5 Things

1) When you're craving Italian cheese, especially homemade mozzarella, burrata and scamorza, head to La Maison de la Mozzarella!




2) A soggy Sunday ride home




3) You better show up hungry if you reserve a table at Bofinger




4) From the farm to the market

5) A favorite wine bar of mine



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La Fête du Fromage - November Round Up

November brought a trio of delicious cheeses from around the world for La Fête du Fromage International Cheese Tasting Event.


An aged, unpasteurized goat’s milk cheese produced at the Bonnie Blue Farm in Waynesboro, Tennessee is Danielle's entry for this month's Fête. Head on over to her blog, Savor Culture, where you can read all about Tanasi Tomme which she describes it as having a firm texture, mild and "...non-threatening to goat neophytes."
Danielle also shares recipes and describes her adventures in home cheese making. I must try her ricotta!

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Ah Gorgonzola! Magnificent Gorgonzola.
Nathalie of Spaced Out Ramblings indulges herself and our senses by sharing two versions of this famous Italian blue cheese - Dolce and Piquante (pictured below) - which have been produced since the year 879 and are currently stamped with the prestigious DOC label.
Nathalie had a bit of a challenge trying to keep her cat away from the cheese long enough to photograph and taste - and cook up some scrumptious Gorgonzola stuffed mushrooms.

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It's Languedoc-Roussillon month at Croque-Camille and Camille was fortunate enough to find a Fromagerie in Paris who sold this distinctive Languedoc cheese, Cathare.
I've tasted this one and think her description is spot on! "...smooth and gooey, while the inside is just a bit firmer and drier. The cheese definitely has that goaty tang with a hint of chalkiness, but the flavor is full and rich."
It's great to know that these local cheeses are available in Paris and I look forward to reading about any other Languedoc specialties that Camille shares this month.

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My entry for La Fête is another delicious French cheese - a succulent, runny fromage de brebis.
I tasted Le Lacandou last summer and was reminded of it last week when I drove by Sévérac-le-Château on my way home from visiting Betty in Aveyron.
This is a young cheese with a delightful grassy and fruity flavor. It comes highly recommended!

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A most sincere thank you to all of you who continue to share your cheese tastings with us. Every month I look forward to seeing what my cheese loving friends around the world have to offer!


December brings us to the 12th Fête du Fromage International Cheese Tasting Event.
If you would like to join in, and I hope you do, please have your entries to me by December 13. The entire round-up will be posted on December 15.

Tell us why you chose this particular cheese. Tell us how it tasted. Tell us about its texture and aroma. Did you eat it on its own? Or with something? Did you drink anything special with your cheese? Would you recommend it or not? Is there something unusual or interesting about it?

• Photos are wonderful, but not necessary
• Entries must contain the words La Fête du Fromage and contain a link to Chez Loulou
• Posts should be written specifically for La Fête du Fromage and not entered in any other food blog event
• Please send the link to your post to louloufrance (at) gmail (dot) com with the words Fête du Fromage in the subject line

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December's La Fête du Fromage Round-Up

December is a crazy time of year for most of us. A warm thank you to all of you who found a moment to savor cheese for this month's Fête du Fromage International Cheese Tasting Event.


Shira of Petit Pois made Oeufs en Cocotte for a light supper with leftover slow cooked onions and eggs, then sprinkled with shredded Gruyère. The result was savory little gratin crowned with delicious, golden cheese. What a great looking dish!

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Creamy and rich Grès des Vosges sounds amazing! Chelly from Rolling in Dough happily tasted this Kirsch infused, French cheese from Alsace. A glass of Gewurztraminer and some slices of baguette alongside made a perfect snack.

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Nathalie at Spaced Out Ramblings shared another luscious looking Italian cheese with us for December's Fête. Stracchino is a soft, spreadable cow's-milk cheese from the Lombardy region that is both wonderful to cook with or to simply enjoy spread on some fresh bread.

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Little discs of chèvre wrapped in bacon and pan fried until the bacon is crispy and the cheese has warmed and is starting to ooze a bit? Well, it just doesn't get much better than that.
Camille of Croque Camille recently discovered this French convenience food called Fournée au Chèvre and is, not surprisingly, thoroughly smitten!

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My entry to La Fête is the smoky and nutty flavored Trappe Echourgnac. This delicious French cheese is matured in walnut liqueur from the Périgord and produced by nuns at the Abbaye Notre-Dame de Bonne Espérance (our Lady of Good Hope) in the Dordogne.

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Thanks again for another fantastic Fête!


Please taste and share some cheese with us again in January.

Tell us why you chose this particular cheese. Tell us how it tasted. Tell us about its texture and aroma. Did you eat it on its own? Or with something? Did you drink anything special with your cheese? Would you recommend it or not? Is there something unusual or interesting about it?

The 15th of every month will be the official day for La Fête du Fromage. Please have your entries to me by the end of the 13th.

• Photos are wonderful, but not necessary
• Entries must contain the words La Fête du Fromage and contain a link to Chez Loulou
• Posts should be written specifically for La Fête du Fromage and not entered in any other food blog event
• Please send the link to your post to louloufrance (at) gmail (dot) com with the words Fête du Fromage in the subject line

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