{"id":151,"date":"2011-05-06T14:50:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-06T14:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leilappetit.com\/blog\/?p=151"},"modified":"2011-08-07T21:03:15","modified_gmt":"2011-08-07T21:03:15","slug":"gourmet-girl-goes-to-broughton-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leilappetit.com\/?p=151","title":{"rendered":"Gourmet Girl goes to…Broughton Street"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By request, a vintage Gourmet Girl column from November 2010. The issue can be found online at this link. <\/a><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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Gourmet Girl goes to…Broughton Street. <\/span>EH-wonderful! <\/span><\/div>\n
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A recent holiday in the beautiful Ard\u00e8che area of France was truly a week of living it up as \u2018Gourmet Girl\u2019. I took to shopping for baguettes and produce in village stores and markets like \u2018un canard\u2019 to water. I returned with great culinary memories and a food-stuffed suitcase. Edinburgh had a lot to live up to, but fortunately a trip to Broughton Street made me realise I didn\u2019t have to miss France too <\/i>much. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Starting with a trip to Edinburgh\u2019s original health food shop; Real Foods. They stock everything from local fruit and vegetables, to  cereals, pulses, and a huge selection of organic, fairtrade and gluten-free items. It\u2019s also a great place to buy sea salt, herbs and spices – inexpensive and more eco-friendly than always buying new jars from the supermarket. For treats, there\u2019s a great range of ethically sourced chocolate, and delicious organic halva. <\/span><\/div>\n
 If you like your caffeine, head a little further down the hill and stop in at Artisan Roast. What started out a few years ago as a roaster and seller of coffee beans quickly had to add \u2018coffee shop\u2019 to their description as local demand meant their espressos and \u0441afeti\u00e8res of  \u2018just-roasted\u2019 were as popular as the bags of beans to take away. Once you\u2019ve smelled their rich Kilamanjaro<\/i>, you\u2019ll know what all the fuss is about! <\/span><\/div>\n
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Mention Crombie\u2019s sausages to most Edinburgers, and you\u2019ll likely get an instant nod of approval. An Edinburgh institution, this butcher has been around since 1955 and is best known for their always- rotating repertoire of sausages, as well as succulent steak pie for New Year\u2019s day.  <\/span><\/p>\n
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And lastly for this month, L\u2019Escargot Bleu\u2019s \u00c9picerie, a taste of France here at home. When I visited, owner Betty was on hand to guide me around the best of Gallic eats. First-off there\u2019s the famous Parisian wood-fired sourdough, pain Poil\u00e2ne. Toasted, this bread is perfect with some of L\u2019\u00c9picerie\u2019s home-made Gartmorn Farm duck rillettes.  There\u2019s a full selection of artisanal French products such as honey, jams, hams, oils and wines. Cheese guru, the \u2018affineur\u2019 Herv\u00e9 Mons looks after their selection of fromages. Try the ewe\u2019s milk P\u00e9rail for a creamy flavour. Oh, and it wouldn\u2019t be right not to mention the macarons….d\u00e9licieux!<\/span><\/div>\n

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