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Tour de France 2008
Welcome to the new SBS Food website! On this site you'll find recipes from the Taste Le Tour segments of our Tour de France coverage.
Use the column on the left to navigate through the recipe categories, browse all recipes or watch each recipe segment right here in our online video player.
About the Show
French chef, Gabriel Gate is back again this year presenting his delicious series of Taste Le Tour 2008 - a gastronomic journey that follows the route of the famous Tour de France bicycle race held this year from Saturday 5 July to Sunday 27 July. As in the past three years, Gabriel has called upon his friend, Philippe Mouchel, the wonderfully talented French chef, to prepare some of the great classic dishes of French cuisine.
This year Gabriel will present three of the segments from France, commencing with Saint Malo, the beautiful walled seaside town in Brittany on Monday 7 July, then from Bagnères-de-Bigorre in the Pyrenees on Sunday 13 July, and finally from Paris for the final day on Sunday 27 July. From France Gabriel will talk about some of the country’s best food and wine.
The rest of the stylish four-minute segments are presented from the terrace and kitchen of ‘The Brasserie by Philippe Mouchel’, a Melbourne restaurant where Gabriel and his team, including an accordion player and a street organ player, have created a great French atmosphere. Each segment begins with Gabriel speaking of the specialities of the region through which the riders pass that day. Then a famous dish of the region is prepared by either Philippe Mouchel, Gabriel Gaté or an eccentric French gendarme, called François.
This year Gabriel introduces a skilful French patissier, Pierrick Boyer, who prepares three superb French gâteaux. During the Alps stages the Tour spends two days in Italy, so a special Italian guest chef, Giuseppe Vargetto, demonstrates a wonderful Porcini Risotto and a luscious Tiramisu. There is also a visit to a French gourmet shop called a charcuterie, where the chef, Stéphane Langlois, prepares a delicious Cassoulet.
Christian Maier, an award-winning sommelier and native of Alsace, advises on the best wines of each region, while Will Studd, guru of French cheeses, introduces the viewers to a selection of French goat cheeses, the wonderful cheeses from the centre of France and an Italian classic formaggio.
Taste Le Tour 2008 with Gabriel Gate screens on SBS nightly during the Tour de France from Saturday 5 July to Sunday 27 July.
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Rare roast beef
Using a meat thermometer helps to determine precisely when the beef is cooked to rare. Simply insert the thermometer into the centre of the thickest part of the beef (avoiding the bone, fat and gristle), it will be cooked to rare when it is 50°C, medium-rare will be 55°C, medium is a little over 60°C.
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Bass
A white ocean fish that comes in three varieties - silver, sea and striped - sold as steaks and fillets. Can be barbecued, grilled, steamed, poached or baked.
