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In Paris, burgers turn chic

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:27:43 GMT

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In Paris, burgers turn chic

Beginning a few years ago but picking up momentum in the past nine months, hamburgers and cheeseburgers have invaded the city. Anywhere tourists are likely to go this summer — in St.-Germain cafes, in fashion-world hangouts, even in restaurants run by three-star chefs — they are likely to find a juicy beef patty, almost invariably on a sesame seed bun.

"It has the taste of the forbidden, the illicit — the subversive, even," said Hélène Samuel, a restaurant consultant here. "Eating with your hands, it's pure regression. Naturally, everyone wants it."

Hamburgers were everything that French dining is not: informal, messy, fast and foreign.

But as French chefs have embraced the quintessentially American food, they have also made it their own, incorporating Gallic flourishes like cornichons, fleur de sel and fresh thyme. These attempts to translate the burger, or maybe even improve it, strongly suggest that it is here to stay.

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Salt of the earth: Revel in the renaissance of Cornish sea salt

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:08:42 GMT

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Salt of the earth: Revel in the renaissance of Cornish sea salt

About three years ago I did my normal trawl around the International Food and Drink Exhibition, which at that time was in the Docklands in east London. I stumbled across The Cornish Sea Salt Company and met Tony Fraser, the man who set up the company, on the stand. It was by far the best product at the show but to my disappointment Tony informed me at the time that they were still trying to get the production facility up and running on the site of a disused aggregate quarry in Porthkerris on the Lizard Peninsula. It has taken until now, jumping through various hoops, to get the first production going this month.

Now don't get too excited as the salt is already in high demand – and this month's production has been earmarked by the likes of me and Rick Stein!

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In Paris, burgers turn chic

In Paris, burgers turn chic

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Salt of the earth: Revel in the renaissance of Cornish sea salt

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