Category: Macon

beautiful bridge over the Saone in macopn

Doing the Mâconnais

by Garry Burns on April 12, 2020 in Burgundy, Europe, France, Macon, Restaurants, Travel, Wine • rel="nofollow"0 Comments

Four hundred km south of Paris and 75km north of Lyon, the small city of Mâcon on the west bank of the river Saóne is the southernmost outpost of the French region of Bourgogne (Burgundy) and the capital of the department Saóne-et-Loire. A population of 35,000 swelled by two recently when we sat in a cafe on Esplanade Lamartine to…

Oeufs en Meurette

by Garry Burns on October 27, 2019 in Burgundy, Food, France, Macon, Recipes • rel="nofollow"0 Comments

Oeufs en Meurette (poached eggs in red wine sauce) Serves 4 A perfect brunch on a chilly Burgundian sunday. 8 x eggs 2 x shallots 100g bacon 450g fresh button mushrooms 750 ml very tannic red wine (Burgundy red or Barossa shiraz) 25o ml chicken stock 125g butter 8 slices of baguette (toasted whole or cut into croutons) 4 tablespoons…