Fabulously Delicious: The French Food Podcast

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...

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 t...

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 sh...

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 mo...

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 D...

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.  Support the show If you are planning a trip to...

This week is episode seven of my 2022 summer series of Fabulously Delicious. We are talking all things Mediterranean food and in particular French food in the Mediterranean. The first half is the petits farcis with Rosa Jackson and then a salade nicoise with Pascal Billaud.   Fabulously Delicious is all about French food and French cuisine the people that make it, cook it, taste it, write about it...

This week is episode six of my 2022 summer series of Fabulously Delicious. We are talking all things French cocktails and first up we talk to Forest Collins from 52 Martinis and Paris Cocktail Talk podcast about Absinthe. Then in the second half, we are talking with Tanisha Townsend from Girl Meets Glass podcast about the Kir.  Fabulously Delicious is all about French food and French cuisine the p...

This week is episode five of my 2022 summer series of Fabulously Delicious. We are talking all things French markets and first up we talk to Solveig Coulon who's French but now living in Sydney Australia and we talk all things French food markets. Then in the second half, we are talking with Amy Feezor about the harvest you get at markets here in France in Autumn.  Fabulously Delicious is all...

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.  Support the show 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...

This week is episode four of my 2022 summer series of Fabulously Delicious. Gabriel Gaté is an Australian food icon and one of the best French chefs in the country. Born in France Gabriel grew up in a family of French foodies and then trained in some of the best restaurants in France and then moved to Australia with his wonderful Aussie wife. Gabriel became a television personality that entered th...

This week is episode three of my 2022 summer series of Fabulously Delicious. Whilst I take a short break recording new episodes and preparing for cooking classes and tours for next year here in France. I'm bringing back the episodes from series one that many loved and you might not have heard yet. In this episode, we are talking about regional specialties with a fabulous foodie Elise Botiveau...

This week is episode two of my 2022 summer series of Fabulously Delicious. Whilst I take a short break recording new episodes and preparing for cooking classes and tours for next year here in France. I'm bringing back the episodes from series one that many loved and you might not have heard yet. In this episode, we are discussing all things Burgundy wines with the knowledgable Preston Mohr an...

This week we start a summer series of Fabulously Delicious whilst I take a short break recording new episodes and preparing for cooking classes and tours for next year here in France. I'm bringing back the episodes from series one that many loved and you might not have heard yet. In this first episode, we are discussing all things Macarons with the wonderful Molly Wilkinson and Choux Pastry w...

In today's Fabulously Delicious episode we chat with a cheesemonger in the US all about the wonderful French cheese Mont D'Or. Patrick Ambrosio was a musician who trained to become a chef and then a cheesemonger. Now he's the expert on all things cheese and specifically today Mont D'Or cheese.  Fabulously Delicious is all about French food and French cuisine the people that mak...

This week's episode of Fabulously Delicious is all about the delicious sweet treat that some have for breakfast and some for lunch whilst others might have the savory option for lunch or dinner and some have both sweet and savory. Crepes are Emma Duckworth's love and with a French mother teaching her how whilst growing up and now Emma tells us all about them.  Fabulously Delicious is all...

Today on Fabulously Delicious the French food podcast we are talking to Jill Colonna. She's originally from Scotland but for the past 30 years has lived in France with her French husband and kids and written two patisserie recipe books. Jill is known to many as Mad about Macarons but for us this week she is chatting about all things Financier. The Financier is a small delightful French cake t...

The Tarte Tropézienne is a French cake that actually was originated on the Cote D'Azur but has polish roots. So what is the story of this cake and who's the famous actress that helped name it. All these questions and more are answered by a Fabulous French foodie Beeta Hashempour who spends her day inspiring women to live life the French way but in the evening or should I say afternoon is...

Ratatouille is on the Fabulously Delicious menu today and because it's traditionally a plant-based dished or vegetarian dish I wanted to find out not only about the dish itself but also about plant-based and vegetarian or vegan food in France. So who better to chat with than a woman who wrote a cookbook about that exact subject, Sarala Terpstra.  You might want to check out my recipe for Rata...

Bonjour. This is Fabulously Delicious the podcast that brings you the wonderful and fabulous people involved in French food, here in France or around the world. They cook it, produce it, talk, write and photograph it, but above all they love it.  Today is the second of a two-part chat with a French chef that has made his home in Canada. He was born in France and trained to be a chef here, moved to...

Bonjour. This is Fabulously Delicious the podcast that brings you the wonderful and fabulous people involved in French food, here in France or around the world. They cook it, produce it, talk, write and photograph it, but above all they love it.  I wanted to change it up a little bit on Fabulously Delicious. Each week I’ve been bringing you delicious episodes revolving around a specific topic. We’...

It's all about the duck today as I chat with a fellow Francophile and podcast the amazing Louise Prichard from Loulabelles FrancoFiles podcast about all things Confit de Canard. Despite interruptions from Louis my golden retriever we cover a lot and it's an episode that is going to make you want more, more episodes I hope or at least some delicious food.  Fabulously Delicious is all abou...

Today on Fabulously Delicious we discuss all things Jambon Persillé a popular dish in France that's yet to take the world by storm like so many other dishes have. Home made or bought from a deli this dish is delicious and here today to talk about it is Shannon Grochowski a French foodie from the US.  Fabulously Delicious is all about French food and French cuisine the people that make it, coo...

Want a taste of Paris next time your in Paris? Well, why not plan a trip around the Taste of Paris food festival which is one of the best food festivals in Paris and France of course. We chat with Mathilde Delville one of the organizes and marketing people at Taste of Paris.  Fabulously Delicious is all about French food and French cuisine the people that make it, cook it, taste it, write about it...

Champagne for everybody! Today's episode of Fabulously Delicious is all about Champagne, the drink and the region. It's a drink of so much history but also regarded around the world and one that fabulous people drink whenever they can. So who better to talk to about Champagne then one of the Real Housewives of Melbourne who's been in the France tour business and champagne business f...