The Best of Taste Le Tour with Gabriel Gate s15 ep310
Channel: Peter J Warren
Date: 2020-03-07

"Bonjour, and welcome to the best of Taste le Tour. 
Today we feature the great food and wines of the Rhone valley and I would like to take the opportunity to thank Scenic, our partner, who run cruises on the French rivers."
In 2017 I was lucky enough to cruise the Rhone river between the cities of Lyon and Valence, experiencing the picturesque villages and taking in the two thousand year of wine history.
"This is the region that produces some of the best shiraz in France. 
The vineyards of Saint Joseph in Tournon here, and the vineyards of Tain l’Hermitage here really produces wines with lots of body, beautiful fruit and so drinkable!"
"Tain L’Hermitage is the home of Valrhona, one of the world's finest chocolate makers.  As I enter the Cité du Chocolat I am welcomed by a wall of warm chocolate to stimulate my senses.
All along the centre, interactive activities help to understand why this food is so magic.
At the Valrhona Ecole du chocolat, chef-pâtissier, Rémi Montagne and his team lecture and demonstrate the art of how to use the many chocolate varieties to professionals from around the world."
"Rémi shows me how to make a simple, but delicate, dark chocolate 
decoration looking like an autumn leaf. He then garnishes a clever milk 
chocolate mousse and caramel tart with a pear puree, before delicately 
placing the autumn leaf on top."
"Chocolate Cream with Glacé Chestnuts and Raspberries
Crème au Chocolat et Marrons Glacés aux Framboises"
“This chocolate cream with glacé chestnuts and raspberries is to die for”
"First, I heat 60ml of milk and 80ml of cream in a saucepan.
I pour the preparation over 100g of the superb Valrhona cooking chocolate and stir until very smooth."
“ it is a chocolate used by many of the world top chefs.”
"Next I pour the chocolate cream into four moulds.  

I top with 5 small pieces of glacé chestnuts  and allow to cool

I fill the cavity of some raspberries with a little raspberry jam and dust with icing sugar.

Just before serving, I decorate the chocolate preparation with the raspberries and a whole  glacé chestnut.

This crème au chocolat et marrons glacés aux framboises is simply too good."
"Valence is the home of one of the most acclaimed family restaurants in France …the one hundred years old La Maison Pic. 

Acclaimed chef and owner Anne Sophie Pic was elected best female chef in the world in 2011.

Her contemporary cooking is sublime and unique, light, elegant and so delicious, the chefs are a pleasure to watch in her brand new white kitchen.

Ann Sophie has created new appetising ways with vegetables while keeping their pure flavours.
 
This perfectly cooked pigeon dish is a masterclass in cooking.

Her desserts are an exotic gourmet experience and unlike any others. 

This meal is one of the most memorable of my life. This job is so tough…."
In our next show we celebrate the gorgeous region of Provence.