Monet’s Eye on Pie
When Sweet Kate McDermott and I decided to gather together a group of kindred spirits for a 4-day Pig Pie & Eye weekend beginning on the auspiciously dated 11/11/11, I had no idea we were adding momentum to a fast growing savoury pie movement. This is my contribution, inspired by a Monet painting, filled with the best Gascon pork, duck, veal and foie gras and decorated with an autumn leaf garland. Weighing in at a hefty 5 kilos, we have dubbed... Read More
Sweet Peas- Old & New
NEWS! The main market in Agen has moved! Moved to make way for a new Cine-plex to be built at the Place du Pin. ? Now, the weekly Sunday market has shifted over the road to the edge of the little parc on Rue Jules Ferry. Like when the big supermarkets shift products around to keep customers from getting complacent about what and how they buy, shifting the market meant I had to hunt and peck a bit more to find Phillipe and his goat cheese,... Read More
Kitchen Inspiration- look around you.
Morning. It’s Saturday. Here in Gascony that means Market morning. From Camont, there are lots of choices of where to go for the Saturday morning producer’s markets: Agen at the Graviere neighborhood Agen at the Place de Laitiers for the organic market Le Passage for best honey, cheese and fresh fish Nerac for the best selections of friends… Sometimes I choose my market by who I will see, sometimes by what I will find or hope... Read More
Natural Light Natural Food Photography- served 7 new ways.
Horsing around with my i-fun after a particularly good haul from a local vide grenier- or village flea market. These four new little cutting boards join the big boys in service- for charcuterie, cheese, desserts… anything we can paddle and pass. This Spring, I am focusing on the little things that makes the Kitchen-at-Camont special. These well-used souvenirs of the past are part of our everyday work. I know that when Camont’s sometimes... Read More
Sweet Pie and other ideas from Camont
Tell me about pie and one person springs to mind. Kate McDermott. The Art of the Pie. From a flour dusted apron to her sunny blue chapeau, Kate is my inspiration for all things round and sweet. When we met last year in Seattle for the first time, to bake side by side our American/Franco versions of apple pie, the Sisters of the Pie was born. Our wonderful pie- lovin’ filmmaker Luuvu captured the movement here. Sisters of the Pie from by.luuvu... Read More
