Gift Baskets and Gourmet French Food Plus Recipe Books

French Food Gifts: picnics with French cheese, Nicoise olives, and saucissons (sausage); gourmet meals with the finest French ingredients; or coffee with Chocolate Fondue. Special occasion?  Add Champagne. Bon appetit! For every occasion: a picnic lunch of Etorki with raw veggies and olives: Morbier with Saucissons (sausage from Campagne) on crusty French bread; Gruyere de Comte for fondue;  Buche Chevre with Bordeaux; Bleu de Gex with a strong Burgundy; Brie with Champagne; or Banon and Brillat Savarin (triple cream cheese from Normandy) with ripe fruit and dessert wine--endless options. For serving: olive wood cheese boards, cheese knives and French cheese leaves. For the full assortment, click  Imported gourmet food (select France)

Lenotre French Bread

French breads from Paris to your kitchen. Made in France

Pain Fusette Dough	Set of 18 Chocolate Croissants	Set of 18 Croissants
Discover the simple pleasures of French pain fusette with a selection of individually sized dough. Just heat the oven, slip the dough onto the racks and the scent of airy French bread will fill the kitchen!	Does anything taste (or smell?) better than freshly baked chocolate croissants? Bring the heavenly scent from Paris to your kitchen with a collection of individually sized croissant doughs...ready for the oven, and then your table!	Does anything taste (or smell?) better than freshly baked croissants? Bring the heavenly scent from Paris to your kitchen with a collection of individually sized croissant doughs...ready for the oven, and then your table!

Payard

Shopping Bag Gift Set	Signature Chocolate Gift Box	Vanilla Rum Truffle
A signature Payard bag filled with elegant and delicious treats, including the Masterpiece Collection III of chocolates and a selection of fondue	A bevy of treats from packed in an elegant gift box.	Handmade, delicious truffles are perfected with a touch of vanilla rum and dusted in cocoa powder

Heart-Shaped Chocolate Box	Champagne Truffles	Chocolate Ballotin
The Valentine's Day tradition gets truly luxurious with these handmade treats.	Handmade truffles make a delicious treat. Also available in praline and vanilla rum	A Masterpiece Collection of the finest chocolates, handmade in New York and artfully sculpted by Payard's Maitre Chocolatier

Chocolate Box Masterpiece III	Chocolate Fondue	Fragonard Chocolate Box
From the Masterpiece collection. A medley of rich chocolate treats are handmade from the finest chocolate, fruits and nuts, decorated with art-inspired designs on each piece and named after it's renowned artist	An easy and elegant way to enjoy fondue at home from Payard. Available in dark bitter chocolate, white chocolate and milk hazelnut	This handmade treat mixes candied orange peel with a dark chocolate covering, with delicious results.

Kosher Dragees	Muscadines	Praline Truffle
Kosher and pareve pastel palette of vanilla coated almonds	A classic French confection in dark chocolate ganache is dusted in powdered sugar and Grand Marnier. A delicious luxury!	Handmade with pralines, almond pieces and milk chocolate, these truffles are a delectable treat

Dammann Frères Loose-Leaf Teas

Founded in 1925 and once the official supplier to France’s prestigious transatlantic line, Damman Frères offers exceptional teas harvested from the gardens of Ceylon, Darjeeling, Assam, China and Japan. Delicate flavored teas are infused with natural essences and extracts, and embellished with flower petals and fruit peels. A true treat for tea lovers

Damman Frères Loose Tea Coffret 1825 Sampler	Damman Frères Loose Tea Coffret Versailles Sampler
Assorted in a luxurious gift box, 18 of the most popular Damman loose teas are individually packaged in small tins. Makes an exquisite gift for the tea lover	Assorted in a luxurious gift box, four of the most popular Damman loose teas are individually packaged in small tins. Teas in this set evoke the gardens of Versailles

Earl Grey with Flowers	Earl Grey Goût Russe	Melange L’Oriental

Jardin Bleu	Four Fruits Rouges	Breakfast Blend

Ceylon O.P.	Darjeeling G.F.O.P.

French Recipes to Create French Cuisine at Home

French recipes make food almost as good to look at as eat. French cuisine has long been the standard by which food is judged around the world. French cookbooks were first available in the middle ages, and along with French cooking schools, instruct the greatest chefs everywhere. There are 4 major types of French cuisine: haute cuisine which originated with the feasts prepared for French kings, includes elaborate, rich and beautifully presented multi-course meals; cuisine bourgeoise is home cooking of the best quality; cuisine des provinces is regional or country foods prepared with fresh, local ingredients; and nouvelle cuisine which is a response to heavy or rich dishes, and while it still uses the finest ingredients, it is lighter with precise presentation that is an art form in itself. Usually, the day starts with a light petit déjeuner (breakfast) of juice, croissants or bread and café au lait (coffee with hot milk) small black coffee or hot chocolate. Déjeuner (noon meal) usually served between noon and 2 pm is not taken lightly or rushed which explains the resistance to fast food, although cafés do serve filled croissants and the popular crôque monsieur (grilled ham and cheese sandwich). Dîner (evening meal) is usually eaten at 9pm or later. French cuisine means eating leisurely, a ritual which often takes 2 to 3 hours, and may consist of 6 or more courses including appetizer; entrée (first course); main course of fish or meat and vegetables; salad; cheese; dessert, fruit; and coffee; digestif (Cognac, Armagnac) and always, of course, wine.  For all the best ingredients go to Imported gourmet food and select France

French Mustard

Premium mustard from France has long been produced in Dijon. It is made from black or brown mustard seeds, white wine and must or unfermented grape juice. Probably best known is Maille which not only produces fine mustard, but also the utensils and serving ideas popular throughout France.

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