The Wicklow Wine Company Newsletter

Eating & tasting my way around Burgundy

Barbara Boyle

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Eating in Beaune

One of the best things about Burgundy is the restaurants. The regional cookery of Burgundy is not grandiose or fanciful. It is country cooking of the most sumptuous kind and full of flavour. It is based on generous servings of meat and poultry, fish or game served on fine large dishes, most often surrounded by wine rich sauces. Famous recipes include boeuf bourguignon, coq au vin, chicken in chambertin, ham in pommard, ham fried in wine, pork chops sautéed in white wine, jambon persille (a ham terrine in parsley glaze), la pouchouse (a soup of fresh water fish, garlic and white wine), cheeses such as epoisses. This is just the tip of the iceberg. To appreciate burgundy at its best there is no doubt that it should be drunk with food. If you are ever in Beaune or nearby I would heartily recommend the following:

Le Montrachet, Puligny Montrachet
A one star Michelin that offers an excellent 30 euro lunch menu

La Table de Olivier Leflaive, Puligny Montrachet
A stylish restaurant owned by the flamboyant winemaker which serves a degustation of wines with regional cooking

Ma Cuisine, Beaune
Its reputation goes before it as one of the best places to eat in Beaune, the food is generous and beautifully prepared, the location and hosts are charming

Caves Madelaine, Beaune
Small cave, great regional cooking, sit at a long communal table or individual tables and choose your wine from the shelves, paying sensible corkage

La Part des Anges, Beaune
Modern interpretations of regional cooking with international influences in flavour

Castel des Tres Girard, Morey St Denis
A hotel and restaurant that is a modern and stylish hideaway