BORDEAUX WINE / drink of our cavaroc ancestors in new orleans

>"ENROUTE TO PICASSO"+

>i dedicate tonights blog to clark<

>fobes, kathleen marshall >& all<

+(DAVE'S BROTHER+

>(musician-inventor)<

+& >WINE EXPERT)+

>others who >love france as i do<

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+ALAIN DUCASSE+

>was my favorite french chef, many years<

>before he became famous >(paul bocuse<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+ / PROVENCE FRANCE)+

>was more famous then) / >marian & i in<

>the 80s discovered him in >old province<

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+STUFFED TOMATOES+

>that >he provided us in this early days of<

>his cooking genius >reminded me of my<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+

+CAVAROC PLANTATION)+

>mother's stuffed green peppers w/ recipe<

>from her cavaroc mother's plantation life<

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+(CHARLES CAVAROC'S MOTHER+

+WAS A >ROY< / >THIS LINKS W/+

>(new orleans 1840 / america's<

>oldest family run restaurant)<

+>ROY< ALCIATORE,  FOUNDER+

+OF >ANTOINE'S< RESTAURANT+

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>my greeting to mr f.j. estopinal who<

>is a roy family descendent and in his<

+(ALSO, CLARK BROTHERS+

+CAVAROC DESCENDENTS)+

>90s is the oldest recipient of my blog)<

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 >alain ducasse now owns the  >"allard"<
>bistro in paris<  >(excellent & beloved<
>by king farouk for its pheasant)  >also<
+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / "ALLARD" BISTRO+
>"jules verne" on the eiffel tower,  >(we<
>enjoyed its fantastic view (anniversary)<
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 >in 1977 alain ducasse< >learned provencal<
>cooking at the famed "moulin de mougins"<
>restaurant under roger verge / picasso lived<
+(SEE MY FACEBOOK PAGE+
+FOR RELATED REF. DATA)+
>the last 12 years nearby/ we made photos @<
>a magnificent ancient chapel near his studio<
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 +ENROUTE TO PICASSO+
>i shall always treasure the  >stuffed<
>tomatoes for lunch in alain ducasse<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / PICASSO / MOUGINS)+
>restaurant in provence enroute to a<
>picasso home & studio in provence<
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 >this old photo in >alain ducasse's< >radiant<
>book looks like the >terrace of the "colombe<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / "LA COLOMBE D'OR")+
>d'or" the >greatest arts oriented restaurant &<
>hotel, above cannes, enroute to vence france<
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>on the terrace of the >"colombe d'or"<
>my two >wonderful wives< enjoyed<
>the ambience & cuisine / >in the bar<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / ST. PAUL de VENCE)+
>photos of picasso represent artists in<
>large number >who have stayed here<
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 >ambience of provence< is >an experience<
>i shall always treasure / >if you read early<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+>>>> / VENCE, FRANCE)+
>blogs i have >posted on Facebook you shall<
>discover history of our degruy-cavaroc dna<
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 >the >hill towns of the french riviera like<
>cagne sur mer & villeneuve loubet were<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / NOSTRADAMUS)+
>important to my degruy templar research<
>nostradamus & rene d'anjou vital persona<
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 >my last 5 photos from the >"wine spectator"<
>focus on my >favorite french bordeaux that<
+("CHATEAU LAMOTHE" >MY+
+FAVORITE BORDEAUX RED)+
>the great baron philippe de rothschild made<
>famous / (inherited by his talented daughter)<
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 >marian and marianne< both went w/ me to<
>photograph my cavaroc, roy, lamothe roots<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+ / CHAT. MOUTON CADET)+
>in bordeaux / baron philippe's (above) great<
>wine museum at his vineyard is a must visit<
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 >some of my best >chateaux ruin photos<
>were made in the >bordeaux< vineyards<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / BORDEAUX RUINS)+
>(a lamothe chateau is now a hotel / very<
>beautiful) >google my bordeaux collage<
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>my "genetic memory" and passion for<
>the plant kingdom and plantations can<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / GENETIC MEMORY)+
>be traced to these cavaroc roots & the<
>degruy roots in the champagne region<
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+THE GREAT WINES FROM+
+BORDEAUX ARE >IN MY+
>(fueled odilon redon to<
>transcendental visions)<
+VIEW THE WOTLDS BEST+
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>chateau de y'quem, sweet, sauterne<
>is not my "cup of tea" / good thing<
>it is a >very expensive dinner wine<
+100-470 DOLLARS per BOTTLE+
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>(expensive historic auctions<
>in dubai & china recent yrs)<
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+CH. LAFITE, $230,000 A BOTTLE+
>(both from bordeaux reds<
>sold at auction recent yrs)<
+CH MARGEAUX, $225,000 A BOT+
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>eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu