A delicious way to herald in the spring is Goût de France/Good France which will take place worldwide on Wednesday, March 21. It is a unique global event held on 5 continents in over 150 countries which, for this fourth consecutive year, will involve French embassies abroad and chefs from around the world.
This fourth year will see some 3,000 participating restaurants, including 1,500 chefs currently operating in France. And for the first time, there will be a regional focus with the Nouvelle Aquitaine region* selected as guest of honor. They will all offer “French menus” on that day and Goût de/Good France dinners will be based around French wines and spirits, the theme for this fourth edition. Participating restaurants can be found on www.goodfrance.com
The event is organized by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and by celebrated chef Alain Ducasse.
Alain Ducasse also wanted this year’s event to be an opportunity to pay tribute to Paul Bocuse with the participating chefs having the opportunity to include one of Paul Bocuse’s dishes or a dish inspired by him in their menus. As Paul Bocuse said, “Traditional or modern, there is only one cuisine... good cuisine.”
This taste of France is meant of course to attract people to the world’s #1 tourist destination that welcomed 89 millions foreign guests in 2017.
This is what Guy Savoy—another culinary great—had to say about France, its people and French cuisine: “Do we have the best culinary heritage? That is not the point. What is undoubtedly true is that it is unique in its diversity, the quality of its products and the expertise of its artisans on land and sea who over the generations have woven the incredible web that is French gastronomy. There is no town or village in France that does not have its own specialty, ranging from chocolate to sweet pastries and including prepared meats, wine and more – and that is unique!”
Reason enough to visit France.
