Spring cuisine – ideas from a chef

May 20, 2016

The chef is not, unsurprisingly, me… We recently spent a week with a chef at the Ile de Ré. This chef, …

A Book for a Rose?

May 2, 2016

Or is it Sant Jordi… Last weekend I was down in Perpignan, way down in the south-west of France …

April 20, 2016

I knew going into this adventure that the eating habits I was used to back home in North America were …

April 9, 2016

Some exciting news: Becoming Madame is Becoming Maman (!!), and that explains, along with the full time job, much of …

April 2, 2016

Twice a year, one of the prettiest streets in Paris – winding its way toward Montmartre – hosts an enormous …

March 14, 2016

I have just put down Provence 1970, the book I found in the free book mail box in Chinon …

February 26, 2016

We have wanted to explore this area for a long time. We’ve both been to the grand chateaux before – …

February 7, 2016

UPDATE: A reader wrote to me recently asking for that list I promised – far too long ago now – …

January 11, 2016

On January 6, France celebrated Epiphany. Like most of the holidays in France, this is a Catholic festival or day …

December 17, 2015

This January will mark my 9th year living here in Paris. I can’t believe its been 9 years. I’m getting …