I went camera-crazy at the Slow Food Salone del Gusto 2012 in Turin, Italy. Here are my unedited photos, part 1, documenting the incredible products available. The signs tell you where the product came from and give a full description in English and Italian. Watch the slideshow!
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Switzerland: Raphael of Fribourg making Fribourg-style Swiss fondue using cheese he makes
Fribourg-style Swiss fondue is referred to as moitié-moitié. Unlike fondues from other regions, it is made with a hard, cooked cheese native to Fribourg, known as Vacherin Fribourgeois (not to be confused with Vacherin or Mont d’Or). The recipe calls for half Vacherin Fribourgeois and half Swiss Gruyère.
In this photo, Raphael is making fondue using the handmade cheeses he makes himself, at the Slow Food Switzerland stand at the Salone del Gusto in Turin, Italy last week. The visitors ran to his stand every time he put a new pot of fondue out. Obviously, it was very good!
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What we’re reading: food sculptures, hugging carrots, revolting cakes, Salone del Gusto 2012, 100 best American cakes
Opening of Salon du Chocolat 2012 chocolate show in Paris
Take a look at this lovely chocolate dress fashion parade to celebrating the opening of the show.
Click here to see entire show. Which dress is your favorite?
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Day of the Un-Dead
by Alice DeLuca
The Day of the Dead and Halloween are nearly upon us and I am frantically digging for recipes that can protect the living against the Un-dead. Books and papers fly as I paw through shelves and piles, seeking something to ward off the Zombies, Vampires and Werewolves that may be lurking outside the door, or that may invade my kitchen at any moment. They all have highly specialized dentition designed to make swift work of the main course – me!
I’m calling on restaurateurs — please, this time of the year, an amuse-bouche for the living might be just the thing to calm the customer’s nerves. Could chefs please get a little creative, and instead of offering me a puddle of olive oil, or herbed olive oil, or olives in a lake of olive oil with obligatory bread (that I don’t eat anyway), could they provide something that will protect our table from monsters? Let’s get our priorities straight please; safety comes first!
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Slow Food’s Salone Internazionale de Gusto Food Fair
The 2012 Salone Internazionale de Gusto food fair started in Torino, Italy, today October 25, 2012, and will continue until Monday, October 29, 2012. Hope to see you there!
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Switzerland: Tasting Week (La Semaine du Goût) Program
by Jonell Galloway
Click to see the Tasting Week program for the entire country. Tasting week runs from 13 to 23 September 2012.
This year many of the events are sponsored by Savoring a week of ‘slow food’ across the country.
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Switzerland: Historical Cheese Events around the Country
Keep up with all the real (vs. industrial) cheese events all over Switzerland. Click here for listings and updates.
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Switzerland: Take a Gourmet Walk in the Vineyards of Mont-sur-Rolle
by Jonell Galloway
Discover the various wine grape varieties and wines of Mont-sur-Rolle at the Caveau de Mont-sur-Rolle on September 1st, 2012. This is a great introductory wine course to Vaud wine.
The walk makes for a lovely daytime family outing. The 5-kilometer walk through the vineyards includes 9 stops at different grand cru wineries. Wine tastings are given by the actual wine maker, with explanations about the method and technique used. It is an easy walk, so children can even come along. The discovery tour starts every 15 minutes, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
If you’d like to reserve a traditional Swiss dinner and make it a gourmet walk, you must reserve ahead. Adults 60 CHF, children 25 CHF.
Departure
From 10.30 a.m. in front of the Caveau des Vignerons
Address: Route du Coeur de la Côte, 1185 Mont-sur-Rolle
Festivities
From 12 p.m. at Domaine de Bellevue
Musical entertainment
Snacks and refreshments
Wine tasted on sale
Contact Tania de Wateville by email at montbenay@gmail.com or by phone 41 (0)79 363 48 59.
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