Cooking Show
Season Twelve, Summer/Autumn 2010
Josephine de Beauharnais and French-Caribbean Fusion
This week we dab our toes in the Mer de Caraïbe as we explore the life of Josephine de Beauharnais, the wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. On his deathbed, Napoleon is said to have declared, "France, the Army, Josèphine". What was it about this valiant female that made her so appealing to Bonaparte? Maybe it was her Caribbean soul, as she was born in the French island of Martinique, before being sent off to France to marry her first husband. Try our Quiche Josephine, which is a mixture of coconut/crub in a quintessential French tart shell. Bon Appetit!







