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Sunday 15 July 2012: Les Bossons (Chamonix-Mont Blanc) - Les Praz - La Flégère - Réserve Naturelle des Aiguilles Rouges (Aiguilles Rouges Nature Reserve) - Col des Montets - Les Frasserands
Day 2 of our Tour du Mont Blanc, on Exodus' Mont Blanc Circuit trip - a clockwise circumambulation of the Mont Blanc massif
We woke to rain, and after a damp breakfast and our first tussle with Kili (we had to pack up our "2 Seconds + III" each morning - it's not easy wrangling a c160cm diameter dome tent back into its 81cm diameter flat pack carrying case) we loaded our main packs into the van, said au revoir to Ben and headed off with Simon to catch the bus from Les Bossons school to the nearby village of Les Praz.
The Téléphérique de la Flégère took us up from the Chamonix-Mont Blanc valley floor up to La Flégère at 1,894 m, where we swopped rain for cloud and a good few °C. Togged up in windproofs and waterproofs, we headed off along the footpath following the signs for Col des Montets - Simon had told us that the poor weather conditions meant that we would not be able do the planned high level route via Lac Blanc with its vertical ladders...
Still, the cloud and raindrops made for lovely flower photos in the Aiguilles Rouges National Nature Reserve, and Waiora and I got some glimpses of glaciers on the far side of the valley ahead and behind, waterfalls and the bright green lichen on the rich red iron rich gneiss rocks that give the Aiguilles Rouges mountains their name - the Red Needles. There's something quite magical about walking through the quietude of cloud.
As the day wore on, the skies cleared and we got better views of mountains above us and across the valley, including the Glacier du Tour. Waiora and I even had our own close encounter with a pair of Ibex, grazing in between the Alpine Rose (Rhododendrons) that cover the mountainsides in this part of the world. Shortly after, having enjoyed an easy day's walking along undulating path (the cable car having done the hard work of the ascent for us) we started the steep, zig zagging descent back down to the road, where we rendezvoused with Simon at the information centre at Col des Montets (1461m).
A short stroll later we were walking through the bucolic alpine village of Les Frasserands, where we found the rest of the group soaking up the sun at the campsite. After a rather late lunch, Hazel and I wandered into the town with Vicki and Rachel and treated ourselves to a jug of Jupiler beer served by a waitress from Wolverhampton at a bar in the village centre. A bit too cool to loiter for long once the sun went in/down.
Dinner was a feast served up in the dining room at Camping Les Frasserands - complete with a magnificent cheeseboard....
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These ash cheeseboards are made by: - - Estes tablas para quesos (de frisno) se producen la:
Winterwood Boards of Thorverton, near Exeter. www.winterwoodboards.com/
Boxing Day Feast @Milk the Cow Licensed Fromagerie
Lygon Street, Carlton
4 Cheese Cheesemonger's Choice Cheeseboard.
Including a mild blue, a semi-washed rind, a creamy Brie and a delicious Espresso Rind American Cheddar with quince paste.
And to the weekend, but this week with the reality that I will lose something like 50% of it due to travel for work.
News of that in the coming days.
Another dull grey day, light winds, but with nothing really to do, and with a huge backlog of shots to edit, there wasn't much pressure from my brain or photographic desire, so other than some hunting and gathering, we would do little.
After the first coffee, off to Whitfield, now broad daylight again thanks to the clocks going back last week. And run round getting stuff for Jools to eat while I'm away, then back home to drop the baggage off before going back out to the car hire office on Townwall Street to pick up a car for the forthcoming week.
Lots of extra paperwork to fill in, then given the electronic key for a tiny Hyundai hybrid.
It struggled to get up Jubilee Way, at least accelerating up the 1:5 hill from 30mph.
We will have fun next week.
Back home for breakfast and put the shopping away, put the radio on and then.
Nothing.
We listen to the radio through the morning, have sausage and bacon buttes for lunch, munching away as the first footy games kicked off.
I watched the Championship game while editing shots, then sat on the sofa with Scully to listen to Radio 5 and watch the videoprinter on the BBC red button.
Norwich played well, despite a minor injury crisis, which deepened as the match went on. City took a 1-0 leave with a worldy, but lack of depth off the bench allowed Cardiff to score two late goals.
Sigh.
Then get ready before going out. Picking up Sean and Ange before coming back to St Maggies to The Smugglers where we had a table booked.
A table of six young ladies were shrieking with laughter at stories being shared, we sat and chatted, looked a the menu before ordering (for Sean and I) ribs.
The main course was splendid, so much so we also ordered a cheeseboard each.
Too much food, another tiny morsel and I would have popped.
So, we paid and left, dropping Sean and Ange off back in town, before coming back home, as the last dregs of garden fireworks fizzed and popped in the jet black sky.
Our attractive wooden serving boards & paddles wouldn't look out of place in the most stylish dinning settings. They also work well in less formal surrounding and buffets.
With a wide range of options which one is perfect for you?
This was a great find and fresh from the box. This wine and cheese set was made in the seventies by Goodwood for the Julie Pomerantz collection.
got up early, i saw extra buttermilk in the fridge. decided to make currant scones. taking a bunch into the office today to share. i love the brioche recipe too, but the scones take less than an hour to make (whereas the brioche take hours). recipe here.
asiago, mozzarella, grana padano, and blue cheeses, green, yellow and red onions, garlic, olive oil and basil
Acton (a little like my home town of Croydon) isnât really associated with good food and drink, and on these grounds is often ignored by foodies. Whether that is true or not (and Iâd contest making that kind of judgement about ANY area!), there is at least one interesting thing for the gastronomically inclined to be found in Acton (well, two - if you count an Ancient Roman themed Italian takeaway called Hadrian'sâ¦)
As you have probably guessed, that âthing' is Vindinista, and having been there for one too many glasses of wine with my good friend and fellow wine writer Tim, I would like to tell you about it.
Vindinista is essentially a wine bar. And a tiny one at that (âtiny bar, huge attitude). I donât know how many they sit, but it canât be more than 30. Nothing too unusual there, right? Itâs what they serve thatâs interesting. The motto at Vindinista is âwine liberationâ. They have a pretty eclectic selection of vino (lesser known producers, styles, regions & grapes) and they focus (in their own words) on âwines off the beaten pathâ. The list changes very regularly, and many of these lesser known wines are available by the glass too (joy!). Vindinista is owned by Paola Tich - a wine blogger of some note. We didnât get to meet her, instead spending time with a slightly Rockabilly Kiwi guy called Stacey.
Theyâre open Tuesday-Sunday, 5pm-late, and are walk in only. Theyâre also very popular with the locals - we saw plenty of clearly familiar faces come and go in the time we where there. They clearly have their regulars â there were small groups of friends gathering together, couples on boozy excursions and a French waiter from fancy French bar who was very keen to play us some French pop music.
How about the food? Itâs bar food, on a par with the kind of stuff youâd get in a good gastropub (Modern British, mainly?). We had possibly the best cheese toastie ever conceived by man (black truffle + some indescribable voodoo), but look out for pork and duck charcuterie boards, potted shrimps from Upton Smokery and more cheeseboards. Basically these guys really love cheese. They apparently run the odd supper club as well, though I canât tell you too much about that.
Vindinista opened in February 2015, and is an offshoot of the Park+Bridge wine store (âyour neighbourhood wine shopâ - even when your neighbourhood is 20 miles away...) just across the road. And the great news about THIS is that if you find a wine that you really enjoy at Vindinista, all you need to do is wander across the road and pick up a bottle...
Sunday 15 July 2012: Les Bossons (Chamonix-Mont Blanc) - Les Praz - La Flégère - Réserve Naturelle des Aiguilles Rouges (Aiguilles Rouges Nature Reserve) - Col des Montets - Les Frasserands
Day 2 of our Tour du Mont Blanc, on Exodus' Mont Blanc Circuit trip - a clockwise circumambulation of the Mont Blanc massif
We woke to rain, and after a damp breakfast and our first tussle with Kili (we had to pack up our "2 Seconds + III" each morning - it's not easy wrangling a c160cm diameter dome tent back into its 81cm diameter flat pack carrying case) we loaded our main packs into the van, said au revoir to Ben and headed off with Simon to catch the bus from Les Bossons school to the nearby village of Les Praz.
The Téléphérique de la Flégère took us up from the Chamonix-Mont Blanc valley floor up to La Flégère at 1,894 m, where we swopped rain for cloud and a good few °C. Togged up in windproofs and waterproofs, we headed off along the footpath following the signs for Col des Montets- Simon had told us that the poor weather conditions meant that we would not be able do the planned high level route via Lac Blanc with its vertical ladders...
Still, the cloud and raindrops made for lovely flower photos in the Aiguilles Rouges National Nature Reserve, and Waiora and I got some glimpses of glaciers on the far side of the valley ahead and behind, waterfalls and the bright green lichen on the rich red iron rich gneiss rocks that give the Aiguilles Rouges mountains their name - the Red Needles. There's something quite magical about walking through the quietude of cloud.
As the day wore on, the skies cleared and we got better views of mountains above us and across the valley, including the Glacier du Tour. Waiora and I even had our own close encounter with a pair of Ibex, grazing in between the Alpine Rose (Rhododendrons) that cover the mountainsides in this part of the world. Shortly after, having enjoyed an easy day's walking along undulating path (the cable car having done the hard work of the ascent for us) we started the steep, zig zagging descent back down to the road, where we rendezvoused with Simon at the information centre at Col des Montets (1461m).
A short stroll later we were walking through the bucolic alpine village of Les Frasserands, where we found the rest of the group soaking up the sun at the campsite. After a rather late lunch, Hazel and I wandered into the town with Vicki and Rachel and treated ourselves to a jug of Jupiler beer served by a waitress from Wolverhampton at a bar in the village centre. A bit too cool to loiter for long once the sun went in/down.
Dinner was a feast served up in the dining room at Camping Les Frasserands - complete with a magnificent cheeseboard....
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Cheese plate: roquefort with blue mold, cheddar, smoked cheese, mozzarella on a wooden board. Decorated with the red currant berries, strawberries and mint
birthday lunch at ondining:
starters: amuse soup, onsen egg with black truffle, pork knuckle carpaccio
mains: beef stew, hake, pigeon with foie gras
birthday cake: raspberry & yuzu
cheeseboard and petit fours
Curry and Presentation Night at Lytchett Minster Rugby Club Clubhouse. Curry was provided by the Royal Marines from Poole. One of the best curries one can have. From mild to hot and a couple in between with rice, onion bhajis and poppadom with a cheeseboard, crackers and Port afterwards. A great night out all way round.
Made from victoria sponge cut and covered with regal icing and hand painted. All pieces were made individually and placed on to a a round cake board covered with regal icing and painted to look like a wooden cheeseboard.
Four-year-old Aaron Ian Read takes a bite out of the World’s Greatest Cheeseboard featuring over 150 different British cheeses. The cheeseboard has been created to show the variety and quality of British cheese as British Cheese Board research reveals the UK public’s lack of knowledge about the cheese made on its doorstep. For further information please contact Ed Callow 020 7612 8860, Lucy Dormandy on 0207 612 8840 or email british.cheese@kindredagency.com. Photo by: Adrian Brooks
Crottin de Chavignol is probably the most famous cheese of the Loire Valley. Crottin de Chavignol has been produced since the 16th century in the village of Chavignol, near Sancerre where good white wine is made. Chavignol has a natural rind which ranges from pale ivory to almost black.
Crottin de Chavignol is made exclusively from whole goat's milk; moulded; then taken out of moulds after 12-24 hours, salted, dried and ripened at least ten days.
Crottin de Chavignol can be eaten at various stages of the maturity process. Crottin de Chavignol after 8 days weights 140gr and has a stong nutty taste. After 4 months, the cheese weights only 40gr and has turned into a richer cheese.
Tasting advice: Warm and grilled, Crottin de Chavignol is the basing ingredient of a chevre (goat) salad. It is also good as a starter. This is an important cheese on a cheeseboard. Also great with honey :)
www.cheese-france.com/cheese/crottin_chavignol.htm
Crottin de Chavignol and wine: Loire white wine such as Sancerre or Pouilly Fumé. Any Sauvignon Blanc wine (about Chablis with French Wine Guide)
Roasted Potatoes, Chili Passila, Onions, Mozzarella Cheese, Feta Cheese, Garlic Olive Oil, Key Limes, Cilantro.
Cheese Board Pizza in Berekeley, CA
Double Helix goes Digital with World Wide Watering Holes
Double Helix – Locally owned and all about refined tastes, Double Helix Wine & Restaurant Group is here to satisfy the needs of everyone’s sophisticated palettes. Currently, DH has three locations and each deserves being paid a visit. Also, be sure to enjoy one of DH’s many Winetails at any of its three locations. What’s a Winetail, you ask? It’s when you order a spirits cocktail, but replace the protagonist with, say, a Riesling or a smooth Sauvignon Blanc. Get it?
1) Double Helix Wine & Whiskey Bar + Wine Boutique: Double Helix truly lives up to its name by offering two exciting venues at The Shoppes at The Palazzo. They serve as two separate entities with the mutual purpose of bringing your passion for wine and spirits to a whole new level. Wine flights and Beer flights are aplenty and are accompanied by delicious menu options provided by Emeril Lagasse’s Table 10 restaurant nearby. Order the artisanal cheeseboard as it will further bring your vino/whiskey experience to life.
2) Double Helix Wine & Whiskey Lounge: just across from Rave Theaters at Town Square, it serves as a more sophisticated option while others are enjoying the shopping center’s local’s nightlife scene. With a pet friendly and cigar friendly patio, you’ll swear that the lounge has transported you to Cannes France, which makes a lot of sense since Town Square is meant to mimic a European retreat. Aside from the list of DH’s famous wine labels, Wine & Whiskey Lounge also carries 50 whiskeys that will keep you plenty busy while you peruse the establishment’s humble cigar list. All in all, Wine & Whiskey Lounge forces you to take a break from the everyday and makes you realize just how much you needed it.
3) Bottles & Burgers: located at Tivoli Village, this perfect lunch location features top-notch gourmet burgers, crisp salads and DH’s private label wine. The trendy restaurant also features a vast selection of half bottles of wine, perfect for properly pairing your cheeseburger with a Merlot during break time and still making it back to the office in one piece.
You can find out more about Double Helix Wine & Restaurant Group at their webpage
Sunday 15 July 2012: Les Bossons (Chamonix-Mont Blanc) - Les Praz - La Flégère - Réserve Naturelle des Aiguilles Rouges (Aiguilles Rouges Nature Reserve) - Col des Montets - Les Frasserands
Day 2 of our Tour du Mont Blanc, on Exodus' Mont Blanc Circuit trip - a clockwise circumambulation of the Mont Blanc massif
We woke to rain, and after a damp breakfast and our first tussle with Kili (we had to pack up our "2 Seconds + III" each morning - it's not easy wrangling a c160cm diameter dome tent back into its 81cm diameter flat pack carrying case) we loaded our main packs into the van, said au revoir to Ben and headed off with Simon to catch the bus from Les Bossons school to the nearby village of Les Praz.
The Téléphérique de la Flégère took us up from the Chamonix-Mont Blanc valley floor up to La Flégère at 1,894 m, where we swopped rain for cloud and a good few °C. Togged up in windproofs and waterproofs, we headed off along the footpath following the signs for Col des Montets- Simon had told us that the poor weather conditions meant that we would not be able do the planned high level route via Lac Blanc with its vertical ladders...
Still, the cloud and raindrops made for lovely flower photos in the Aiguilles Rouges National Nature Reserve, and Waiora and I got some glimpses of glaciers on the far side of the valley ahead and behind, waterfalls and the bright green lichen on the rich red iron rich gneiss rocks that give the Aiguilles Rouges mountains their name - the Red Needles. There's something quite magical about walking through the quietude of cloud.
As the day wore on, the skies cleared and we got better views of mountains above us and across the valley, including the Glacier du Tour. Waiora and I even had our own close encounter with a pair of Ibex, grazing in between the Alpine Rose (Rhododendrons) that cover the mountainsides in this part of the world. Shortly after, having enjoyed an easy day's walking along undulating path (the cable car having done the hard work of the ascent for us) we started the steep, zig zagging descent back down to the road, where we rendezvoused with Simon at the information centre at Col des Montets (1461m).
A short stroll later we were walking through the bucolic alpine village of Les Frasserands, where we found the rest of the group soaking up the sun at the campsite. After a rather late lunch, Hazel and I wandered into the town with Vicki and Rachel and treated ourselves to a jug of Jupiler beer served by a waitress from Wolverhampton at a bar in the village centre. A bit too cool to loiter for long once the sun went in/down.
Dinner was a feast served up in the dining room at Camping Les Frasserands - complete with a magnificent cheeseboard....
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Nom, nom and nom.
Followed this by grilled fillet of cod and then a cheeseboard.
Not then followed by waffer theen mints.
i sometimes have a hard time with the fact that I am so emotionally effected by objects. but seriously how can i not feel emotional when something is this beautiful
Four-year-old Aaron Ian Read takes a bite out of the World’s Greatest Cheeseboard featuring over 150 different British cheeses. The cheeseboard has been created to show the variety and quality of British cheese as British Cheese Board research reveals the UK public’s lack of knowledge about the cheese made on its doorstep. For further information please contact Ed Callow 020 7612 8860, Lucy Dormandy on 0207 612 8840 or email british.cheese@kindredagency.com. Photo by: Adrian Brooks