Category: Food & Restaurants

  • Take Paris Home for the Holidays

    Take Paris Home for the Holidays

    Greetings dear readers and friends. I hope this email finds you well, albeit with all of the turbulent events happening around the world. Thankfully, here in Provence, the Christmas decorations are up, the seasonal markets are open, and there is quite a festive air on every corner. It’s wonderful to have something to look forward…

  • How to Make “Pain de Campagne” – French Country Bread

    How to Make “Pain de Campagne” – French Country Bread

    Greetings dear readers and friends. We’re all full of hope and happiness here in France. Things are really looking up for the coming summer months, and, along with the sunny days ahead, it’s wonderful to think of possible vacation days on the horizon. Today I’m also happy to be able to present another guest post…

  • A Table in Paris… Book Giveaway

    A Table in Paris… Book Giveaway

    Greetings dear readers and friends. We’re enjoying a pretty typical spring here in the south of France – sunshine, showers, sunshine again, and then more rain… which means that our garden will soon be in full bloom and the whole region of Provence will be alive with wildflowers and greenery. Springtime is pretty spectacular in…

  • How to Make the Perfect Tarte Tropézienne

    How to Make the Perfect Tarte Tropézienne

    Greetings dear readers and friends. I hope you’re doing well in your respective corners of the world. We’re keeping out spirits up and looking forward to the sunny summer months to come. I also hope you’ll get some inspiration from today’s guest post, brought to us by the lovely Agnes of French with Agnes –…

  • La Tonnelle Restaurant, Bormes-les-Mimosas

    La Tonnelle Restaurant, Bormes-les-Mimosas

    Greetings dear readers and friends. Well, where has the time gone? It seems like we were just celebrating the New Year and now we’re at the start of February… and not a moment too soon if you ask me. Living in Provence we certainly have nicer winters than other places in the world (no complaints!)…

  • French Apéro 101

    French Apéro 101

    Greetings dear readers and friends. I hope winter is treating you right and it hasn’t been too cold in your neck of the woods. On our end, the south of France has been a series of highs and lows… unseasonably warm weather from the middle of January right through to the start of March, and…

  • The Best of French Comfort Food… Raclette

    The Best of French Comfort Food… Raclette

    Greetings dear readers and friends. We are in full Christmas-mode over here, and there are so many holiday events taking place that it’s hard to keep up. We’ve been to a lighting-ceremony in the center of the village – complete with hot wine & Christmas carols (luckily they handed out the words or I would…

  • All about truffles… At La Maison de la Truffe in Aups

    All about truffles… At La Maison de la Truffe in Aups

    Greetings dear readers and friends! Summer is already in full swing here and we are hot, hot, hot.  No one is complaining though, as this is one of the best times of the year. The region is abuzz with festivals, concerts, arts’ programs, and every possible sort of foodie event imaginable. I had the pleasure…

  • Making the Perfect Fraisier…with Guest in the City

    Making the Perfect Fraisier…with Guest in the City

    Greetings dear readers and friends! Well, summer is just around the corner and I couldn’t be happier. Now starts the long beach days, longer lunches (capped off with a few glasses of rosé of course), and a general “slowing down” of life in the south – the time of year when Provence really shines. And…

  • Jean-Marc Villard’s Cooking School in Provence

    Jean-Marc Villard’s Cooking School in Provence

    Greetings dear readers and friends! I’m thrilled to share with you a wonderful day I had attending a cooking class in the Luberon. Besides being an absolutely stunning region, my day spent at Jean-Marc Villard’s Cooking School was an unforgettable (and delicious!) experience. I’ll just have to take a minute to set the scene here……