A story worth telling.
Since 1964, Strasbourg’s merguez has been making headlines. Reports, encounters and archives: the voices and images telling our story.
From Élie Azoulay’s first merguez to today’s reports, the press has followed a house that became a Strasbourg food lovers’ favourite.
The house on screen.
In the workshop, in the shop or around a barbecue: discover our craft in pictures.
The secrets of a good merguez.
A visit to our workshop, from preparation to tasting, in a report on a barbecue favourite.
Watch the report ↗Merguez in choucroute?
An investigation into merguez’s origins and Maison Azoulay’s place in its Strasbourg story.
Read the feature ↗Merguez in Alsatian.
A camera in the workshop and a conversation about our house recipes.
Watch the report ↗Encounters and
memorable moments.
Food events, encounters and shared memories: Maison Azoulay also lives its story around the table.
La Fête de la gastronomie
At Le Relais de la Poste, Maison Azoulay celebrates gastronomy with Émile Jung and Périco Légasse. A day of encounters and tastings.
The Pudlo gathering at Les Haras
Maison Azoulay takes part in the launch of the 2015 Pudlowski guide at Brasserie Les Haras.
Pudlo at the Régent Petite France
Looking back at the launch of the 2014 Pudlowski guide at Hôtel Régent Petite France.
Another memory: the launch of the 2016 Pudlowski guide on 23 November 2015 at Côté Lac restaurant. Explore this event ↗
From Lingolsheim to rue de la Kurvau.
Élie Azoulay starts his business in Lingolsheim.
The butcher’s shop moves to Strasbourg’s Krutenau district.
Production moves to Neudorf, where the house continues its story.
The Azoulay family calls on Olivier Schmoll to lead the company and carry its story forward.
The first pages of our story.
The articles kept by the house tell of Élie Azoulay, the growth of merguez and changes in the shop.
“Les merguez de chez Azoulay” — Azoulay’s merguez
DNA profiles Élie Azoulay and looks back at his beginnings in Lingolsheim, then Krutenau.
Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace · 24 June 1987“L’été merguez” — A merguez summer
An interview with Élie Azoulay following the opening of the Neudorf production unit.
Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace · 13 August 1995“Azoulay sur le départ” — Azoulay prepares to move
The sale of the former Krutenau shop makes the headlines. The business continues in Neudorf.
Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace · 26 January 2002Click each clipping to read the enlarged scan. These archives reflect the house at their publication date.
Other perspectives on the house.
More recent archives, portraits and culinary encounters, available from their publishers.
Let’s talk in the shop?
The best way to discover Maison Azoulay is still to visit us in Neudorf.
Find us ↗