The Ultimate French Pantry Gift Chest
The Ultimate French Pantry Gift Chest from iGourmet.com ($139)
The Chief Blonde Remarks: Wow! Today is my lucky day (and it may be yours too!) I was sent the The Ultimate French Pantry Gift Chest ($139) from iGourmet.com, North America’s leading online gourmet food website, and “Made in France, Made with Love”, an exclusive partner of the French Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
Walt and I had a blast opening this wonderful 6 pound basket and were stunned by the provisions provided. We loved the way all the goodies was packaged in a wooden basket, finished with an elegant dark brown ribbon.
The “Made in France, Made with Love” gift basket showcases the authentic artisan flavors of France, and includes products from six outstanding French producers:
- France de Gourmay® France de Gourmay has been passing on traditional recipes for generations with a passion for taste and love of authenticity. France de Gourmay offers unique spreads, perfect on toast, fruits, and crackers.
- Les Comtes de Provence®
Les Comtes de Provence reveal the story of the Haute-Provence region through the culinary creations of jam. The preserves, made with fresh products and pure cane sugar, are slow-cooked in a cauldron, in accordance with tradition. - Maison Bruyère®
This modern small scale family biscuit factory located in the Midi Pyrenees region, offers a selection of all-natural biscuits confectioned for over three generations. Maison Bruyère carries on a unique savoir-faire in the production of baked goods. - Quai Sud®
Quai Sud finds its source of inspiration in current food trends and culinary traditions from all over the world. A simple preparation and you have yourself a ready-to drink cocktail that you can enjoy at any occasion. - Nectars de Bourgogne®
Nectars de Bourgogne, an innovative artisan fruit juice and gourmet food producer, makes a wonderful range of natural nectars. Based in the French wine region of Burgundy, Emmanuelle Baillard transposed her oenologist knowledge of wine to the fruit universe. - Ready to Bake®
Remarkably easy to prepare, these packets quickly create luxurious and thick French-style cakes. No additional ingredients are needed, just pour the mix, bake it, and let it cool. 10 minutes is all you need to become a French pastry chef.
Walt and I dived right into the France de Gourmay Caviar Aubergine (Olive and Eggplant dip). It was smooth and tasty. Both of us gave it a hearty thumbs up!
This morning I tried out several more goodies from the basket.
The Maison Bruyère Crispy Vanilla Flavored Wafers were divine, like “Hide in the cupboard so no one else can have them” divine (and I did.) The Les Comtes de Provence cherry plum compote was a totally new and unique experience…I love experiencing new tastes. I spread the compote on my seeded toast and I was in heaven. Shockingly, my favorite selection was the Tenderness Tea from Quai Sud, which gentle flavorings of vanilla and gingerbread.
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I like the Entertaining for Twenty Cheeses, Meats, Spreads and Accompaniments. It would be perfect for our Easter celebration this year.
I would give the American Artisan classic gift basket as a gift to someone. Looks like a great basket.
I would love to gift or receive the Celebrate with Champagne, Caviar and Cheese Gift Basket!! What a decadent amazing basket!!
I would like to get The Royal Treasure Chest because $999.99 worth of food sounds good to me! 😉
Basket of Meat and Cheese Favorites this would make our movie night or Superbowl party a great tasty treat and shows we really appreciate the company to have such a delicious and marvelous treat for all. The quality and special products are worth getting.
I like Mousse Foie Gras and Accompaniment Gift Board because I like Fois Gras.
I would like to try the Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena DOP 25 Year Aged by La T because I would imagine it must be very flavorful and I would love to see how it performs in my recipes.
I would love to get the Basket of Cheese Favorites because I love cheese!
The Try the World honey gift basket, I would give it to my brother because he likes honey. Harder to choose something i would like to be gifted
I would like the Entertaining for 20 basket so I could have people over for a party.
love to have the basket of meat and cheeses for the superbowl for sure. thankyou, ken
The cherry jam looks delicious! And cherries are medicinal, right?
i would get Basket of Meat and Cheese Favorites..i remeber as a kid we got these at christmas..they must have been cheaper back then
16-Piece Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels in Art Deco Gift Box just because I am a big fan of chocolate
Making us go look at all that stuff is just mean. I want! They have cheese collections and butter collections and snacks and chocolate too.
Now I’m hungry. I want cheese. From Ireland. I would like to try them all but that is a good start.
I am a cheese freak too Elle/Sherry. I just can’t get enough of it. Shelley
Honestly, I would just like to try their baking chocolate. Reason? There are so many sub par baking chocolates around. How about a good one? One that really adds to the dish versus detracting from it. I wonder if theirs is good? Probably—it is a gourmet place and their items do look high quality.
Oh jeez, I have to pick just one thing at igourmet? That’s not fair! :p Like you, I love new tastes so I like to be adventurous and try new things. I also love to cook – I subscribe to Try the World and try to use the jams and spreads they send me in recipes – like jam filled muffins and thumbprint cookies and things like that. So any of the igourmet jams and spreads would be awesome! 🙂
I would like the Basket of Cheese Favorites
Chocolate treasures of the world trunk sounds delicious and it’s such a pretty grouping plus you can never go wrong with chocolate
There are soo many great items to choose from, one of the items I would like to try is the Swedish Limpa Bread by Wilstroms it just sounds quite different with containing orange peel and anise and not something I can find in a store nearby.And the Honeysuckle Watermelon and Mango Peach Sorbet looks really good to.