Category: Food & Restaurants
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A South of France Picnic
Picnics are a great way to save money while traveling and also an easy way to enjoy “natural” Provence. There are so many possible picnic spots that it’s hard to choose just one, but it seems that most folks in the South prefer to spread their blankets near the sea. Often a drive along the…
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An Excellent Restaurant in Bandol… L’Esperance
There’s not much that can be said about this stellar restaurant that could be any better than what we overhead our fellow diners exclaiming on Saturday afternoon: Qu’est-ce que c’est beau! (it’s so pretty) Wouaou! (the French wow) & C’est trop bon! (it’s so good). If you’ve ever eaten in France, you know those are…
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Corsican Ballads & Warm Mussels at Le Caribou, Marseille
Corsican ballads played on the speakers of the Le Caribou’s brightly colored dining room as we sat down for a six or seven course meal (I lost count after a few glasses of vin blanc). Our host, a somewhat portly gentleman (read: six or seven courses…), proudly sported a bright-pink dress shirt and a welcoming…
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Bandol Wine-Tasting at Domaines Bunan
It’s been a week of rain, rain, and more rain in the South of France. While we usually manage to escape all sorts of weather calamities, this wave of storms is particularly strong – evacuations, floods, and a classification of alert “orange” for our department (the Var) and 10 others. So while we’re huddled-up at…
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Fall Comfort Food at Le Clos du Père Louis
Deep in the heart of the Var, off autoroute A57 (way off), lies the colorful village of Collobrieres. Known in the summer for its growing Fête Taurine (bull festival), Collobrieres real claim-to-fame is its annual Fête de le Chataigne (chestnut festival) – 29 years and counting. While we set out on Saturday to take advantage of one fall favorite,…
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