The Last Mustard Maker in Dijon

Photo caption: Charvy checks on batch 108. Photo credit: Emily Monaco for Gastro Obscura. Article by Emily Monaco. Gastro Obscura – January 27, 2023.

Nicolas Charvy is bringing a culinary art back to its ancestral home.

On a sunny afternoon in the heart of Dijon, just steps from the lucky stone owl that gives rue de la Chouette its name, the last Dijon mustard maker in the city has been at work for just under an hour. By the time I step into the diminutive shop, Nicolas Charvy has already soaked the tiny mustard seeds in a mixture of water, salt, vinegar, and white wine to make what he terms “our verjuice,” a stand-in for the more traditional juice of the tart Bourdelas grape […]

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