photo courtesy of Denise at Chez Us
We had the pleasure of meeting Denise and Laudalino from the website Chez Us at the Kingsford weekend last year. It’s always good to meet another couple who love food. Clearly, these two do.
Last summer, they had the chance to go to Gascony, in France. As they wrote:
“There really is nothing like freshly made Charcuterie and a glass of Floc to make one really appreciate the small things in life. We first met Dominique Chapolard during a workshop that he teaches at with Kate Hill, French Pig – The Butcher & The Cook. We instantly hit it off with both Dominique and Kate and knew it was only the beginning of a long friendship.”
Not a bad summer vacation, right?
The Chez Us couple recently launched a video they made about the making of charcuterie at this Gascony farm:
“One early summer morning we were able to work along side the Chapolard family, this is where we were able to capture this amazing video. Not only does it show the hard work that goes into their amazing charcuterie but also the love and passion that the family has not only for each other but also for what they do.”
We think you’ll like this video. It’s fascinating and beautiful, even if it does show the butchering of meat.
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Thank you for sharing our video with your readers. We were so thankful to be there and to be happy to share a little bit of Gascony and Dominique’s life with everyone. We hope they enjoy as much as we enjoyed capturing it.
I love how we all find each other and connect. Denise & Lenny came to me via Pim who came via David Lebovitz; Dominique and Christiane came to me via brother Marc because friend Elaine Tin Nyo wanted to video a pig farm…13 years ago! and now over 3000 people have seen our little corner of delicious Gascony on YouTube. Making friends, one sausage at a time… across the internet.
It’s a wonderful video, and Kate’s place at Camont is indeed a slice ‘o heaven. I visited last year (and had lotsa floc, too), and am hopping the TGV soon to go see her again. Have traveled all over France, and love so much about the food and the traditions associated with it here, but Gascony and Camont have captured my heart.