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A Visit With Alain and Marie-Claude Capelle at L'Auberge de L'Hermitage in Beaufort en Nord, France

Since the earliest beginnings of the Beaufort-Sister-Cities-inspired French internship program for Carteret Community College students of Culinary Arts, Alain and Marie-Claude Capelle have been leading forces in both the training of CCC students and in the exchange of chefs between this area and France. Alain, is recognized as one of the best chefs in France through his membership in l’Association des Maîtres Cuisiniers de France, and their restaurant, l'Auberge de l'Hermitage, truly stands out as Une Adresse Gourmande en Avesnois. 

Beaufort en Nord is a small commune/village of about 1000 residents in the Nord Department of north-eastern France.  Alain and Marie-Claude's restaurant is very conveniently located on Hwy D602, just off Route Nationale 2.

During recent travels in France, Beaufort Sister Sisters members Katherine and Chuck Bland had the opportunity to visit Beaufort en Nord where they met Alain and Marie-Claude and had a delightful Sunday lunch at their restaurant....

After being greeted by Alain and Marie-Claude we were given a lovely table and presented with a menu filled with delectable choices. The following brief menu from an article about the restaurant gives just a hint:

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The dishes we had for lunch, shown below, 

range from a trio of amuse-bouche, to entrees, to plates, to desserts.  

(We skipped the cheese course as there simply wasn't room for it.)

Chef Capelle writing notes for us to deliver to friends in Beaufort on our return.

The end of a delightful meal and a wonderful visit with the Capelles
 at l'Auberge de l'Hermitage.  

Left to right: Chuck Bland, Chef Alain Capelle, Katherine Bland, 
Marie-Claude Capelle and l'équipe du restaurant

 l'Auberge de l'Hermitage on Facebook

 

Beaujolais Nouveau 2015 - Photo Album

Painting En Plein Air 2015

Beaufort Sister Cities was one of the sponsors for the first En Plein Air Art Festival & Competition, managed by the Downtown Beaufort Development Association and the Arts Council of Carteret County. The first event took place May 2, 2015 in downtown Beaufort and historic district streets. Here are the winners.

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Beaujolais Nouveau 2014

Escoffier Dinner Series

The Escoffier Dinner Series features chefs who are members of the International Order of Disciples of Auguste Escoffier and Carteret Community College culinary graduates who have participated in the CCC/Beaufort Sister Cities internships in France. 

The series offers classical French menus from the recipes of Auguste Escoffier (1846-1935), the French chef, restaurateur and culinary writer who codified French cuisine. 

Beaufort Sister Cities members are a significant group of subscribers and proceeds from the series pay for the interns' French language instruction, airfares and insurance. 

BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU 2013

BEAUJOLAIS REGION

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Honoring the French tradition of welcoming the arrival of the first 2013 "new wines" - the famous Beaujolais Nouveau from the Beaujolais region of France - this ceremonial uncorking of the wine in the cafés of France is celebrated all over the world. Beaujolais, located in the Burgundy region, is one of the oldest French vineyards with the first vines planted in Roman times. This tradition signals the end of the harvest season in France and the beginning of the festive holiday season!

BEAUFORT SISTER CITIES celebrated the 2013 WINE HARVEST with its ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP PARTY on Saturday November 23 at the restaurant at Town Creek Marina. 

Over a hundred 2014 members of Beaufort Sister Cities enjoyed a menu of fondues and "dippers" at the tenth annual "Beaujolais Nouveau" party in the restaurant at Town Creek Marina.   Everyone agreed that the 2013 beaujolais nouveau wine is excellent!  A slideshow reminded guests of 2013 events and a calendar of 2014 was announced. A noisy "fund-raiser" auction of French wines ended the evening.

Beaufort, County Kerry, Ireland 2013

In mid-August, Pat Wesson visited Beaufort, County Kerry, Ireland. Her parents were born nearby. Beaufort is a pretty little town of 400 homes at the base of Gap of Dunloe. The local economy depends on tourism. While the famous Beaufort Pub and Restaurant was closed for the day, Pat had a lovely visit with people at the community center where they were all watching the soccer championships in an atmosphere much like our superbowl parties. Members of the town council are very interested in forming a relationship with us.

 Beaufort Ireland 2013 

This 41-image album will be available on SkyDrive until December 3, 2013.   

Read more about this sister city on her regular post on this site.

Beaufort, Borneo, Malaysia

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Recently new member, Joann Yue visited Beaufort (Sabah) Malaysia on her way home from a family visit in Korea. She met the Beaufort district manager, Mr. Wong, and introduced him to Beaufort, North Carolina with a letter from Mayor Stanley and many gifts from generous local merchants. Beaufort, the town, has about 14,000 inhabitants and the district has a population of 100,000.  Read more about this Beaufort on the island of Borneo by visiting Wikipedia. 

Bastille Day 2013

Beaufort Sister Cities held its initial "kick-off" party on Bastille Day 2000 and continues, each year, to celebrate July 14 in commemoration of our nation's friendship with France. The French flag and bunting welcomed members to this year's party under tents at the Goellner's backyard where they enjoyed a rich buffet of hors d'oeuvres from Beaufort (Jura) and members' kitchens. French wines included, for a favored few, MacVin, the yellow wine of Jura. Rousing drinking songs were heard in the neighborhood. Visiting "celebrities" included Coco Chanel, Mme. DuFarge, Catherine Deneuve, General Lafayette, among others. (Since a public venue was unavailable, this year's Bastille Day members' potluck celebration was held at the home of Ann and Al Goellner.)

Francophiles gather to celebrate Bastille Day in Beaufort-by-the-Sea

General Lafayette and "Sleeping Beauty" enjoy a few moments chat

Monsieur "Double-jour" waves his tricoulour proudly

Letter from Good Samaritan Foundation

Old Thatch School

New School

May 18, 2013
Letter to Beaufort Woman's Club, Sister Cities and Olde Towne Rotary Club
From Fanise Cherilus and all board members of Good Samaritan Foundation , Inc. (Ecole Bon Samaritain de Beaufort, Haiti)

We want to extend to you a very special THANK YOU for your love,care, and financial support in our efforts to maintain and prosper the school and community in Beaufort, Haiti.

We especially thank you for your recent support in our determination to rebuild the bridge leading to the school. As you may know, the bridge was removed over a year ago, with the promises to clear out the canals and rebuild new bridges. A new bridge was not built, and we had a very scary accident where we almost lost one of our students, 11 year old Mary Ysline Dorville, who slipped off the foot plank, and almost drowned. This accident prompted Fanise to strive very hard to get the funds for a new bridge. And, with your help, the new bridge was built last month. In April, Fanise took a trip to Haiti for the express purpose to get the bridge built. Many of you know Fanise, and for those who don't - she is able to stretch money. She not only got the bridge built, she also rebuilt the kitchen for the school out of concrete blocks with a concrete floor, and replaced much of the aluminum roof on the upstairs schoolrooms.

We value so much all our partners in this mission.

We know that God blesses everyone who takes part in the outreach that He has planned. So if your heart is moved to join God in what He's doing in Haiti, please continue with us in prayer, and in support. Good Samaritan School in Haiti is a Christian school. Did you know that the children pray every morning for those who help them? That is a beautiful thing. And we know that God hears the prayers of children.

So you can feel happy that God knows the good you are doing. One last note of thanks from Fanise - the love and devotion that has been shown to herself, and the love shown to LeGrand in the past, has been received with great thankfulness to God. Her hands go up in praise to God for what He has done through you, and through others.

Thankfully submitted,
Fanise Cherilus, Founder
Andy Willis, President of Good Samaritan Foundation

Photos added from GSF website.