I had already told you about the first three editions, so it is with great pleasure that I present to you today the fourth edition of Goûts d’Yvelines, a unique public event focused on gastronomy, organized by Yvelines Tourisme in collaboration with the Yvelines Departmental Council.
This event will be held over two weekends, from November 19 to 27, 2016, to showcase the expertise of Yvelines chefs and local produce from the department (mushrooms, snails, smoked fish, market garden produce, beers…). Conviviality, well-being, and healthy eating will be the keywords of this event.
As a foretaste of the Christmas holidays, this unifying event will bring the public together for just over a week, alongside food industry professionals, restaurateurs, artisans, and producers, including its patron, Simone Zanoni, former chef of the Trianon Palace, in an atmosphere of exchange and generosity.
On the program: cooking classes, demonstrations, tastings of local products, behind-the-scenes tours, gourmet shops, culinary contests, and taste discoveries.
Mademoiselle Bon Plan’s little selection:
- Celebrate local products and short supply chains among the major markets (Mantes-la-Jolie / Château de la Madeleine in Chevreuse / Ferme de Grignon in Thiverval-Grignon).
- Participate in workshops with great chefs, pastry chefs, bakers, and other artisans.
- Visit the Viltain family farm in Jouy-en-Josas, which has been making dairy products since the 50s (yogurts, milk, and fromage blanc) with a herd currently consisting of 350 Prim’ Holstein dairy cows, employing 42 staff members in total. You can also visit to go fruit picking (mainly apples) and vegetable picking.
The farm store also sells products from recognized artisans and is a very good address for quality grocery shopping.
Must-try: Milquidou, the house milk jam.
For your information, guided tours of the farm will be organized on November 19 at 2 PM and 3:45 PM (duration 1h15) Ferme de Viltain Chemin de Viltain, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas
- Discover the laboratory of Master Chocolatier Daubos in Versailles for an exclusive tour (€4/person) on November 19 at 11 AM, 2 PM, and 4 PM.
Quartier Saint Louis / 35 rue Royale 78000 Versailles
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All the information and the full program for this really great event just here.
I wish you all a very good Goûts d’Yvelines!
Photo credits: Mademoiselle Bon Plan
