The Fête de la Gastronomie (an event I have been covering since its very first edition) will take place this year on Friday, September 22, Saturday, September 23, and Sunday, September 24, 2017.
The theme for this 7th edition will be “At the Heart of the Product” and will highlight products as true regional signatures that energize our local areas. To embody this theme, Stéphane Layani, President of the Rungis International Market, will be the patron of this 2017 edition.
Many events are planned throughout France and abroad!
The program includes a great diversity of events across the country: popular banquets, picnics, tastings, special menus in restaurants and school canteens, business or farm tours, exhibitions, conferences, and street performances.
I also advise you to take a close look at the event program to make the most of these days and find events happening near you.
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Melle Bon Plan’s mini-selection in Paris (and beyond…):
The International Gastronomy Village
For three days, along the banks of the Seine (at the Port du Gros Caillou), you can discover the flavors of over 40 countries from 5 continents, share world dishes, and learn new recipes.
There will also be concerts and shows by the best international world music artists. Each stand will also offer dishes and a chance to discover local table arts.
International Gastronomy Village
from September 22 to 24, 2017
Port du Gros Caillou
Adult entry: €4 / Child entry: €1
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The Confectioner Chocolatiers celebrate Gastronomy
The Confectioner Chocolatiers celebrate GastronomyOn the occasion of the 2017 Fête de la Gastronomie, the Confederation of French Confectioner Chocolatiers is offering two events to celebrate the craftsmanship of talented Chocolatiers!
- September 22: Head to the 9th arrondissement town hall in Paris to discover “Chocolate in all its forms”!
- September 23: Over 150 talented Confectioner Chocolatiers from all over France are opening their workshops to the general public to offer an immersion into their world…
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Food Temple at the Carreau du Temple
This popular, generous, and gourmet event puts the transmission of knowledge at the heart of its message, and Let’s go to the market with chefs joins Food Temple this year with Colombia as the guest country.
On the program: a market of course, but also workshops, masterclasses, a cumbia dance, a Colombian grocery and pop-up store, and grand banquets orchestrated by Relais & Châteaux chefs.
September 23 & 24, 2017
Friday 8 PM – midnight / Saturday and Sunday 11 AM – 6 PM
Carreau du Temple
4 Rue Eugène Spuller, 75003 Paris
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Cuisine & Santé
Cuisine & Santé is offering 12 free healthy cooking workshops in Paris that will immerse us in the heart of products, the central theme of the 2017 Fête de la Gastronomie, along with two events in Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf and Chevilly-Larue.
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VegOresto celebrates plant-based cuisine
For the 7th edition of the Fête de la Gastronomie, VegOresto, an initiative by the L214 association, is launching twenty challenges to restaurant chefs.
The challenge? Imagine a vegan menu and offer it for a meal. Through these restaurant-challenge evenings, VegOresto celebrates gastronomy under the banner of conviviality, innovation, and discovering new plant-based flavors.
At the end of the evening, two out of three chefs will sign the VegOresto charter and thus make their 100% plant-based offering permanent.
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Treat yourself to a top chef at home with UberEATS and the Bureau d’Etude Gastronomique
UberEATS is partnering with the Bureau d’Etude Gastronomique to create a unique event on Friday, September 22, 2017, during the Fête de la Gastronomie.
For this first in France, 10 top chefs will concoct a delicious Fête de la Gastronomie meal served at home: in 6 major cities (Paris, Lyon, Toulouse, Montpellier, Nantes, and Lille), top chefs will offer their signature dish between €9 and €15.
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Toques et Porcelaine in Limoges
As part of the Fête de la Gastronomie, the City of Limoges is organizing the 7th edition of the Toques et Porcelaine biennial on September 22, 23, and 24, 2017, focusing on the precision of culinary gestures.
Michel Sarran, a two-Michelin-starred chef from Toulouse, will be the guest of honor for this 2017 edition. He will officiate alongside many chefs: Christopher Coutanceau, Flora Mikula, Cédric Béchade, Lucas Felzine, Noémie Honiat, Quentin Bourdy, Maxime Laurenson, Rafael Gomes, and even the chocolatier Jacques Genin. The event is sponsored by starred chef Jacques Chibois.
On the program: a giant vegetable garden, a gourmet trail in the heart of the historic center, tastings, workshops and culinary demonstrations, masterclasses, a gala dinner, a laser engraving workshop, a musical stage…
Toques et Porcelaine
September 22, 23, and 24, 2017
Limoges
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The Producers’ Market of Nicolas Magie, 1-star Chef at Saint-James Bouliac
After the success of previous editions, starred Chef Nicolas Magie is once again organizing his Producers’ Market on Sunday, September 24, 2017, at Saint-James for a sixth edition!
This Producers’ Market will bring together about twenty producers such as Sturia caviar, Maison Paries Basque cakes, Eric Ospital’s charcuterie, Joël Dupuch’s oysters, Christian Teulé’s goat cheeses, and many others…
A special menu highlighting products from producers selected by Chef Nicolas Magie will be on the menu at the Café de L’Espérance for €30, a great opportunity to enjoy a chef-prepared meal at a sweet price.
The “Little Chefs’ Workshop” tip: children aged 6 to 12 will be able to discover the cuisine of Chef Nicolas Magie and sous-chef Célia Girard during a 20-minute workshop / 3 sessions will be scheduled at 9:30 AM, 10:00 AM, and 10:30 AM / free reservations (subject to availability: https://lp.saintjames-bouliac.com/marche-des-producteurs-atelier-des-petits-chefs/)
Sunday, September 24, 2017, from 9 AM to 1 PM
Le Saint-James
3, Place Camille Hostein 33270 Bouliac
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The “Tous au Restaurant” Operation!
The Tous au Restaurant event, launched for the first time in June 2010 at the initiative of chef Alain Ducasse and Laurent Plantier, is the unmissable meeting point for restaurateurs and the general public.
This year, it runs from September 18 to October 1, 2017, with the desire to open restaurants to the widest possible audience. Tous au Restaurant! returns with “Your guest is our guest,” the formula that made the event a success.
Thus, in more than 1,000 participating establishments, the restaurateur will offer the Tous au Restaurant menu, consisting of a starter, a main course, and a dessert, to the second diner.
The tip: Table reservations must be made exclusively via the Tous au Restaurant website, and I advise you to act now because the event is always very popular.
In Paris, some very fine addresses are participating in this operation, including the La Coupole restaurant, which I told you about very recently, and which offers the chance to discover the “Joséphine” menu for €59, concocted by chef Vakhtang Meliava.
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