Summer is here - and we celebrate our favorite combinations with you. Of course, everything is seasonal: with fromage frais, fresh brioche, light goat's cheese, rosé, pink garlic... Oh, we're already getting excited! It starts right away this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with an extensive "petit déjeuner" à la française with brioche, confiture and fromage frais!
We are always looking for exciting new products that win our hearts and that we can offer our customers. Of course, our focus is on French delicacies, but if there are interesting products to discover and taste elsewhere, we are curious and take a closer look... Portugal seems to be a real treasure trove in this respect! This time we went on a little wine journey to the famous Douro Valley...
Everything was better before! It's a good thing that this statement isn't always true... especially when it comes to Vinho Verde. It used to be known as a lemonade-like wine with barely 10% alcohol and a lot of carbonation. Fortunately, things are different today, because the new generation of winegrowers aspires to measure themselves with their product against the “crème de la crème” of the globalized wine world... and: they succeed!
Who would have thought? Asparagus pairs wonderfully with Vinho Verde from northern Portugal! Come by and see for yourself. We cordially invite you to an uncomplicated spring aperitif where you can sample this luscious combination . When: Friday, May 8 / 5 - 7 pm Where: as always at Emser Straße 42, 10719 Berlin-Wilmersdorf
Fresh raw milk butter from Poitou-Charentes, crispy baguette from Wilmersdorf and tender anchovy fillets from Cantabria - Add a little glass of rosé and the culinary joy of spring is ready! Perhaps the most exciting discovery during our visit to the Lyon delicatessen fair Sirha at the end of January were the incomparable anchovy fillets from Don Boncarte. We therefore offer you our favorite combination of 'Anchoas' with great anticipation _ Friday, April 17th / 5pm - 7pm
Thank you to everyone who participated in our Easter photo contest, to all the photographers, and to everyone who voted diligently! You made us laugh and cheered us up, and it was great to get a little glimpse into your Easter holidays. We hope you had as much fun with the contest as we did! It certainly looks that way in the photos. Our Facebook fans have now chosen the three winners from all the photos submitted: First place goes to Andrea Adler and her beautiful photo from the sunny forest somewhere in Brandenburg... Congratulations!
This weekend we would like to invite you to our place! Spontaneously and for the sheer pleasure of the new Portuguese products that are arriving on pallets these days. Philippe caught fire on his vacation trips to the region and so our product range has expanded a little in the meantime. In order to offer you the opportunity to get to know and discover everything for yourself, we have decided to organize a small culinary festival where you can taste wines and olive oil of the new harvest.
Whether Paris, Miami Beach or the local ice cream parlor - the world wants to be discovered ... and photographed! So take our sachet with you on your vacation and to be photographed, it might pop out a delicious surprise for you. One of 3 Easter baskets awaits the three winners, filled to the brim with selected French delicacies from our range!
Sometimes it is worth discovering new horizons - often amazing (culinary) pearls can be discovered behind them ...! This is exactly what happened when Maître Philippe and his wife Evelyne headed to Portugal for the winter holidays to soak up some sun. There they immediately fell in love with the Alentejo region and its wines. No wonder, since the Alentejo has the highest proportion of winegrowers in the country, is considered one of the most promising wine regions in the country and was voted one of the top 10 "World Wine Regions to visit" by USA Today magazine in 2014. They were particularly impressed by the wines from the "Alento" line from the young, passionate winemaker Luis Louro. Since 2006 he has been running the Adega do Monte Branco - the "wine cellar from the white mountain" - in the heart of the Alentejo. In a way, he was born with his profession, because his father Miguel is also a winegrower and runs the Quinta do Mouro. Both wineries are located in Estremoz, a town of 10,000 inhabitants in the Evora district. Luis' career began in the classic way with a degree in agricultural engineering, after which he worked for 6 years on his father's winery and laid the foundation for his experience. In order to further expand his knowledge of modern viticulture, he then moved to California, where he completed an internship of several months at a local winery. Back in his homeland, he gathered a young team of enthusiastic professionals to make his dream come true: the production of modern, easily accessible quality wines from predominantly indigenous Portuguese grape varieties. The Adega do Monte Branco, a modern winery with lots of wood, white walls and picture windows that allow a view of the beautiful valley, was built in 2006 on a hill near Estremoz, from which the town and the castle can be seen well. The estate produces wines from its own vines and those growing on leased land: vines of the Aragonez, Trincadeira, Alicante Bouschet and Touriga National (for red wine) and Roupeiro, Arinto and Antão Vaz (for white wine) varieties grow on 25 hectares of slate and clay soils. The "Alento" wines are the first and most important line of the house. They carry the typical character of the Alentejo wines: they are modern, full of character and convince with an excellent price-performance ratio. Despite the very short time since the company was founded, word has already gotten around. Robert Parker has awarded previous vintages 86, 87 and 88 points and over 50% of the wine is already exported internationally. We at Maître Philippe et filles have recently become one of the lucky buyers and we are very happy about this addition! New in the range are the "Alento Tinto" 2012 (red) and the "Alento Branco" 2014 (white). They are refreshing, great everyday wines made exclusively from autochthonous grape varieties, which go well with any meal and should be drunk young. Here you can go directly to the wines: red , white and red-white tasting box . By the way, Luis is expecting his second child in June this year - we are happy for him and his wife Joana! More impressions of the Adega: Photos by: Adega do Monte Branco
Even if you wouldn't immediately suspect it: the production of really good jams has something in common with alchemy and requires a special dedication. The most important thing is the ratio of fruit and sugar, in which the sugar should play a subordinate role. Bernard Berilley, who makes excellent jams in the small town of Trinquelin in Burgundy, knows this too!
After the weekly tastings on the occasion of our 20th anniversary last fall were so well received, we decided to make these small events a new tradition in the house, and we are very happy to do so! Starting in March, Maître Philippe et filles will be holding monthly tasting events , giving you the opportunity to sample new and old products in familiar or surprising combinations, to discover our shop in a relaxed atmosphere, and to be advised and enchanted. It all starts on Friday, March 6th, with a traditional winter dish from Aubrac: the Aligot! Come by and enjoy this hearty, wintery cheese dish, as it definitely marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring! When: Friday, March 6, 2015, from 5 pm to 7 pm Where: Maître Philippe et filles, Emser Str. 42, 10719 Berlin You can read the program for the next 3 months here or click on the image to go to the complete program: We regularly publish further current information on our blog and also inform you via our newsletter. We look forward to your visit at Emser Straße 42! See you soon, à très bientôt, Maître Philippe et filles and the entire team
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