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French Country Kitchen: The Undiscovered Glories of French Regional CuisineBrings the lusty cuisine of the French countryside to American tables with more than 175 recipes--from seafood stews to chocolate mousse--collected during the author's thirty years of extensive travels through France. 25,000 first printing.

Posted: June 14th, 2010 under French Cuisine.
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The Fundamental Techniques of Classic CuisineIn 1984, Dorothy Cann Hamilton founded The French Culinary Institute with a singular vision: She wanted to create a culinary school that combined clas... Read More >

Posted: May 9th, 2010 under French Cuisine.
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The Fundamental Techniques of Classic CuisineIn 1984, Dorothy Cann Hamilton founded The French Culinary Institute with a singular vision: She wanted to create a culinary school that combined clas... Read More >

Posted: April 24th, 2010 under French Cuisine.
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Pierre Gagnaire: Reinventing French CuisinePierre Gagnaire is considered one of the best chefs in the world, and two of his restaurants have received three Michelin stars
Chefs worldwide hav... Read More >

Posted: April 17th, 2010 under French Cuisine.
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Haute Cuisine: How the French Invented the Culinary Profession

"Paris is the culinary centre of the world. All the great missionaries of good cookery have gone forth from it, and its cuisine was, is, and ever w... Read More >

Posted: March 12th, 2010 under French Cuisine.
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Is it marked with a “4″ above the shield, becuase if it isn’t it would be an original Normandy clarinet (circa 1952-1953) if the sheild is narrow or late 50′s-60′s if the sheild is wide. I’ve never heard of a “4″ with a serial number that low. From what I have seen the Original Normandy (narrow sheilds with 4 digit serial numbers) where made only two or three years. They were followed by a wider sheild horn with went for a little while longer (5 digit serial numbers) with a closed hole pleateau horn thrown in there somewhere (late 50′s). Followed by the “specials” (50-60′s), the resotones (60′s-70′s), the Normandy 4 which is 70′s, the Normandy 7 which is 80′s and the Normandy 10 which is out now. I’d personally recomend anything except the resotones.
There is some interesting history on the manufacture of these horns. The name comes as an American honoring of the invasion on Normandy beach. They manufactured these horns in France, shipped them in pieces (cheaper tarriff) to Kenosha WI where they were reassemebled and sold to American school band programs as an intermediate level horn. I have my mother’s which was purchased for her in the 5th grade in Michigan, serial number 4554, my step daughter now plays it (she’s the 4th clarinet player for that horn including mom, her neice, me and the kid). I have never had a tuning problem with that horn and it has went through hell with me with 15+ years of heavy use.
Now for value….$100 if it’s good, but in need a repad, up to $400 if it has been professional overhauled/replated. The instrument is definatly worth more in the hands of a good player. My college clarinet professer passed it as a good performance horn for the music major (but not a performance major).

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The Most Beautiful Villages of Normandy (The Most Beautiful Villages Series)Normandy is a vast region of open country and woodland, stretching from the limestone plateau of the Pays de Caux in the northeast to Mont-St-Michel a... Read More >

Posted: February 14th, 2010 under Normandy FAQ.
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It has been reworked, pads and corks, and is in good playing condition.
I can’t find much on Normandy 5′s – but the “5″ is clearly engraved below the shield-like symbol, with “Normandy” over the symbol.

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Lonely Planet Brittany & NormandyRugged cliffs and golden beaches, bustling fishing ports and sleepy inland villages, Gothic cathedrals and ancient standing stones - Brittany and Norm... Read More >

Posted: January 22nd, 2010 under Normandy FAQ.
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Haute Cuisine: How the French Invented the Culinary Profession

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Posted: December 25th, 2009 under French Cuisine.
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A WW2 film about 4 american soldiers in Normandy France. Filmed in 2004, in Surry England

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The Longest Day (Film): The Longest Day (Book), Cornelius Ryan, Invasion of Normandy, Darryl F. Zanuck, Ken Annakin, Bernhard WickiHigh Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Longest Day is a 1962 war film based on the 1959 history book The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan, about... Read More >

Posted: November 4th, 2008 under Normandy Videos.
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A WW2 film about 4 american soldiers in Normandy France. Filmed in 2004, in Surry England

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IRON TANK THE INVASION OF NORMANDY (NINTENDO NES 8-BIT VIDEO GAME CARTRIDGE VERSION) (IRON TANK THE INVASION OF NORMANDY (NINTENDO NES 8-BIT VIDEO GAME CARTRIDGE VERSION), IRON TANK THE INVASION OF NORMANDY (NINTENDO NES 8-BIT VIDEO GAME CARTRIDGE VERSION))THIS IS THE VIDEO GAME VERSION. FOR NES NINTENDO VIDEO GAME. RARE GAME. A TRUE COLLECTORS ITEM. ALL-TIME GREAT. Storyline: The Date: June 5, 1944. Th... Read More >

Posted: November 2nd, 2008 under Normandy Videos.
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