The whole fish in a salt crystal coat – Provençal festivity Cooking loup de mer – sea bass – in salt dough is one of the oldest and most elegant techniques in Mediterranean fish cuisine. The fish is completely wrapped in a thick coating of sea salt and egg white and baked in the oven: […]
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Summer in a bowl – the perfect interplay of sweetness, salt and freshness There are dishes that have summer in them, and this salad is one of them. Watermelon, feta, mint and black pepper – four ingredients that add up to more than their individual parts might suggest. The cooling sweetness of the melon meets […]
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Plaice with caper butter and leaf salad
The first fish of the year – plaice in their finest hour When you think of plaice with wine, you instinctively think of a classic white wine accompaniment – and you are absolutely right. Plaice is no ordinary flatfish: in May, after spawning, it has completely built up its winter fat and its flesh achieves […]
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Veal medallions with pea puree and herb foam
Spring elegance at the highest level – tender veal meets green season Anyone who thinks of combining wine and food at the level of modern bistro cuisine will find one of the most elegant springtime presentations in this combination. Veal medallions – tender, mild meat of concentrated finesse – do not need a loud wine […]
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Arctic char with wild garlic beurre blanc and new potatoes
Spring from the mountain stream – delicate, green, irresistible Anyone who thinks about combining wine and food with seasonal consistency will find one of the most elegant spring fish of all in the brook trout. More tender than trout, finer in taste, with pink flesh reminiscent of salmon but more delicate – the brook trout […]
The dish of Franche-Comté – when poultry wears its crown Finding the right wine pairing for this dish is not a search – it’s a matter of course. Poularde with morels and vin jaune sauce is one of the canonical dishes of French haute cuisine, and its wine partner has been the same for centuries: […]
The grand finale of the asparagus season – giblets on a par with the noble vegetable If you want to combine wine and food at the highest level of classic cuisine, this combination is a must. Sweetbreads – the thymus gland of the calf – are the noblest of all offal: tender, creamy, with a […]
The festive dish par excellence – when asparagus season becomes a celebration Wine with food in its most festive form: white asparagus with poached lobster and Maltaise sauce is not an everyday recipe, but an occasion. The Maltaise sauce – a hollandaise refined with the juice and zest of blood-orange Maltese oranges – has a […]
Pasta meets spring – when two luxury products meet When you think of wine with food and pasta with truffle butter, you instinctively think of Burgundy – and you’re not wrong. But this post takes a detour via the South Tyrolean Alps, which is well worth it. White asparagus and black truffle butter are a […]
Forest scent meets spring freshness – a combination with depth Anyone looking for wine with food in its most complex form will come across a combination that combines season with season: white asparagus and morels are both heralds of spring, both with an earthy character that is expressive despite their delicacy. The pork fillet – […]










