Fabulously Delicious: The French Food Podcast

Today’s episode is a little different. There's no guest, instead, I will be presenting the third of a new series of episodes to come in which I bring the life story of a chef or person that has influenced our lives through a mutual love of French cuisine. This story is about a woman who went from the farm to the kitchen and would be known as the mother of French cuisine. 
 
Eugénie Brazier is one of the famous mere lyonanise and as such was nicknamed mere brazier. Eugénie was the first woman to get three michelin stars for a restaurant. In fact she got six at the same time with three stars for both her restaurants. Some of Eugenies students were Paul Bocuse and Bernard Pacaud, her legacy though to women in the kitchen is something that still continues today. This is her story.

You can get copies of Eugénie's book below 

La Mere Brazier : The Mother of Modern French Cooking - https://amzn.to/3TJwlL

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For those who want to take things further, why not come cook with me here in Montmorillon, in the heart of France’s Vienne region? Combine hands-on French cooking classes with exploring charming markets, tasting regional specialties, and soaking up the slow, beautiful pace of French countryside life. Find all the details at andrewpriorfabulously.com

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Today’s episode is a little different. There's no guest, instead, I will be presenting the second of a new series of episodes to come which I bring the life story of a chef or person that has influenced our lives through a mutual love of French cuisine. This story is about a man from humble beginnings who became the founder of haute cuisine Antoine Carême.  
 
Marie-Antoine Carême is a French pastry chefs who was often known like Auguste Escoffier as the king of chefs and the chef of kings. He’s possibly the first person to gain the title of chef not cook and was one of the founders of haute cuisine. His grandiose style was sought after by both the royal courts and the nouveau riche of Paris. Antonin Carême is said to be the first celebrity chef. This is his story.  

You can get copies of Carême's books below.

The Royal Parisian Pastrycook And Confectioner From The Original Of M. A. Carême - https://amzn.to/3SaStfO 
Cooking for Kings: The Life of Antonin Careme - The First Celebrity Chef - https://amzn.to/3gjALK

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My book Paris: A Fabulous Food Guide to the World’s Most Delicious City is your ultimate companion. This is a new 2026 update for the book and you’ll find hand-picked recommendations for the best boulangeries, patisseries, wine bars, cafés, and restaurants that truly capture the flavor of Paris. You can order it online at andrewpriorfabulously.com 

For those who want to take things further, why not come cook with me here in Montmorillon, in the heart of France’s Vienne region? Combine hands-on French cooking classes with exploring charming markets, tasting regional specialties, and soaking up the slow, beautiful pace of French countryside life. Find all the details at andrewpriorfabulously.com

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Today’s episode is a little different. There's no guest, instead, I will be presenting the first of a new series of episodes to come where I bring the life story of a chef or person that has influenced our lives through a mutual love of French cuisine. This first story is about a man that could be described as the father of French food. George Auguste Escoffier.  
 
 Auguste Escoffier has been described as The King of chefs and the Chef of Kings. His legacy to French cuisine is still enduring today and his cookbooks are indispensable to modern French chefs and cooks. He’s credited amongst other things as raising working in the kitchen from a so-called laborer's job to that of an artist and is the man behind the five French mother sauces. Even today he remains possibly the foremost chef in French cuisine. This is his story   

You can get copies of Escoffier’s books below. 

Escoffier: The Complete Guide to the Art of Modern Cookery, Revised - https://amzn.to/3rIx2bn 

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My book Paris: A Fabulous Food Guide to the World’s Most Delicious City is your ultimate companion. This is a new 2026 update for the book and you’ll find hand-picked recommendations for the best boulangeries, patisseries, wine bars, cafés, and restaurants that truly capture the flavor of Paris. You can order it online at andrewpriorfabulously.com 

For those who want to take things further, why not come cook with me here in Montmorillon, in the heart of France’s Vienne region? Combine hands-on French cooking classes with exploring charming markets, tasting regional specialties, and soaking up the slow, beautiful pace of French countryside life. Find all the details at andrewpriorfabulously.com

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Where is it from the cassoulet? Well, that's a really good question because depending on who you ask, you're gonna get a different answer. I mean, in general, I think everybody agrees that the cassoulet which you know we need maybe to stay exactly what is it?

International food and travel writer Sylvie Bigar was born in Geneva, Switzerland, and is based in New York City. She is fluent in French, English, and Italian. Sylvie co-authored Chef Daniel Boulud's definitive and personal cookbook, Daniel: My French Cuisine. Sylvie's many adventures have led her to explore the childhood home and native French province of Colette, her favorite author; the apple orchards of Ireland, the banks of the Oum Er-Rbia River in Morocco, the remote Swiss village of Mund with its seductive saffron, the Austro-Hungarian culinary revival in Prague, and Southwestern France on a long-time quest for the perfect cassoulet.

Today’s topic on Fabulously Delicious is all about the cassoulet and we will find out what’s in it, where’s it from, variations of and its origin story.

The place Sylvie mentions for the best cassoulet is Hostellerie Etienne - http://www.hostellerieetienne.com

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Cassoulet Confessions - https://amzn.to/3fDwfW6
Daniel: My French Cuisine - https://amzn.to/3rmAQPn

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My book Paris: A Fabulous Food Guide to the World’s Most Delicious City is your ultimate companion. This is a new 2026 update for the book and you’ll find hand-picked recommendations for the best boulangeries, patisseries, wine bars, cafés, and restaurants that truly capture the flavor of Paris. You can order it online at andrewpriorfabulously.com 

For those who want to take things further, why not come cook with me here in Montmorillon, in the heart of France’s Vienne region? Combine hands-on French cooking classes with exploring charming markets, tasting regional specialties, and soaking up the slow, beautiful pace of French countryside life. Find all the details at andrewpriorfabulously.com

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Today’s a little something different as I bring you a collection of people from the previous Fabulously Delicious episode who all answered the same question. What to you is the most Fabulous thing about France? 

It’s an informative episode as we find out some interesting points of view, fun facts, and also a little bit of cheekiness.   

Today's Guests were restaurant critic and French foodie Alec Lobrano, chocolatier Wlady Grochowski, Francophile Katherine Burns, Cooking Class owner from Lyon Lucy Vanel, plant-based cook Sarala Terpstra, food photographer Beth Fuller, Taste of Paris organizer Mathidle Devine, Paris lover Beeta Hashempour and finally Aussie chateau owner Jane Webster. 

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My book Paris: A Fabulous Food Guide to the World’s Most Delicious City is your ultimate companion. This is a new 2026 update for the book and you’ll find hand-picked recommendations for the best boulangeries, patisseries, wine bars, cafés, and restaurants that truly capture the flavor of Paris. You can order it online at andrewpriorfabulously.com 

For those who want to take things further, why not come cook with me here in Montmorillon, in the heart of France’s Vienne region? Combine hands-on French cooking classes with exploring charming markets, tasting regional specialties, and soaking up the slow, beautiful pace of French countryside life. Find all the details at andrewpriorfabulously.com

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What is the largest region of wine-making in France? It actually produces more wine than the whole of the USA. It’s today’s topic the Languedoc wines.

Carrie Dykes is a freelance wine writer that has written articles for Medium, and Lonely Planet to name a couple of platforms. Carrie studied wine and specializes in European wines.

Today’s topic on Fabulously Delicious is all about the wines from the Languedoc region and we find out from Carrie what makes them so special.

The places Carrie mentioned two of her favorite wines from the region and France and they were.
Maison S.DELAFONT - https://delafont-languedoc.fr/en/home/
Gérard Bertrand - https://en.gerard-bertrand.com/en

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lilmarzipan/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/carriedykes1

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If you are planning a trip to France then why not come join me for a cooking experience in Montmorillon or a small group food tour in Lyon and/or Cote D’Azur. Don’t want to do a tour or class but want a fabulous holiday here in France, Paris, Nice, Lyon or so many other places then I can help you plan it. Click the link below to book your call now. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/andrewprior/e/123498

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For those who want to take things further, why not come cook with me here in Montmorillon, in the heart of France’s Vienne region? Combine hands-on French cooking classes with exploring charming markets, tasting regional specialties, and soaking up the slow, beautiful pace of French countryside life. Find all the details at andrewpriorfabulously.com

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The other thing that Cynthia Coutu learned at Wine School or realized was just how male-dominated the wine industry is in France. So that's why she ended up specializing in champagnes made by women.

Cynthia Coutu is a 50-something Canadian, living in Paris. She has three passions, people, wine, and travel. Learning about wine has opened up so many doors and windows for Cynthia. Now Cynthia shares her passion for Champagne with people from around the world on one of her fabulous tours.

Today’s topic on Fabulously Delicious is all about the women of Champagne. There’s a great history of women in the champagne industry here in France and in my opinion, it needs to be shared. But also there are currently a lot of fabulous women in the industry as well so that’s why I’ve devoted a whole episode to the subject.

The associations Cynthia mentioned in the interview were.
La Transmission - http://la-transmission-champagne.com
Les Fa’Bulleuses - https://fabulleusesdechampagne.com

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Website: https://www.delectabulles.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delectabulles
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Delectabulles

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My book Paris: A Fabulous Food Guide to the World’s Most Delicious City is your ultimate companion. This is a new 2026 update for the book and you’ll find hand-picked recommendations for the best boulangeries, patisseries, wine bars, cafés, and restaurants that truly capture the flavor of Paris. You can order it online at andrewpriorfabulously.com 

For those who want to take things further, why not come cook with me here in Montmorillon, in the heart of France’s Vienne region? Combine hands-on French cooking classes with exploring charming markets, tasting regional specialties, and soaking up the slow, beautiful pace of French countryside life. Find all the details at andrewpriorfabulously.com

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So Cognac is definitely a spirit. Cognac falls into the category of brandy which is probably easier to understand. But not all brandy is cognac. So in order to be called cognac, it needs to be made from the AOC protected area.

Thérèse Bertrand as a child spent her childhood between Spain and France. She also spent her life with Cognac at the core to everything and despite some time away she has moved back to tackle the family business with her brother along with her husband and now has two sons.

Today’s topic on Fabulously Delicious is all about Cognac. We learn what Cognac is. What the region itself is like. How Cognac is made and so much more.

The restaurant mentioned by Thérèse is Le Coq D’or:  http://lecoqdor.eu

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Website: https://www.cognac-bertrand.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cognacbertrand
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAUvGjdFR_Vf-NTx_F_9lHQ/featured 

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For those who want to take things further, why not come cook with me here in Montmorillon, in the heart of France’s Vienne region? Combine hands-on French cooking classes with exploring charming markets, tasting regional specialties, and soaking up the slow, beautiful pace of French countryside life. Find all the details at andrewpriorfabulously.com

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What do a flan, flan mixto, quesillo, pudim, flan de café, rozata, flan de Cuba, purin, flan Napolitano and leche flan all have in common? In France they are all called a crème caramel. Or are versions of one.

Ruby Boukabou is an Australian tap dancer, author of guidebooks on Paris’ architecture and art as well as the proud daughter of French restaurant owner parents.

Today’s topic on Fabulously Delicious is one that Ruby is pretty much an expert on. Ruby’s mum used to make these delicious dishes every night for her father's restaurant. Ruby has a special treat for us, her mum's recipe. Also, she fills us in on the history of this dish and what its origin story is.

The place Ruby mentioned to have the best cremé caramel in Paris is - https://www.legrandcolbert.f

Ruby’s books are available on Amazon* via these links here.

The Architecture Lovers Guide to Paris - https://amzn.to/3ArZFxt
The Art Lovers Guide to Paris - https://amzn.to/3RdUDv5
Sense in the City - Paris: A personal travel guide to the city’s sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and sensations - https://amzn.to/3AUbkXj

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/rubytv 

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My book Paris: A Fabulous Food Guide to the World’s Most Delicious City is your ultimate companion. This is a new 2026 update for the book and you’ll find hand-picked recommendations for the best boulangeries, patisseries, wine bars, cafés, and restaurants that truly capture the flavor of Paris. You can order it online at andrewpriorfabulously.com 

For those who want to take things further, why not come cook with me here in Montmorillon, in the heart of France’s Vienne region? Combine hands-on French cooking classes with exploring charming markets, tasting regional specialties, and soaking up the slow, beautiful pace of French countryside life. Find all the details at andrewpriorfabulously.com

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This week is episode eight of my summer series and we are asking our guests what's the most fabulous thing about France to them. 

Fabulously Delicious is all about French food and French cuisine the people that make it, cook it, taste it, write about it, photograph it, and love it. We chat with Franco foodies here in France and around the world. 

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My book Paris: A Fabulous Food Guide to the World’s Most Delicious City is your ultimate companion. This is a new 2026 update for the book and you’ll find hand-picked recommendations for the best boulangeries, patisseries, wine bars, cafés, and restaurants that truly capture the flavor of Paris. You can order it online at andrewpriorfabulously.com 

For those who want to take things further, why not come cook with me here in Montmorillon, in the heart of France’s Vienne region? Combine hands-on French cooking classes with exploring charming markets, tasting regional specialties, and soaking up the slow, beautiful pace of French countryside life. Find all the details at andrewpriorfabulously.com

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