The Château de Montaigne is the star of a television show this Saturday June 15. The magazine Julie’s Notebooksbroadcast on France 3, stops in Périgord for an issue on the philosopher Michel de Montaigne and his culinary tastes.
Show filmed in March 2023
The journalist Julie Andrieu came to Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne for filming on March 10, 2023. “We can’t wait to see the result. We’ve been waiting for the show for a long time”, rejoices Sarah Bouremi, the director of the castle. She describes a day “very nice, friendly. Julie Andrieu was very accessible, very professional”.
Third Eye Production
As usual, Julie Andrieu roamed the Bergeracois with her red Peugeot 304 convertible. She also went to lamprey fishermen and in a binding and restoration workshop for old books in Périgueux.
A grand banquet in the Château de Montaigne
The episode ends on a grand banquet in the Château de Montaignewith, on the menu: ham with honey, lamprey with spices and blancmange as it was cooked during the Renaissance.
Les Carnets de Julie, At the table by Michel de Montaigne, is broadcast on France 3 at 3:35 p.m.