At 10.17 on 21 September 2001, Toulouse was shaken by an explosion which killed 31 people and left a crater 9 metres deep and 30 metres in diameter. The cause? A fertiliser factory run by AZF.
Memories from three launch events of the book 'Menu from the Midi' in the autumn of 2021: Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val, the Château de Thuriès near Revel, and the author's home at Saint-Sernin-les-Lavaur.
This video provides an audiovisual companion to the book 'Menu from the Midi', published 28 August 2021. Join the author as he explores French gastronomy from the farmer’s field to the dining room table and is structured as a menu carefully compiled to give the reader a balanced diet of gastronomy, history, legend and local colour.
Video trailer for the book 'Menu from the Midi: A Gastronomic Journey through the South of France' by Colin Duncan Taylor, published 28 August 2021. The book explores French gastronomy from the farmer’s field to the dining room table and is structured as a menu carefully compiled to give the reader a balanced diet of gastronomy, history, legend and local colour.
From a sunflower field below the Château de Montgey where the Cathars massacred 6,000 of Simon de Montfort's crusaders in 1211, author Colin Duncan Taylor explains how the Lauragais inspired him to write a book about a land steeped in history and soaked in blood.
The historic Château de Garrevaques, provided the launchpad for the book 'Lauragais' on 21 October 2018. A perfect venue, particularly as the château, its owners and their ancestors feature in the book.
Although everyone will appreciate these stunning images of south-west France, this ten-minute video is primarily aimed at those who have read the book 'Lauragais: Steeped in History, Soaked in Blood' by Colin Duncan Taylor.
Video trailer for the book 'Lauragais: Steeped in History, Soaked in Blood' by Colin Duncan Taylor, published 28 October 2018. Let the author take you on a journey through the past and present of an undiscovered corner of south-west France.