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A Love Story From Brussels
If it wasn’t for love one of the world’s premium chocolate brands would not exist. Leonidas Kestekides, a Greek-American businessman and confectioner was at the World Fair in Ghent, Belgium, where he met a beautiful young woman visiting from Brussels. Shortly after, he moved to Brussels to marry her and start what would become the quintessential Belgian chocolate confectioner company, Leonidas. Who is that special someone in your life that would make you want to pull up stakes and move to another country to share your life with them? Who’s presence in your life gives you the security to embark on a creative journey like Leonidas did with the culmination of his’s life work in the establishment of Leonidas Praelines.
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Published On : Nov 8, 2013
Types of Foie Gras
In France, foie gras exists in different, legally defined presentations.
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Published On : Dec 16, 2013
How Olive Oil is Made
Watch this video and learn how olive oil is made. It is a very interesting process.
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Food Stories, Party Ideas, Recipes, Press Room
Published On : Mar 26, 2014
Fruit Puree Cocktail Time
Learn how to make fruit puree cocktails with Boiron mixologists. It's cocktail time with Marky's!
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Published On : Mar 26, 2014
Truffle Hunting
Truffle Hunting
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Published On : Apr 3, 2014
History of Foie Gras
Literally translated from French, foie gras means "fat liver," but its origins date back far before French cooking made it a delicacy. The ancient Egyptians hunted and then domesticated geese, and discovered that waterfowl developed large, fatty livers after eating large amounts in preparation for migration. To replicate this naturally occurring large liver, the Egyptians, over 4000 years ago, developed the technique now known as gavage to produce a fattier bird.
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Published On : Apr 25, 2014
