Valençay, tasting at the Atelier du Goût
Like all pyramid-shaped cheeses, it should be cut vertically, with the cheese upright rather than flattened, from top to bottom, generally by one eighth of the cheese to create a nice, easy-to-define slice (half of a quarter, or a quarter of a half). Of course, it's best tasted with its ashy rind, to appreciate all its aromas, a little more undergrowth and mushroomy near the rind, more dairy and creamy near the heart, with the ideal maturing period somewhere between "too fresh" and "too done", which could give it a pungent taste.
Craftsmen & Know-How
Valençay, tasting at the Atelier du Goût
Like all pyramid-shaped cheeses, it should be cut vertically, with the cheese upright rather than flattened, from top to bottom, generally by one eighth of the cheese to create a nice, easy-to-define slice (half of a quarter, or a quarter of a half). Of course, it's best tasted with its ashy rind, to appreciate all its aromas, a little more undergrowth and mushroomy near the rind, more dairy and creamy near the heart, with the ideal maturing period somewhere between "too fresh" and "too done", which could give it a pungent taste.
Gault&Millau Tour Centre Val de Loire 2023
To mark the presentation of its latest guide to the Centre Val de Loire region, Gault&Millau honored the region's chefs and food service professionals on Monday March 13.The event took place at the Domaine de la Fouardière in Mulsans (Blois). The previous evening, the winners and their partners had taken part in a dinner created by Christophe Hay in his Fleur de Loire restaurant.
An artist at refining
Rodolphe Le Meunier's cheese dairy is located 30 km from Tours. It's here, in his maturing cellars - which in this case are more like cold rooms - that hundreds of specialties wait patiently to be shipped. They will be sent to the boutique at Les Halles de Tours, to restaurants, sales outlets and supermarkets in France, and to a multitude of countries, including Saudi Arabia, Korea, Japan, the United States... Rodolphe Le Meunier is a cheesemaker and refiner with a MOF title, and an outspoken businessman who debunks preconceived ideas.
A chocolatier, a designer: a collab
Gault & Millau continues its series of "sweet" cross-portraits, sharing behind-the-scenes stories of how two designers came together. Far from being commissioned, these collaborations are born of a conversation, a dialogue, an exchange in total freedom. Gourmet conversation between Pierre Marcolini, chocolatier, and Charles Kaisin, designer, both of Belgian origin.
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