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12 Days of Cheese
12 Days of Cheese Business Insider
Whole Foods is now offering 50% off a bunch of fancy cheeses Market Watch
starts Wednesday, December 12th, 2018
Klare Melk Truffle Gouda (Klare Melk with Truffle)
https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=eREQXMPcCoOp5wKL7r6IAw&q=Klare+Melk+Truffle+Gouda&btnK=Google+Search&oq=Klare+Melk+Truffle+Gouda&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i10i19.11323.11323..12527…0.0..0.129.325.3j1……0….1j2..gws-wiz…..0.XT3AqK6GEyg
Rich and flavorful raw milk gouda laced generously with truffles
Klare melk with Truffle is a raw milk cheese made in Holland. This cheese is made on a family farm for generations, exclusively for Whole Foods
Esquirrou Petit Ossau-Iraty
https://www.google.com/search?ei=hhEQXPuiHK-B5wK504Vw&q=Esquirrou+Petit+Ossau-Iraty&oq=Esquirrou+Petit+Ossau-Iraty&gs_l=psy-ab.12..0i3j0i22i30.4504.4504..7517…0.0..0.100.100.0j1……0….1j2..gws-wiz.HJqLrjGsUA0
A French cheese with rich, nutty aromas
Esquirrou or Ossau-iraty is a cheese made from pure ewe’s milk, a whole milk, where the cheese is pressed and has a hard texture. It is produced in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and in towns of the Hautes-Pyrénées
Kaltbach Cave Aged Le Gruyère
https://www.google.com/search?ei=e58pWq-0I-PVjwTqzLiACA&q=Montgomery’s+Cheddar+Neals+Yard+Dairy
This Swiss cheese is full-flavored with tangy fruit and classic nuttiness that’s perfect for fondue, paired with roasted meats, potatos or apple pie
Vermont Creamery Bijou
https://www.google.com/search?ei=GaMpWtCmOujejwSQ7YGADw&q=blue+cheese
Bijou — the French word for “jewel” — has citrus-forward flavors with a hint of nuts
Mons Camembert
https://www.google.com/search?ei=S6MpWr-QC6qCjwT0iYO4DA&q=Gabietou
This French cheese is slightly salty and earthy
Neal’s Yard Dairy Keen’s Cheddar
https://www.google.com/search?ei=U6MpWtTKB6i0jwTi8oSICw&q=Emmi+Roth+Organic+Grand+Cru+Reserve
This raw milk cheddar comes from one of only three traditional producers remaining in the UK, boasting a rich and creamy texture with a hint of spice.
Cypress Grove Humboldt Fog
https://www.google.com/search?ei=iaMpWtX8FoTjjwTQxLmwCw&q=Rapin+Le+Maréchal&oq=Rapin+Le+Maréchal
An American cheese similar to soft-ripened goat cheese
Uplands Cheese Company Pleasant Ridge Reserve
https://www.google.com/search?ei=uqMpWpnsAanGjwSdvL2IDQ&q=Cellars+at+Jasper+Hill+Hartwell
This raw milk cheese is only produced from May through October and is sweet and earthy with fruit-forward notes
Saxon Creamery Hika Bay
https://www.google.com/search?ei=GKQpWrjDCoKPjwTu2rLQBw&q=Ubriaco+del+Piave&oq=Ubriaco+del+Piave
This Wisconsin cheese is carefully aged for a smooth and creamy texture
Rogue Creamery Organic Enraptured Blue
https://www.google.com/search?ei=P6QpWvv1L4eDjwSssZzACQ&q=Uplands+Cheese+Pleasant+Ridge+Reserve
A blue cheese that’s soaked in a blend of Merlot, Syrah and Zinfandel wines for a bold and buttery flavor with notes of berries
Mitica Drunken Goat
https://www.google.com/search?ei=nqQpWoGXK8mZjwSljoOQAg&q=gouda&oq=gouda
This cheese is made from the milk of Murciana goats and soaked in red wine for three days. The result is a well-balanced, mild and creamy goat cheese
Cellars at Jasper Hill Kombucha Willoughby
https://www.google.com/search?q=Cellars+at+Jasper+Hill+Kombucha+Willoughby+&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1
This Vermont cheese has undertones of fruit and buttermilk, and is washed with kombucha for added notes of jasmine and lavender
Things we might not eat in Paris
La Tentation de saint Antoine
Pigs Feet, Nose, Ears and Tail
Au Pied de Cochon Peech
Street Crepe
We’d been seeing Crepe Stands everywhere, which could mean that this is something that you can’t miss
But maybe this is a tourist cliche which you see mostly in heavy tourist areas, never with a long line.
So after a New Years Eve church concert we stopped at a Crepe Stand, ordered a savory Turkey and Cheese (admittedly a pretty bland combination) and it was a disappointment. It would have been better with salty ham or maybe nutella and banana.
Gyros
In Bastille we came home after a church concert, really hungry and ordered a gyros from the corner store near our hotel, which seemed to be fairly well populated with a middle eastern clientele. Simple, skimpy potion of meat, greasy pita. YUCK
What Travelers Need to Know About the Paris Riots
Public Transportation Websites
RATP https://www.ratp.fr/en/infos-trafic/metro
Police Websites
Préfecture de police
https://twitter.com/prefpolice?lang=fr
United States Embassy
Demonstration Alert https://fr.usembassy.gov/alert-11302018-2/
State Department
Travel Alert https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/france-travel-advisory.html
Smart Travel Enrollment Program (S.T.E.P.) https://step.state.gov/STEP/Pages/Individuals/AccountInfo.aspx
Twitter: https://twitter.com/travelgov
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/travelgov
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/France.html.html?wcmmode=disabled
Areas Affected:
Champs-Élysées 8e (Élysée)
Élysée Palace 8e (Élysée)
and other areas in the
First 1e (Louvre)
Eighth 8e (Élysée)
Sixteenth 16e (Passy)
Eighteenth 18e (Montmartre)
New Things (2018)
We visit Paris every year, follow a basic itinerary which evolves each year
But there is so much to experience, such as
Guided Tour at Musee D’Orsay
Masterpieces of the Musée d’Orsay (90 Minutes)
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/visit/individuals/guided-tours-for-adults/main-presentation/article/collections-permanentes-292.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=425&cHash=2e695054bd
The Opera House
Musee Delacroix
Musee Picasso
Musee Rodin
Tower of Notre Dame
Tower of Eiffel
(we ususally climb up the Arc de Triomphe)
Musee de Cluny
(we have loved the Cloisters in New York City and expect Cluny to be better)
Salle Mollien
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Denon Wing (South Wing of the Louvre)
Mollien Room at the Louvre (Room 77)
Large-scale French Neo-Classical French Paintings
One of three Red Rooms of French Paintings (Les Salles Rouges)
Room 77 Salle Mollien Romanticism, France
“features Eugène Delacroix’s celebrated Liberty Leading the People, and
Théodore Géricault’s Raft of the Medusa”
1st Floor
Room 77 Salle Mollien
French paintings in Room 77 (WikiMedia Commons)
Eugene Delacroix (Saint Mauris, 1798 – {Paris, 1863)
Liberty Leading the People
Théodore Géricault (Rouen, 1791 – Paris, 1824)
The Raft of the Medusa
Baron Antoine-Jean Gros (Rouen, 1791 – Paris, 1824)
Napoleon Bonaparte Visiting the Plague-Stricken in Jaffa
Morisot (Berthe )
Berthe Morisot: Woman Impressionist
From the Beach to the Boudoir https://nyti.ms/2znGXYU
Andouillette Sausage
Andouillette is a rustic sausage, which would be difficult to find in the U.S (and not real easy to find in Paris either) It is stuffed with chitterlings (intestines) with a strong barnyard (as in manure) essence, like tripe. Ordered this at Ma Bourgogne (Place des Vosges) and I knew that I’d made the perfect choice when the waiter warned me, IF-I-WAS-SURE that I wanted to order Andouillette. But my favorite Ma Bourgogne memory is when my traveling companion ordered Lamb – medium well, but the chef refused and served this medium rare — “priceless”.
Where to eat andouillette: France’s stinky, urine-smelling sausage Terry Durack
Chez Denise (Paris)
Chez Denise
paris.bistr0.com
tripadvisor.com
First (1st) Visit
After many trips to Paris for the Holidays (where it seemed that the restaurant was always closed between Christmas and New Years, I finally visited Chez Denise in the spring
Ordered a “salad”! A workman’s portion, plenty for 2 or 3. Basic Fresh Salad, maybe Frisee with wonderful Olive Oil dressing
(maybe I should just go for a salad and dessert)
I also had Mutton, which I have never had. Mutton in Beans. The Mutton which is very fatty was well cooked, scorched, blackened and tasty, but a huge filling dish.
And I ordered the house Brouilly (a top cru from Beaujolais that comes in a liter bottle with a house label)
Next Time:
Tête de veau (French “calf’s head”) Only Available on Tuesdays?
Steak Tartar
Haddock in Buerre Blanc
Andouette (Garlic)
Beef Daube (which I imagine they will do well
From Yelp! Review:
if they have lapin (rabbit) au moutarde, get it!
onglet brochettes which is hanger steak kabob
the best steak tartare and frites to die for
End your meal with either a baba au rum or floating island if you have room. And toast Paris, Chez Denise and everyone around you with at least one glass of vieux pruneue
Organs in Paris Churches
There are 257 Organs in Paris
Saint-Eustache
The Organs of Paris (Website)
-Organs before the French Revolution
-Organs after the French Revolution
Powerful Music in Paris’ St. Sulpice Rick Steves
Notre Dame
La Seine
The Seine (river) flows through Paris, separating the Left and Right Banks
37 Bridges cross the Seine within Paris
It eventually empties into the English Channel
The islands in the Seine were important in the settlement of Paris
A Celtic tribe call Parisi built a fortified settlement on the Ile de la Cite (island city) where Cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris is currently situated
A Brief History of Paris
seine means fishing net
Statue of Seine at Versailles
(the name Seine comes from the Latin Sēquana, the Gallo-Roman goddess of the river – Wikipedia)
Paris for the Holidays 