You may not know that I am a huge cycling fan. If watching the Tour de France this month has you thirsty for the fruits of the French vine, join us at Blue on Wednesday, July 23rd for a special celebration of French wine and cuisine. The Tour de France started in 1903 and is the world’s largest cycling race. It is a 23-day, 21-stage bicycle road race usually run over more than 2,200 miles. The route traces a circuit around most areas of France, and often passes into neighboring countries. The race is broken into stages from one town to another, each of which is an individual race. The time taken to complete each stage is added to a cumulative total for each rider, to decide the outright winner at the end of the Tour. Next Wednesday July 23 our Tour De France Wine Dinner will be the same day as stage 17: the High Mountains, which start in Embrun and end in L’Alpe-dHuez. This is the last real chance for the climbers to take the lead in the overall placing before leaving the Alps, with the climb of the Galibier, the Croix de Fer and the final climb up the Alpe d’Huez.
Simo Nouri, our executive chef has returned from his trip to France. He will be truly inspired to prepare an authentic French meal paired with French wine next Wednesday. I love the word inspired… and I guess you could say I am feeling inspired to write this email. And what does the word inspire mean… It is derived from two words “in spirit.” When I am inspired, I never have to ask about my purpose.
New Summer Menu Debut
I am also very excited about the debut of our summer menu at the end of the month.
