Joe Ray
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ARCHIVE OF THE YEAR 2004
August 15, 2004 - Agence France-Presse
Paris’ food blogger on the brink of culinary diva-dom
Look out Nigella (Lawson). Move over Jamie (Oliver). Young Frenchwoman Clotilde Dusoulier is on the verge of culinary diva-dom.
August 15, 2004 - Santa Fe New Mexican
The tricky task of finding good cheese in the City of Light
It’s not fair. Every cheese enthusiast’s dream is (or should be) to come to Paris, the cheese capital of the world, yet if you’re a tourist, getting your hands on the good stuff is surprisingly difficult.
August 8, 2004 - The Star-Ledger
Wine industry in France finding itself over a barrel
They say it is France’s worst wine crisis in 35 years. In Bordeaux, they claim it is the worst in 150 years. And while the French may be notorious complainers, the world’s master winemakers have reason to grouse this time.
July 23, 2004 - Agence France-Presse
Sniffing about for cheese in Paris
For a cheese lover, it’s a cruel twist on, “Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink.”
In a country with hundreds of cheeses, it’s surprisingly hard for a visitor to Paris to find the good stuff in the right quantity.
July 21, 2004 - Agence France-Presse
The force of the Tour: a big day in the life of a French village
The day after the Tour de France rolls through the quaint town of Arreau in the French Pyrenees, you wouldn’t know you had just missed one of the biggest days of the year for the town’s merchants.
“That’s because they’re all asleep!” says bartender Jean-Jacques Dumont, himself looking a bit groggy-eyed. At noon, there’s not much going on in Arreau.
July 14, 2004 - The Santa Fe New Mexican
Behind the French food scene with Guide GaultMillau
A little more than a year ago, famed French chef Bernard Loiseau took a hit in the GaultMillau restaurant guide and rumors circulated that his top-rank status with the prestigious Michelin Red Guide was on probation. Days later, he committed suicide and some of his colleagues blamed the guides.
June 28, 2004 - The Star-Ledger
In France, affirmative action by income rather than race
EDITORIAL
Page 15
Columbia University president Lee Bollinger hasn’t had it easy with his work at the forefront of affirmative action. Phrases such as “upstream swimmer,” “checkered past” and “Supreme Court” regularly appear in articles about his work.
Trans-Atlantic tensions aside, a trip to France, where the mere thought of identifying its population by race raises collective hackles, seems like a curious move for the Ivy League leader.
June 23, 2004 - The Edmonton Journal
French cooking classes relaxed and healthy
A cooking course in Paris is a travelling culinary enthusiast’s dream, but the thought usually ends there. Perceptions of what a class is like can range from fancy and expensive to formal and, well, French, and many tend to leave it as a dream never realized.
June 17, 2004 - AFP
US coach teaches French baseballers not to kick ball
PARIS (AFP) - A country where soccer reigns supreme …
June 12, 2004 - The Vancouver Sun
French cooking class served up loads of fun
Three boutique courses cater to different culinary interests.
June 6, 2004 - The Star-Ledger
A photo legend, legendary photos
TEXT AND PHOTO BY JOE RAY
Star-Ledger Staff
PARIS - His list of accomplishments reads like a history lesson on the last half-century.
Photo editor John Morris partied with Ernest Hemingway, directed Alfred Hitchcock, worked with John Steinbeck, helped one of the best-known photo agencies in the world get off the ground and quietly revolutionized the look of newspapers.
June 6, 2004 - The Houston Chronicle
The story of D-Day told through pictures
Text and photo by JOE RAY
Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle Foreign Service
PARIS—His life story reads like a bird’s-eye view of the last half-century.
Photo editor John Morris partied with Ernest Hemingway, directed Alfred Hitchcock, worked with John Steinbeck and helped one of the best-known photo agencies in the world get off the ground.
May 2, 2004 - The Star-Ledger
French develop taste for U.S. diet
It’s one of their most irritating hallmarks. Along with a reputation for rude waiters and a penchant to be politically exasperating, the French are so annoyingly skinny.
Not for long.
March 2004 - AFP English Service
France’s “Harvard of gastronomy” to-be
It’s a curious mix of marketing, culture, economics and going with what you know. In November, the French government plans the launch of a new crème de la crème gastronomic institute that goes by the unsavory-sounding acronym, IHEGGAT.
March 16, 2004 - The Dallas Morning News
Gault says few changes
Last year, French chef Bernard Loiseau took a hit in the Gault Millau restaurant guide and rumors circulated that his hallowed status with its competitor, the prestigious Michelin Red Guide, was on probation. Days later, he committed suicide.
Blunt as ever, the 2004 version of the highly regarded Gault Millau guide hit stores Feb. 19. Has anything changed? What do the guides have to say for themselves?