Culinary Road Trip

Julie is focusing on a new type of farmers, or rather, those who have returned to traditional values of their profession. She heads to Burgundy, a few kilometers from Beaune, to meet Frédéric Ménager. After being a chef for a long time, he decided to change his life. He then became a poultry farmer of ancient breeds, working to preserve our plates and high quality products.

Julie's taking us to the biggest natural reserve of France, The Vercors Regional Nature Park. There, we're meeting Angélique Doucet, who decided to leave her urban life to become a farmer. She created a polyculture, where men, animals and nature work ans live in perfect harmony. The knowledge of the locals and their solidarity allowed her to realize her dream...

Following the road of the Bourgueillois vineyards, Julie is taking us to Vincent Simon's domain, in Tourraine. This country cook and his family daily prepare simple and all-natural food. Above all, Vincent preaches a local agriculture. However, he does not wish to live in self-sufficiency and underlines the importance of local links with producers, farmers and neighbors.

This week, let's meet the Bourdier family in the Doubs, between Pontarlier and Besançon. Laure Bourdier and her three brothers, Florent, Aurélien and Nathanaël, are the heirs of the Rondeau Farm, run by their parents Bernard and Gisèle and founded in 1961. The family ambition was to make an ethical farm, where everything is produced in a environmentally friendly way.

This time, let's visit the Basque Country, and meet Christian Aguerre's little world. In 1998, Christian settled on his grandmother's farm. He is now involved in several productions: chickens, eggs, Kintoa pork, Espelette pepper, Arto Gorria corn and apple juice.

Julie is going to Burgundy, in the village of Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, to discover the passion of the writer Colette for gastronomy, the art of living and entertaining. On the menu: "The Building Pottery". "Colette's favorite recipes".