... ; guaranteed them a seemingly eternal status as hotspots for disputes. And like its neighbour Alsace had until recently an established mining industry, but its capacity for fuelling French fires ... stay of execution. Between Strasbourg and Colmar – where I discovered that most of my preconceptions about Alsace were in fact preconceptions about Rheinish Germany – the wine villages line ...

... Alsace, the region in eastern France that is bordered by the Rhine. We stopped off in the Alsace town of Strasbourg, then meandered north to Wissembourg, never straying more than a ... , values, and connections. Traveling through this marvelous region, we are ever more struck that folk in Alsace could really teach the rest of us in Europe a thing of two. This remarkable borderland is little more than ...

... of the pan harks back to the ancient days when the Three Wise Men passed through Alsace on their way back from Bethlehem, and fascinated the locals with their strange new headwear style, the turban. Even ... The original kugelhupf molds were made of glazed earthenware (and you can still find molds like this for sale in Alsace: the city of Strasbourg is a good place to find them, and many from the small ...

... food section last week. If you are interested, especially if you plan a trip in this part of France, you can find the article here. In the meantime, here are a few snapshots I took when we ate there in the summer. And oh, yes, if you wondered, we ate all the foods that you see. Vraiment délicieux ! and worth the détour. Restaurant l’écluse 16 in Altwiller, Alsace Share and Enjoy:

Tickets are now on sale for the 2010 Alsace Festival - a celebration of the most delicious white wines produced in the Anderson Valley. Tickets are only $65 per person for the grand tasting -- complete with wine, food, and live music. It's a great event -- get your tickets at Participating wineries include: Annie Amie Vineyards, Breggo Cellars, Chateau Grand Traverse, Claudia Springs Winery, ...

... variation of mine is to ad blue cheese. In Alsace they also use Munster from Alsace (hard to find in the US and nothing to do with the plastic they call Munster cheese ... Just a word about the title "Tarte d'Alsace". The real name is Flammekueche in dialect or Tarte flambee in Franch. Cook it on a pizza stone or in an Alsace clay baker it will taste better. You can find the clay baker at ...