The Bûche de Noël or Christmas Yule Log is a French tradition, and every year, the big palace hotels release a new version. This is Angelo Musa’s from the Plaza Athénée.
Tag: France
Wednesday Bites: St-Marcellin
Discovering the oft-neglected St-Marcellin cow’s milk cheese.
Postcard from Paris – Parc Montsouris
A few shots from one of my favorite Parisian parks.
What Does Thanksgiving Mean When You’re an Expat?
Even if I’m not celebrating Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November this year, there are a lot of things to be thankful for.
Postcard from Montclus, Gard
Montclus, in the Gard region, right on the border with Ardèche, has been ranked one of the most beautiful villages in France.
Wednesday Bites: The Parisian Market
Paris is home to over 80 weekly markets, where you can buy produce, cheese, meat, fish… pretty much everything you need. But one of my favorite Paris markets isn’t a weekly market, and it actually isn’t even in Paris.
Wednesday Bites: La Fromagerie
The absolute best thing about living in France — aside from the free school and the free healthcare and the weekly markets… (OK, there are a lot of great things about living in France) — so one of the best things about living in France is the cheese.
Postcard from Montségur
Montségur was the last stronghold of the protectors of the Cathars in the Languedoc region, in the South of France.
Quinoa, Peach, Balsamic Chicken, Chickpeas, Feta
I went home this summer. I also went to New York, where I was born, but that’s not what I mean. It’s hard, sometimes, as someone without roots, as someone who has…
Chicken, Blackberries, Feta, Mango, Spinach & 10 Things I Really Like About France
I really like French trains. Not because they’re usually on time, which, in my experience (and contrary to most), they tend to be, and not because they’re inexpensive, which, in general, they…