October 9, 2011 11 SATURDAY MORNINGS IN PROVENCE: WE’RE APT TO BE IN APT The heart of Apt, where the market unfolds every Saturday, is a labyrinth of narrow streets dating back to [...]
July 31, 2011 16 LA FERME DE CHEVRE – RESERVATIONS FOR FIVE….AND A FEW GOATS Note: This is not an experience for everyone–those with an aversion to narrow winding roads, a preference [...]
July 10, 2011 6 14th OF JULY — LE QUARTORZE JUILLET — LET’S CELEBRATE WITH A BASTILLE DAY DINNER PARTY We are grateful to David Scott Allen of Cocoa & Lavender for developing an original menu and to Win [...]
July 4, 2011 7 10 MARKETS IN PROVENCE: PLAN TO SPEND THE DAY AT L’ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE This post is the third in a series that will feature each of the ten markets that The Modern Trobadors [...]
June 27, 2011 8 10 MARKETS IN PROVENCE: LITTLE CUCURON IS ONE OF OUR VERY FAVORITES! This post is the second in a series that will feature each of the ten markets that The Modern Trobadors [...]
April 10, 2011 14 THE SCENT OF A CRÊPE I have been known to follow the scent of a crêpe into the depths of an unfamiliar Parisian neighborhood [...]
November 29, 2010 8 OUR BRIEF FORAY INTO THE WORLD OF TRUFFLE HUNTING This week’s posting is written conjunction with David Scott Allen, Editor of Cocoa & Lavender, who is [...]
November 8, 2010 6 DON’T FORGET PROVENCE IN THE WINTER Chapelle St-Sixte As one drives toward Les Alpilles, along the D24 between the tiny villages of Orgon and [...]
September 27, 2010 5 HERBES DE PROVENCE REVEALED “What are Herbes de Provence?” I was asked. Lori, who has had the unenviable task of cleaning chez [...]
September 13, 2010 5 THE ART OF MAKING ICE CREAM IS ALIVE AND EXCEEDINGLY WELL (DONE) IN ANSOUIS Over the hill, past the Château d’Ansouis, and through the vineyards and sunflower fields, you will find [...]