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...Traube Tonbach hotel. Wohlfahrt's cuisine is inspired by the French: many of his dishes boast variations of famous Gallic creations like foie gras, confits and fruit compotes. When you've tried his fried fillet of red mullet with melon chutney and Thai curry sauce, or goose liver with Perigord truffles in puff pastry, you'll be hooked. tel: (49-7442) 4920; www.traube-tonbach.de...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Germany's Valley of The Stars | 2/27/2005 | See Source »

...Traube Tonbach hotel. Wohlfahrt's cuisine is inspired by the French: many of his dishes boast variations of famous Gallic creations like foie gras, confits and fruit compotes. When you've tried his fried fillet of red mullet with melon chutney and Thai curry sauce, or goose liver with Perigord truffles in puff pastry, you'll be hooked. tel: (49-7442) 4920; www.traube-tonbach.de Famous for his innovative blend of French-Mediterranean style with local specialties, two-star chef Claus-Peter Lumpp has established himself as one of the town's culinary institutions. At his elegant, Louis XV-style restaurant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Germany's Valley of The Stars | 2/22/2005 | See Source »

...Spectator magazine published not one but two critiques upbraiding Mayle for barging into print after only three or four years in the area, using occasional French phrases and being arch. One account even disparages Provencal cooking ("never the kind of haute cuisine to be found . . . in Burgundy or the Perigord...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How To Eat, How to Live | 7/22/1991 | See Source »

...image the Chinese have of themselves," he explains, "the final victory of the resourceful Chinese over the crafty foreigner, and the ability of the Chinese to know how to act without having anyone lose face." The tale that ecologists were using airplanes to drop vipers into the woods of Perigord (as prey for endangered hawks) expressed provincial contempt for ecologists as impractical outsiders. "No one bothered to ask whether it wouldn't be cheaper to rent a car or truck to release the snakes," says Kapferer, "or whether the snakes would survive a fall from an airplane...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Psst! Wait Till You Hear This | 3/16/1987 | See Source »

...poet, according to a cynical Paris critic. There are prizes for the best novels about soccer, vacations, volcanoes and happy old age. The Grand Prix Litteraire des Vins du Périgord de la Région de Bergerac goes to the best literary celebration of the glories of Perigord wine. First prize: half a barrel of Périgord wine. The Prix Mystère et Cognac, which was unfortunately abolished this year, traditionally went to the best detective novel whose hero drank cognac. There are even awards for losers. The coveted Prix Cazes goes to a writer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Prizes and Profiteroles | 12/2/1974 | See Source »

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