64: Castor & Pollux LocalGOODfood+wine podcast July 2021 © Paige Donner Paris GOOD food + wine Paris' premier food+wine podcast. It's the first ever English language radio show/podcast about the c

Castor & Polllux - Please Don’t Feed The Elephants.... To The Parisians

Episode 64: Local GOODfood+wine © Paige Donner


The longer one lives in Paris, the more one realizes how little you really know about the city and its rich history.

Take the case of Castor & Pollux. These were two famous elephants who lived at the Jardin d’Acclimatation over in the 16th arrondissement. Today it sits next to the Fondation Louis Vuitton. But at that time, in 1870, it was home to many an exotic animal.

For this episode 64 of Local GOODfood+wine, the wrap up to our Season 7, we’re delving into a page of culinary history, namely Parisian culinary history. This podcast will be brief and somewhat gruesome. Listeners beware…

Complete show notes at http://localfoodandwine.wordpress.com and http://localfood.wine

Music: ‘Fairly Odd Perspective’ by Lowther and Bryan, courtesy FreeSoundTrackMusic.com
Intro/Outro BadAss by BensoundMusic