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Join our virtual Tour de France: no exertion, only great food and wine!

In honor of the Tour de France, our resident sommelier Viktorija and I are offering a series of virtual cooking classes that will take you all the way around the country without leaving your home.

Fashion, Paris

On the trail of Ines

Fashion and I never really did hit it off — fashion people don't seem to eat anything, for one — but thanks to an editor with a great sense of humor and my youthful enthusiasm I managed to pass myself off as a minor authority for a couple of years.

Healthy eating, Paris, Restaurants

Nanashi

My job frequently requires me to eat elaborate three-course meals at lunch and dinner several days in a row, and I am grateful when I come across a restaurant that acts as a kind of cleansing interlude, replenishing my body with crunchy vegetables and wholesome grains…

Food shops, Paris

Au Merveilleux de Fred

Nearly every French pastry shop has its cloud-like meringues sitting in a puffy heap somewhere near the window, but they often seem to be more of a decoration than something that people actually eat.

Healthy eating, Nice, Paris, Restaurants, Vegetarian

On being vegetarian in France

A few months ago, my son Sam declared himself a vegetarian. Now, if we lived in California this might not sound unusual, but this is France, proud land of steak-frites and saucisson, andouillette and tête de veau.

Food shops, Paris, Travel

A few days in Montmartre
with Haven in Paris

I have a vision of my perfect apartment in Paris. It would be high up - stairs don't scare me - with a small balcony and a sweeping view over the zinc rooftops, punctuated here and there with church spires and glimmering domes.

Food shops, Paris, Pastry

The Paris-Brest
at La Pâtisserie des Rêves

Never one to miss a new Paris pastry shop, I made a taxi screech to a halt when I spotted La Pâtisserie des Rêves back in September.

Desserts, Nice, Paris, Recipes

Time for mirabelles

Mirabelles, like their cousin the quetsch (known as damson in English), are a specialty of the Alsace-Lorraine region. It's thought that René of Anjou discovered them during the Crusades of the 15th century…

Nice, Paris, Recipes, Vegetarian

The best way to cook broccoli

I have my friend Caterina to thank for this ridiculously simple and ridiculously delicious way to tackle a vegetable that many people find uninspiring.

Food shops, Nice, Paris

The future of French shopping?

You might think of Parisiennes as stylish women who take pleasure in shopping at markets and whipping up sumptuous meals with seasonal ingredients. You would be right about the stylish part.