{"id":2216,"date":"2011-11-16T08:21:32","date_gmt":"2011-11-16T15:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chezarts.com\/?p=2216"},"modified":"2011-11-16T08:44:28","modified_gmt":"2011-11-16T15:44:28","slug":"creme-de-la-creme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chezmana.com\/?p=2216","title":{"rendered":"Cr\u00e8me de la Cr\u00e8me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4b-by5e4saI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>When most Americans hear the word Chantilly, they think of the 1958 rock and roll hit by the Big Bopper, <em>Chantilly Lace<\/em>.  <\/p>\n<p>But of course, Chantilly is really a town in France and near the town is the beautiful Ch\u00e2teau de Chantilly. Of all the many fine ch\u00e2teaux in France, this is my favorite.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2231\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chezarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DSCN0082.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2231\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chezarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DSCN0082-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Chantilly\" title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Chantilly\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.chezmana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DSCN0082-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.chezmana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DSCN0082-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ch\u00e2teau de Chantilly<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nThe Ch\u00e2teau de Chantilly has a unique charm that results from the manner in which it was developed. In the Middle Ages, it was a fortress of seven towers surrounded by an irregular moat.  In the 17th century, its aristocratic owners decided to preserve these old structures and to build the garden around them.  Other Ch\u00e2teaux such as the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palace_of_Fontainebleau\">Palace of Fontainebleau<\/a> feature a rectilinear layout in which the central axis of the gardens bisects the main house at right angles to the main elevation.  At Chantilly, necessity compelled the eminent landscape architect <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andr%C3%A9_Le_N%C3%B4tre\">Andr\u00e9 Le N\u00f4tre<\/a> to adopt a daring design. The axis runs parallel to the front of the ch\u00e2teau, with the central focus on an impressive equestrian statue of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anne_de_Montmorency\">Anne de Montmorency<\/a>, the 16th-century Constable of France and the ch\u00e2teau\u2019s onetime owner.   <\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2252\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chezarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Fontainebleau2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2252\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chezarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Fontainebleau2-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Fontainebleau, interior frescoes\" title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Fontainebleau, interior frescoes\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.chezmana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Fontainebleau2-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.chezmana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Fontainebleau2-1024x819.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2252\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ch\u00e2teau de Fontainebleau, interior frescoes<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nAs you approach, you see the horse and rider against the sandy paths; as you get closer the statue shifts against a different background, the sky.    Only when you reach the moat does the ch\u00e2teau itself come into view.  In this design, the gardens dominate the architecture but each element, sand, sky, water, gardens comes into view in a dynamic manner, creating a very intimate and poetic feel. The castle also houses the <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/tX26bC\">Mus\u00e9e Cond\u00e9<\/a>, one of the finest art galleries in France, second only to the Louvre, as well as one of the most magnificent libraries in France.<\/p>\n<p>In April, 1671, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis,_Prince_of_Cond%C3%A9_(1530%E2%80%931569)\">Louis de Bourbon<\/a>, the Prince of Cond\u00e9<\/a>, held an extravagant banquet at the Ch\u00e2teau in honor of Louis XIV.  There were 2000 guests and the Prince spared no effort to make a good impression on the King.  According to legend, his ma\u00eetre d&#8217;h\u00f4tel, Francois Vatel, grew so upset when the fish arrived late that he committed suicide by running himself through with his sword.  It is also claimed that Cr\u00e8me Chantilly was served for the first time on this occasion.  Whether this is true or not, it is indisputable that the Ch\u00e2teau became a symbol of refined food at a time when the French were raising cookery to a fine art.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/frenchfood.about.com\/od\/pastrycream\/r\/vanchantilly.htm\">Cr\u00e8me Chantilly<\/a> is whipped cream sweetened with sugar and often flavored with vanilla.  You might like to try it this Thanksgiving on your pumpkin pie.  As you enjoy your food and company, be glad that you do not have the 2000 guests of the poor Vatel.<\/p>\n\r\n\t<div style=\"\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-text=\"Cr\u00e8me de la Cr\u00e8me\" data-url=\"https:\/\/blog.chezmana.com\/?p=2216\" >Tweet<\/a>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When most Americans hear the word Chantilly, they think of the 1958 rock and roll hit by the Big Bopper, Chantilly Lace. But of course, Chantilly is really a town in France and near the town is the beautiful Ch\u00e2teau de Chantilly. Of all the many fine ch\u00e2teaux in France, this is my favorite. 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