Food Photo Gallery

It is a little-known fact that Bayonne was the first chocolate-making city in France. In the 17th century, a wave […]

If there’s one thing that should be said about the South-West of France, it’s that you shouldn’t go if you’re […]

[Traditional French Cooking Class] Show-and-tell: this is the gear I bought for the cooking class I am taking this year! […]

[Warm Leek Salad with Fresh Walnuts] There is a special kind of grace in the simple combination of a few […]

Last Saturday I went to the Marché des Batignolles, an all-organic market that’s just a short bus ride from where […]

I tasted my first canelé some seven years ago, at Eric Kayser’s boulangerie on rue Monge. Maxence had a friend […]

Two years ago today, I hit “publish” on my very first post for Chocolate & Zucchini. I had been toying […]

I have a new piece appearing today on NPR’s weekly Kitchen Window column: this one is all about putting together […]

[Carrot Chestnut Soup] Fall officially came into office barely a week ago, and while the weather hasn’t been particularly drab […]

Pimentón de la Vera is a paprika-like powder made of smoked and ground chilli peppers, produced in Extremadura, one of […]

[Rice Cakes] “Waste not, want not“, saith popular wisdom. I do hate having to throw out good ingredients or tasty […]

When Louisa brought me peaches and zucchini from Le Potager du Roi in Versailles, her birthday gift was really twofold […]

As I write these lines, we have 52 56 contributions to this 13th edition of Wine Blogging Wednesday! I’m delighted […]

Some might think that when I set the theme for this 13th edition of Wine Blogging Wednesday, I already had […]