Immerse yourself in the bustling energy and rich flavors of Dijon, France, with an exclusive narrated 9-minute walkthrough of the iconic Les Halles Market in Dijon Old Town on a Friday morning in September. This video is more than just a tour; it’s a deep dive into the soul of French culinary culture, guided by Frank Blackwell with ongoing commentary that brings the sights, sounds, smells, and friendly atmosphere to life.
Discover the diversity of the market’s offerings as Frank explores each corner, from fresh, locally-sourced produce, meats, and seafood to the finest selection of pastries and Burgundy wines. Experience the warmth of the people, their passion for food, and the unparalleled respect and reverence for culinary traditions that are woven into the fabric of daily life in Dijon.
Whether you’re a food lover, a wine enthusiast, or someone captivated by the French way of life, this video offers a unique glimpse into a world where food is not just consumed but celebrated. See firsthand the lively interactions, the colorful displays, and learn about the historical significance of Les Halles market in fostering Dijon’s food scene.
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It’s Friday morning at Jen and I are in the the Grand Market at Le halls in Dian it’s an amazing place it has everything it has oysters it has sales people uh it has everything it’s it’s much nicer they’re the one we went to in Budapest just because of the quality of
The food and the nature of the people really and the diversity of products there only one floor where Budapest was three floors but there’s a lot less junk here this is all high quality food cheeses chicken and just so many wonderful things that I’ve never seen before you
Know ducks with their heads on them check this out beautiful Meats people who spend their lives selling this stuff having a real Market it’s a chicken with a head on it you know which is the way a chicken should be I guess they got all sorts of products here that are
Just we we bought some things that we could not even identify and they’re so good what is that rabbit oh yeah a rabbit so much for a rabbit’s foot being lucky wasn’t lucky for that guy I know this stuff is not really appetizing or appealing to look at like
This oh it is to me I’m wondering just what this is I guess if that is uh a baby duck it’s like a pigeon it could be a pigeon I want to eat some pigeon you know in Guilford in in Connecticut I often say I wonder where I could buy a fresh
Chicken oh we had these the other day oh no that’s a chicken pie we have one of those in the refrigerator we bought some pies like this filled with escargo and they were just they were so good we’re going to buy two more tonight today if we could
Find them here so this is the market in Deon come on let’s look at a couple more things before I wrap this up here escargo oh this must be where we got the escargo cakes Jen Jen and I were here yesterday but this place was just on uh Thursday it’s
Just partially open and it was not as full as it is today and we’re told that tomorrow it will be even Fuller some sort of uh they use pistachio here a lot I bought a pistachio spread and when we were in Vienna I missed out because I
Saw it and wanted to come back and I want to carry it and then I came back under her closed but it was a store that sold a pistachio laor I don’t us like laor but this one was uh I tasted it for and it was wonderful I don’t know oh
Jesus after the video I don’t know what he said but seemed lighthearted and of course fresh fish and of course wine and cigarettes for the employees because coffee braks are what they are here it’s uh you know just a video for now okay it’s beautiful America yeah how about you
Dean but my origin is Morocco Morocco Ah that’s on my list I have to go to Morocco I must yeah yeah yeah Mar yeah mares like the song yeah it’s great people are friendly what we found overall here is that some people are not friendly and most people
Are and certainly in our experience the people who are friendly far outweigh the people who are not very much like every place else we’ve gone there’s not much difference so okay I better speed this up but I want to show you guys as much of this as I can look at these
Cheeses I’ve said it before and I’m going to continue to say it for a long time I guess after coming back to America but the quality of life here is better look these people on a Friday morning just chilling out having a coffee the quality of the
Food that they eat is superb it’s it’s better than anything we can possibly get the closest thing we have in Guilford to this it’s a starfish market and the starfish Market comes pretty damn close in quality to what they serve here I think in the way of cheeses and even some
Other breads but Head East on R bonier toward R Quenton possibly touch the quantity because people don’t seem to know enough to spend their money on this level quality I don’t know how to put it more gently than that but I think it’s a mistake I even know what these things are
Right J wants me to show you Something hey buddy you okay that’s not a real lobster he was moving that’s kind of like a real lobster oh it is who’s Ming hey buddy all right well that looks like a real lobster no it’s a different color but that’s as close as I’ve seen
To a real lobster in Europe in my lifetime move it yeah he’s not dead yeah excuse me where is that labster from do you speak English where does that come from Brit where Brit of Northern Brit Britain England no uh oh it’s a part of France French it’s almost like an American
Lobster it’s hard shell yeah it’s hard shell yeah yeah he look yes yeah yeah it’s beautiful how how much does that cost per one kilo no no, 1650 each yeah 58 58 per kilo so that’s 2.2 lb for 58 bucks it’s more expensive than home B Lobster is
More expensive of every place in the world that it is in New England all right thanks a lot nice talking to you yeah it’s great back to cheese the cheese is like just so great and the wine is so great you can buy a bunch of cheese here it’s pretty inexpensive for
What it is and a a baguet a fresh baguette with some Breeze spread on it or some of the light white cheese spread on it is is about as good as it gets and then you can get a great bottle of wine for about 8 bucks it’s Heaven man
If you like to eat as much as I do look you could just taste you could just pick one up and put in your mouth it’s great but I already bought some of that it’s in the bag right there all right you get the idea right life is just a Bowl of Cherries
Here a bowl of cheese a glass of wine you know what I’m going to buy my wife a glass of wine right now right at this bar early in the morning come on afternoon isn’t it I don’t it might be it might be uh must be 4:00 someplace all right see you
Later B uh goodbye