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A day spent with Francoise Branget, French Deputy from Besancon, in the Doubs Department, Franche-Comté. She organized a cookbook put together by French members of Parliament, called "La Cuisine de la Republique," with regional recipes...April 24, 2011..Francoise Branget tasting wines at the Domaine de la Pinte, with winemaker Bruno CIOFI. in Arbois. She uses Arbois white wines, Savagnin and Chardonnay, in her recipe with morilles...Photograph by Owen Franken for the NY Times...