Sounds from a day of harvesting grapes in the Loir-et-Cher region of France ..read more

In this special episode of the podcast I’m sharing an interview I did with Forest Collins, founder of 52 Martinis and the podcast Paris Cocktail Talk. We spoke about how the Covid 19 crisis is affecting rural France and it’s workers, wine makers, farmers, and other artisans. FOREST COLLINS is a Paris-based Cocktail Expert and the founder of the online guide to Paris cocktail bars and other small batch spirits news 52 Martinis. She is also the host of the podcast Paris Cocktail Talk. While she may be an expert in drinks, she is also a passionate foodie and, having ..read more

In this episode of the Paris Paysanne Podcast I'll be talking with Jocelyn Ho and Diana Liu, the founders of ChopChicks in Paris, a project documenting their favorite Asian restaurants across the city. Jocelyn Ho and Diana Liu are the founders of Chopchicks in Paris, a project documenting their favorite Asian restaurants across the city. Follow them on Instagram, Twitter, and their blog ChopChicks in Paris ! Jocelyn and Diana of Chopchicks in Paris Jocelyn and Diana suggested checking out some of their favorite spots for Asian food in the city including: Bentos: 37m2 (Taiwanese) Juji-ya (Jap ..read more

In this episode of the Paris Paysanne Podcast I'll be talking with two innovative people involved in the zero waste movement in the world of craft beer. First I'll speak with Franck Grossel, the founder of Instead Mobilier which builds “brewed” furniture made from spent grain. Then I'll talk to Elsa Raverdy of Brewsticks, a company that takes spent grain and turns it into tasty, zero waste snacks.  Franck Grossel founded Instead Mobilier as part of his graduate thesis at design school in 2018. As an eco-conscious beer lover, Franck Grossel was driven to combine his passion with his pro ..read more

In this episode of the Paris Paysanne Podcast I talk with Laurent Le Coustumer of Radio Vino about bringing music, podcasting, and wine together in the inventive application that he co-created with partner Thierry Poincin of En Vrac. Laurent Le Coustumer is a wine lover, musician, and person who is good at computer stuff! Together with Thierry Poincin, who also owns Paris wine shop and bulk spirits store En Vrac, he created Radio Vino, bringing together his passion for wine, music, and technology. In addition to creating the Radio Vino app, which is a platform for streaming music and hearing ..read more

In this episode of the Paris Paysanne Podcast I talk with Gabe Barry of Brooklyn Brewery about craft beer as a catalyst for social change and craft beer culture in Europe. Photo credit: Paige Snyder Miss Gabe Barry is the Education Manager of Europe for the Brooklyn Brewery and has been building community through beer education since 2008. As a Certified Cicerone ® she has spent the last decade working within the craft beer & food world creating multi-sensory programs for many facets of the industry from bartenders & distributors to drinkers and enthusiasts. In 2013 Miss Gabe joined ..read more

In this episode of the Paris Paysanne Podcast I talk with Debra Kemp of CheeseFox about bringing artisanal English cheese to France! Debra Kemp trained as a sommelier at L'university de Vin at Suze La Rousse in the Drôme, after having worked as a wine merchant in Paris, with no real experience. She cheese bug back then in 2010 but then took a while to get round to getting it started. After stumbling across a Lancashire guy who'd set up shop in Cumbria, she was introduced to several artisan cheese makers, and the rest is history- in the making. The cheesemaker Debra mentioned, who just won da ..read more

In this episode of the Paris Paysanne Podcast I speak with Carole Bumpus, author of Searching for Family and Traditions at the French Table. After retiring from a career as a family therapist, Carole Bumpus became a freelance food/travel writer whose work concentrates on compiling vignettes from both French and Italian families regarding their favorite foods and family traditions. Her first book, A Cup of Redemption is a historic novel based on a woman’s story of living through World War II which brings together love, war, loss and the power of food. Carole’s most recent book is Searching fo ..read more

In this episode of the Paris Paysanne Podcast we continue our conversation with Katie Peraudeau of Art Is An Ale Brewery about craft beer in France and introducing brew pub culture to Amboise. Matt and Katie Peraudeau, founders of Art Is An Ale Brewery in Amboise Art Is An Ale Brewery is a craft brewery and taproom that is scheduled to open in Amboise on June 20th- just in time for Fête de la Musique! In order to learn more about this exciting project, I met up with Katie Peraudeau who is the co-founder of the brewery along with her husband, Matt. We had so much to talk about and so much fun ..read more

In this episode of the Paris Paysanne Podcast we talk with Katie Peraudeau of Art Is An Ale Brewery about craft beer in France and introducing brew pub culture to Amboise. Matt and Katie Peraudeau, founders of Art Is An Ale Brewery in Amboise Art Is An Ale Brewery is a craft brewery and taproom that is scheduled to open in Amboise on June 20th- just in time for Fête de la Musique! In order to learn more about this exciting project, I met up with Katie Peraudeau who is the co-founder of the brewery along with her husband, Matt. We had so much to talk about and so much fun doing so that I deci ..read more