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Taste of France / Good France : a dinner to celebrate the gastronomy around the world (19 March 2015)

Thursday 19 March 2015, 1500 dinners will be offered in restaurants and embassies of 150 countries follows on the 5 continents, in order to celebrate French cuisine by inviting the public to share a "french dinner».
In each restaurant participating, the event will pay tribute to a living kitchen, open and innovative, While remaining faithful to its values : sharing, pleasure, of eating well and the planet.

Laurent Fabius said during the presentation of the project : "The heritage of the France., This is the kitchen, These are the wines, (…) the meal at the French has been registered for 2010 world heritage of UNESCO, but it is a heritage that must be not only contemplate or glorify or enjoy, It is a heritage need to grow and develop..

For Alain Ducasse : "French cuisine is the interpreter of a kitchen that has evolved into the lightness in harmony with its environment. (…) common point is generosity, sharing, the love of the beautiful and good, It will be an interlude, the opportunity to celebrate French cuisine anywhere in the world. ".
Inspired by Auguste Escoffier, that initiated in 1912 'the dinners of Epicurus' - the same menu, the same day, in several cities of the world and the largest number of guests - taste of / Good France takes up this nice idea with the desire to associate restaurants at the four corners of the world.

Leaders will offer a menu "à la française" in their establishments with an aperitif of French tradition, a cold Starter, a hot appetizer, a fish or crustacean, a meat or poultry, a french cheese (or a selection), a chocolate dessert, a french liqueur and wines, While remaining free to highlight their own culinary tradition/culture.

Accessible to all cuisine, the bistro at the exception tables, made from fresh seasonal products of the local soil, with less fat, sugars, salt and protein. The price of the menu is at the discretion of the restaurant and everyone is encouraged to donate 5% sales to a local NGO working for respect for health and the environment.

Hotel★★★ Gourmet restaurant Coco Lodge in Majunga will let you know its menu by the end of February.