Bakersfield
Bakersfield city (1990 pop. 174,820), seat of Kern co., S central Calif., at the southern end of the San Joaquin valley; inc. 1898. It is an oil, mining, and agricultural center and one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities. Since the Kern River oil fields were discovered in 1899, almost all of the major oil companies have established refineries in Bakersfield. Gold was discovered in the region in 1855 and silver, borax, gypsum, and tungsten are now mined. Manufactures include chemicals, apparel, food and beverages, construction materials, fabricated metal products, paper and rubber goods, and computers. Cotton, citrus fruits, potatoes, nuts, and roses are grown in the area and there is dairying. California State Univ. Bakersfield is there, and there are major aerospace facilities, including Edwards Air Force Base. Sequoia National Forest is nearby.
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Classically FRENCH; Perigord region remains unspoiled
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 4/16/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...France, somehow we had always missed the Perigord region, also known as the Dordogne...foie gras are among the reasons that the Perigord is considered a gastronomic heaven...ideal place to stay when exploring the Perigord Noir (black). The old town, which...
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Truffles & Flourishes; In France's Perigord Region, Indulge in Ancient Art and Exquisite Food
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...about my trip through the villages of Perigord, I could tell of a promenade around...indulge in an occasional gourmet meal, Perigord is known as the source of the most revered...lifetime dinner parties. Included among Perigord's products are: goose or duck liver...
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THIRTY-FIVE YEARS, AND THE TUX FITS: A TOAST TO PERIGORD AND ITS SUAVE OWNER FOR ENDURING AMID CULINARY SEA CHANGES.(French restaurant, New York, NY)
Magazine article from: Crain's New York Business; 3/29/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...New York's premier French restaurants. Le Perigord turns 35. There are older restaurants in...Krause, with whom M. Briguet spun off Le Perigord-Park. Other toilers in the Le Perigord kitchen: Roger Lozak, David Bouley, Thomas...
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Updating a French classic; New chef rewrites Le Perigord menu to serve up earthy, elegant meals.(Review)
Magazine article from: Crain's New York Business; 11/13/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Iron Host, fronting his restaurant Le Perigord nonstop since 1964. The genial Swiss...touch brings lightness and delicacy to Le Perigord's kitchen, with enough flavor intensity...with fennel salad, my favorite. Le Perigord regulars still sample the popular cold...
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Smells Like $500; Move over, Perigord: The black diamonds known as truffles are quite happy to grow in North Carolina.
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/23/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...irregularly shaped fungi that are native to the Perigord region of France. Under the right conditions...Commerce. In recent years, most of the Perigord harvest from France and Spain has come...trial and error to produce just a few Perigord-like truffles, often referred to as...
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Hot off the presses. (Publishing).(The Caves of Perigord)(Gardener to the King)(Summer in Baden-Baden)(The Englishman's Daughter: A True Story of Love and Betrayal in World War I)(On Green Dolphin Street)(Five Quarters of the Orange)(The Nautical Chart)(In Our Strange Gardens)(By The Lake)(The Flaneur)(The Piano Shop on the Left Bank)(A Writer's House in Wales)(Churchill: A Biography) (book review)
Magazine article from: Europe; 5/1/2002; 700+ words
; ...wearing his novelist hat. The Caves of Perigord By Martin Walker; Simon & Schuster...answer is a resounding yes. The Caves of Perigord is an exciting, complex, and very interesting...priceless object allegedly from the caves of Perigord. The object is then stolen from the...
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At home in the Perigord // Renting a house in France saves money without skimping on fun
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 6/14/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...Otherwise, renting a house for a week in the Perigord turned out to be a restorative change...and wealth of other attractions in the Perigord and the Dordogne valley on its southern...stamina for the wide-ranging week of Perigord sightseeing - which reconfirmed our notion...
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BOOK OF THE WEEK: CAVES OF PERIGORD
News Wire article from: United Press International; 4/23/2002; 700+ words
; ...00-0000 Book of the week: Caves of Perigord SAN DIEGO, Apr 23, 2002 (United Press...Martin Walker's The Caves of Perigord (Simon & Schuster, $25.00...1940s, as Manners and Dean travel to Perigord and explore the area in search of the...
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Nosing Around Bergerac; On Cyrano's Trail In France's Perigord
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/18/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...although the good citizens of this ancient southern capital of the Perigord region have not quite managed to create another Disney World...follow my nose to Bergerac, a few miles out of the way. The Perigord region is fabled for its agricultural riches, most especially...
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'As Perigord is for truffles, Bresse for chickens, and indeed Barnsley for chops, so is Herefordshire for snails'
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 4/2/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...the city. I talked to Claude a few days ago. He assured me that he still gets his snails from our part of the world. As Perigord is for truffles, and Bresse for chickens, and indeed Barnsley for chops, so is Herefordshire for snails. I asked him about...
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Aquitaine
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...of the departments (political divisions) of the Gironde, Perigord, Lot et Garonne, Landes, and Pyr é n é es...Apart from prehistoric peoples — largely in the Perigord — the earliest inhabitants of the southwest were...
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truffles
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
...associated with roots of oak trees; very highly prized for their aroma and flavour. Most highly prized is the French black or Perigord truffle, Tuber melanosporum , added to pâté de foie gras. Others include: white Piedmontese truffle...
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Myriad Restaurant Group, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...Plum ’ s. He then went on to work at such popular Manhattan restaurants as Tavern on the Green, La Reserve, Le Perigord, Le Regence, La Plaza Anthenee, and one of the best French restaurants, La Grenouilie, where he was honored to become...
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