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Luke Nguyen's France.

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Call Number DVD 641.5944 LUK
Publication Date 2014
Summary Luke Nguyen"s passion for food leads him out of Asia and into France. Luke starts his culinary journey in Paris, where he explores Parisians' passion for food, decadence and tradition. He then heads east to the imposing medieval architecture of Strasbourg before continuing on to the dewy mountains of the Franche-Comté. In Lyon, Luke cooks street-side alongside the country"s top chefs and home-cooks, before travelling along France's southern coastline from Nice to Biarritz. The journey takes him through the iconic Loire Valley and later to Brittany where he enjoys French food heritage at its best. Local characters open their homes and share family recipes, fusing the taste of France with that of Spain, Africa and Vietnam.
Format: Video disc

The wine trails of France.

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Call Number DVD 641.220944 WIN
Publication Date 2014
Summary This series, produced in High Definition, travels through many wine producing regions: from the Loire Valley to Alsace; from Burgundy to Provence and across Languedoc, the historic birthplace of French wine. Drawing on vignerons and winemakers in appellations throughout France, we present an intimate look at current wine styles and many of the different and more interesting wines being produced today.This captivating series is a must for the wine enthusiast.
Format: Video disc

Savouring the world vol. 2 [digital videorecording]: Spain & France.

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Call Number DVD 641.5946 SPA
Publication Date 1999
Summary Visit Spain and France through your tastebuds. Explore Andalucia and Languedoc and learn to cook local dishes.
Format: Other

Jamie does... [digital videorecording] : Spain, Italy, Sweden, Morocco, Greece, France.

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by Oliver, Jamie, 1975-
Call Number DVD 641.5 JAM
Publication Date 2010
Summary Jamie Does... is a brand new series which sees Jamie Oliver turn food tourist. In each show he explores the cuisine of a foreign city or region just a short flight from the UK. The series sees Jamie at his most inspired as he meets local families, cooks and farmers, tastes delicious indigenous dishes and is inspired to cook his own. The show reveals some great foodie destination and brings you lots of delicious recipes that will inspire you to get straight in the kitchen.
Format: Other

Kings of pastry [videorecording].

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Call Number DVD 641.865 KIN
Publication Date 2011
Summary Sixteen French pastry chefs gather in Lyon for three intense days of mixing, piping and sculpting everything from delicate chocolates to six-foot sugar sculptures in the hope of being declared one of the best by President Nicolas Sarkozy. This is the prestigious Meilleurs Ouvriers de France competition (Best Craftsmen in France), held every four years. This is the quest to become one of the Kings of Pastry!
Format: Other

Oz and James's big wine adventure. Series one [videorecording].

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Call Number DVD 641.220944 OZ
Publication Date 2008
Summary Oz Clarke - renowned wine authority, Francophile and former Wine tasting champion of the World - attempts to reveal the wonder of the world's most complex viniculture to James May - a beer drinker who can only identify a wine only as being nice or nasty. The results are often ugly and embarrassing for Britain. This is what happens when two grown mean spend a month together in a car arguing about who's going to drive and whether or not it is acceptable to eat with your fingers in the Chateau of a French aristocrat. French wine, for many people, is a subject shrouded in mystery and confusion and following Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure, it remains so. Can you make your own wine in a bucket? Should you spit or swallow? And where does this tent pole go?
Format: Video disc

La vie en rose [motion picture].

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Call Number DVD 791.4372 VIE
Publication Date 2009 2007
Summary Raised in a brothel, then wrested from the only life she knew by her father, so they could join the circus, Edith Piaf spent her teen years on the streets. She is finally "rescued" by a crime figure who gives her career a start and, ultimately, by her international success and final illness. Always frail, sickly, malnourished, and wildly temperamental, she was often on drugs or alcohol and was always in search of true love. Middleweight boxer, Marcel Cerdan, captures her heart and gives her something to live for, besides her music--at least for a while.
Format: Other

Red obsession : the vintage of the century in the year of Dragon / FilmBuff ; a Lion Rock Films production ; directed by Warwick Ross & David Roach ; produced by Warwick Ross ; written by David Roach & Warwick Ross.

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Call Number DVD 641.2209447144 RED
Publication Date 2013
Summary A film about power, passion and the fine wine game. The great chateaux of Bordeaux struggle to accommodate the voracious appetite for their rare, expensive wines, which have become a powerful status symbol in booming China. Narrated by Russell Crowe.
Format: Video disc

French food safari [videorecording] : with Maeve O'Meara and Guillaume Brahimi.

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Call Number DVD 641.5944 FRE
Publication Date 2011
Summary FRENCH FOOD SAFARI is the ultimate food lovers feast - a celebration of French food in all its delicious complexity. Presented by Maeve O'Meara, the series follows one of France's best exports to Australia, renowned chef Guillaume Brahimi (Guillaume at Bennelong, Bistro Guillaume). Filmed across France and Australia, we enter the kitchens in which he learned his craft and the many places of food pilgrimage he holds dear.
Format: Other

The language of wine [digital videorecording] / Roderick Coover.

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by Coover, Roderick.
Call Number DVD 641.2209444 COO
Publication Date 2007
Format: Other
Website www.languageofwine.com

Wines of Bordeaux [digital videorecording]

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Call Number DVD 641.2209447144 WIN
Publication Date 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
Format: Other

A taste of Burgundy [digital videorecording] : your essential guide to the best food from around the world.

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Call Number DVD 641.59444 TAS
Publication Date 2006
Summary Presenter Merrilees Parker explores the golden vineyards of the Cote D'Or. Here she picks grapes, celebrates with local wine makers and learns which wines go best with what foods.
Format: Other

March of the penguins [digital videorecording] / by Luc Jacquet.

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by Jacquet, Luc
Call Number DVD 598.47 MAR
Publication Date 2006
Summary In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family. This courtship will begin with a long journey - a journey that will take them hundreds of miles across the continent by foot, one by one in a single file. They will endure freezing temperatures, in brittle, icy winds and through deep, treacherous waters. They will risk starvation and attack by dangerous predators, under the harshest conditions on earth, all to find true love.
Format: Other

Julie & Julia [motion picture].

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Call Number DVD 791.4372 JUL
Publication Date 2009
Summary Julie Powell is a frustrated insurance worker who wants to be a writer. Trying to find a challenge in her life, she decides to cook her way through Julia Child's 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking' in one year, and to blog about it. As Julie begins to find her groove as a cook, and her voice as a writer, the project takes on a life of its own. The project provides the struggling young woman with her life's purpose, to her very pleasant surprise. Julia Child has an amazing love affair with her dashing husband, Paul, all while embracing life and French food. Julie lovingly celebrates the life on one of American food's most influential and beloved figureheads.
Format: Other

Europe's romantic inns [digital videorecording] / produced by Edward Flaherty, Janice L. Kaplan ; produced by Prime Cut Productions.

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by Flaherty, Edward.
Call Number DVD 647.944 EUR
Publication Date 1996
Summary Presents eight programs which demonstrate the European tradition for beauty, service and luxury. Located in many of the most beautiful and historical regions of Europe, many of these classic inns have built their reputations for excellence over centuries. Features the inns, sights and history of: Shakespeare country (England), Cork (Ireland), Country Wicklow (Ireland), the Grampian Highlands (Scotland), Florence (Italy), Siena (Italy), Champagne (France) and Bordeaux (France)
Format: Other

Connaissance du Champagne [digital videorecording]

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Call Number AV 663.2224 CON
Publication Date 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975
Summary Shows the process of making and appreciating champagne in the famous vineyards of France.
Format: Other

Taste Le Tour 2011 with Gabriel Gate [videorecording].

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Call Number DVD 641.5944 TAS
Publication Date 2011
Summary Indulging his passions for produce and pedals, Gaté takes us on another journey through the regions which the Tour de France race passes. French chef, Gabriel Gaté joins us again to present more delicious serves of Taste Le Tour 2011, a gastronomic journey that follows the route of the famous Tour de France bicycle race from Saturday 2 July to Sunday 24 July. As in previous 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.
Format: Other

Cheese slices. Volume 3 [digital videorecording].

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by Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Call Number DVD 637.3 CHE
Publication Date 2007
Summary In this inspiring eight part series Master of Cheese Will Studd continues his amazing cheese odyssey, exploring the fascinating traditions that lie behind well known benchmark cheese names. Filmed on location in the mountains of France, Switzerland, Greece, and the Basque, Will's latest journey also includes a visit to the green countryside of the Netherlands, and the rugged coastline of Northern California. If you enjoy good cheese, and want to know more about where it comes from, how it is made, or what it should taste like, then this fascinating new double DVD set makes essential viewing.
Format: Other

Cheese slices. Volume 4 [digital videorecording].

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Call Number DVD 637.3 CHE
Publication Date 2010
Summary In this unique ten part series, Master of Cheese, Will Studd continues his global cheese odyssey ? exploring the fascinating stories behind a variety of authentic artisanal cheeses made from raw milk. Filmed on location in France, Italy, Portugal, England, Cyprus, Sardinia, Corsica, Japan, Quebec and the USA, this inspiring series examines the traditions and skills behind how cheeses are made and the passionate, intriguing characters who make them. If you enjoy good cheese and want to know more about where it comes from, how it is made, or what it should taste like, then this double DVD makes essential viewing.
Format: Other