January 22, 2012 5 MY FAVORITE CHOCOLATIER IN PROVENCE First of two-part article L’Alphabet des Saveurs chocolates Photo: 1j2M Some of the best [...]
January 15, 2012 7 LONGING FOR BLACK TRUFFLES, CONSOLED BY FRAGRANT MEMORIES AND PATRICIA WELLS’ “SIMPLY TRUFFLES” Today is the third Sunday in January, otherwise known as “The Mass for the Truffles” in Richerenches: the [...]
December 11, 2011 9 ‘TIS THE SEASON FOR VERRINES DE NOËL! Having entered the season in which we all eat, drink and endeavor to be merry, I would like to introduce you [...]
November 7, 2011 5 NEED SOMETHING FOR MONDAY NIGHT’S DINNER? GO TO THE MARKET AT CADENET…AND, WHILE YOU’RE THERE, POKE AROUND! Mondays are the best day to visit Cadenet. Okay, some people will say that Monday is the only day to visit [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]