Excerpted from From Le Figaro (English)
Monsanto must pay for French farmer’s pesticide injuries
A French tribunal found Monsanto, the leading producer of agro chemicals, responsible for serious neurological effects suffered by a French farmer after his exposure to poisonous pesticides. Monsanto must pay for all damages suffered by the farmer.
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From the 28th of February to 10th March, Paris’s Hotel Plaza Athénée invites you to experience their Alpine-inspired Pop-Up restaurant.
Cuisine is inspired by the Rhone-Alpe region of France known as the Haut-Savoie with its Savoyarde regional cuisine. Think hearty, mountain cooking for cold nights and white winters!
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Tagged Chef Philippe Marc, Cherie du Vin, Dorchester Collection, Eco.Luxury.Style, Haut Savoie, Hotel Plaza Athenee, Local Food And Wine, Rhone Alpes, Vancouver Food And Wine
by Paige Donner
Cognac for the most important ♥ holiday of the year!? Yes! And not just for your fella, but for your Lady (love) as well.
all photos by and c. Paige Donner 2012
Click Here for Slideshow Hennessy, Courvoisier, Remy Martin and Paul Giraud (in that order)
Women love things that are smooth, warm, that glide just the right way and yet still have that appropriate touch of femininity. You might think that I’m describing lovely lingerie. But, No! I’m talking about cognac. That’s right! Cognac can be YOUR dreamy passport to love and pleasure this Valentine’s Day!
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Dear Readers and Wine Lovers: Please have a look at my recent article which originally appeared in the International Herald Tribune. It is also online at NYTimes.com with full LINK HERE.
by Paige Donner
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“We wanted to put our own unique spin on traditional food and wine pairing concepts” says Chef Natasha Harris.“Clients who book the yacht will be able to show their guests Vancouver from a new perspective, while learning about interesting wine and food combinations using local ingredients. It’s a great opportunity to showcase our city and what we are privileged to have here.” 
Created by Sunset Bay’s ISG accredited Executive Chef Natasha Harris, The Wine Yacht’s interactive group tasting sessions are designed to provide clients with an informative and unique custom tasting event while on board the “Sunset Bay II” private yacht. Each tasting station features premium wine varietals from BC and around the world, paired with small plates inspired by the corresponding wine’s region. Continue reading
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Tagged BC Wines, Chef Natasha Harris, coal harbor, Local Food And Wine, Local Food and Wine Tastings and Tours, oenotourism, okanagan wines, Paige Donner, sunset bay ISG, The Wine Yacht, Vancouver Food And Wine, wine and food Pairings
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Tagged Bar 8 Mandarin Oriental, Best Champagne Bars Paris, Black Book Magazine, Hotel Sezz Paris, Le Dokhan’s, Local Food And Wine, musee du vin, Paige Donner, Plaza Athenee, Tastings & Tours by Local Food And Wine, The Ritz Vendome, Tour Eiffel Champagne Bar
By Paige Donner
[All photos by Paige Donner c. 2011]
Parisians are known to do things their own particular way. And when it comes to presenting their cheeses, they make no exception.
An art exhibit that opened on October 6th at LaMilkFactory in Paris’s boho chic 11th arrondissement is none other than a full art exhibit presenting imaginative ways to serve cheeses.
A staple of any French meal, cheese, does, of course, enjoy full status as a “course” all to itself in the lineup of a meal. At Design Sur Un Plateau, Curator Cecile Cau, originator of the blog So Food So Good, and her co-hort, food design book author Stephane Bureaux, teamed up to imagine, envision and then carry out a food art design exhibit of “cheese platters” amongst a collaboration of 6 separate designers, all well-known in the field of gastronomy and/or design.
Stephane Bureaux, Food Art Design Author And Cheese Platter Designer Continue reading
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Tagged Local Food And Wine, paris food and wine, Paige Donner, Design Sur Un Plateau, Stephane Bureaux, Veuve Clicquot, El Galpon, Unico, Argentine Wines, Parisian Cheese, Food Art Design, Paris 11th Arr, Cheese Platters
From The Nat Decants Newsletter:
I’m so excited about the amazing cross-country tour Random House/Doubleday has planned for the launch of my second bookUnquenchable!
There are events planned across the country … all of them include wine tasting and some amusing stories from the book: Vancouver, Okanagan, Whistler, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Niagara, Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax, St. John’s
Tickets went on sale yesterday and are going very quickly. I hope you’ll join me at one of these events … there are others planned across the country as well.
Unquenchable has now been #1 wine book on Amazon for three weeks thanks to your pre-orders.
Today’s wine picks feature terrific pinot noir and riesling for turkey dinner, as well as a wide selection of buttery-great chardonnays and one of the funniest wine labels I’ve seen that’s also a tasty red wine.
To help you get ready for Thanksgiving next weekend, I’ve also posted my top five tips on choosing gobbling good wines!
This was posted on BC Wineries.net
Hi BC Wineries friends,
…you may have seen on Twitter that Okanagan-Coquihalla MP Dan Albas (@danalbas) is introducing a Private Members Bill next week to amend the Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act. The IILA is the 1928 post-prohibition federal law that prevents wineries from shipping directly to their customers in other provinces (see Mark Hicken’s websiteswww.winelaw.ca and www.freethewine.ca for more detailed info). In fact, it could be introduced as early as Monday. Continue reading
By Paige Donner
For most of us wine lovers, the word Bordeaux evokes Mecca-like dreams and memories of some of the world’s best and most prestigious wines.
For the Bordelais, there is a pronounced distinction between “Left Bank” and “Right Bank,” each with their own Bordeaux sub-cultures and each laying claim to world-renowned chateaux. The Left Bank and its famous Medoc region boasts Mouton Rothschild, Margaux and Pichon Comtesse Lalande, while the Right Bank with its idyllic St. Emilion and Pomerol lays claim toPetrus and Cheval Blanc. Continue reading
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Courtesy of Organic Matters, Ireland’s Organic Magazine
BIO-DYNAMIC GARDENINGBio-dynamic gardeners, followers of the principles of Rudolf Steiner, believe that the movements of all theheavenly bodies, moon, planets and stars have an influence on the growth and development of all plants 5A4GDJUACK64 . So the time you chose to sow, plant or even weed your plants will affect their progress. The moon, the stars and the planets all affect the development of our plants. Continue reading
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