter of the team of Sala Pares and a collector of continuous success. The painter is described as a painter of “villages and people,” and this certainly defines him, because both his visions or urban landscape, as in his descriptions of various domestic environments, Ramon displayes to maximum capacity his intuitition and his keen sense to catch the environment, whatever. Self-demanding he delivers himself with passion to each work and he finds very difficult to discover where is the limit of finishing it. The recognition of his painting is becoming more extensive, both in his country and in his frequent incursions abroad.

La muestra de este año tiene como protagonistas los paisajes de Barcelona, Cadaqués, Venecia o Praga, aunque también se pueden encontrar excelentes interiores de tiendas, bares y otros rincones de su vida cotidiana.

En Barcelona –  Sala Parés – hay una exposicion de sus ultimas obras, del 22 de Octobre hasta el 17 de Novembre 2009….

Se disfrutan mas, las obras de Grande Artistas como Ramon, con un vaso de S’Alqueria !!

IVO

Las pastas y Fideo se encuentran en escritos arabes desde el  silo XIII y fueron ellos a introducir la pasta a España !

Aqui una receta de “fideo de gambetta”, a mi modo !

Compras gambas blancas, muy tipicas de nuestra parte de Catalunya: Roses, L’Escala, Cadaqués, Port de La Selva, etc… tienen unos aromas muy espéciales y son muy suave !

4 – 5 minutos en la padela sin aceite…. ahoro son listas para limpiar las !!

Poner las cabezas en aigua para dar le gusto… durante este tiempo se limpian las gambas…

Llenar la padela con un poco de Fideo grueso….por 7 minutos auque se lee 9 sobre el paquete !

Después de 7 minutos anadir las gambas blancas por un minuto, aciete extra virgen ( con acidez baja!! ) sal, pimenton picante o dulce, parajil si tienes y ya esta listo.. disfrutas con un buen blanco seco o Pirata !

Se puede hacer lo mismo con beberechos, almejas, o mezclar los, pero me parece mas interessante con estas gambas que son locales y la verdad con unos aromas muy distintos…

Que aproveche !

IVO