January 20, 2013 6 RACLETTE: THE BEST MEAL YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF It is 12 degrees outside as I write this post. The wind is howling and the ground is covered with several [...]
January 13, 2013 8 “WHERE TO GO IN 2013?” THE NEW YORK TIMES LISTS MARSEILLE AS # 2 DESTINATION View of Le Vieux Port in Marseille Photo: David Scott Allen [...]
January 6, 2013 9 WHAT ARE ALL THOSE FRENCH CHILDREN DOING UNDER THE TABLE? All across France today, on January 6th, parents are asking the youngest member of the family to sit [...]
January 2, 2013 6 BONNE ANNÉE, MES AMIS! QUELLES SONT VOS RÉSOLUTIONS POUR LA NOUVELLE ANNÉE? It doesn’t matter where you were when 2012 rolled into 2013 or how you welcomed the New Year–quietly [...]
November 19, 2012 2 À TABLE EN PROVENCE: WHEN THE WORKDAY IS LONG AND HARD, THE MEAL PREP IS QUICK AND EASY The allure of Provence for many of us is its wonderful cuisine coupled with an unfettered life that we [...]
November 11, 2012 9 PRESIDENT HOLLANDE REINFORCES FRENCH CONNECTION TO AFRICA WHILE, HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, ANOTHER CONNECTION TO AFRICA TAKES PLACE The Modern Trobador is back at the keyboard after a brief hiatus to work on a photography exhibition in [...]
October 14, 2012 6 LE CASTELLAS ENCORE: IT’S ALWAYS A WILD EXPERIENCE AT LA FERME DE CHÈVRE IN SIVERGUES At Le Castellas, to guess who else is coming for dinner is always part of fun. You can count on the [...]
October 8, 2012 12 VIBRANT MONDAY MARKET IN GIONO’S PROVENCE: THE FORCALQUIER MARKET Sixty kilometers (38 miles) from Lourmarin, in the French department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, lies [...]
September 24, 2012 6 FALL ALWAYS EVOKES THE START OF SOMETHING NEW: FROM TEXT BOOKS TO TOUR BOOKS Family and friends be forewarned: I am planning a big rendezvous in Provence Fall, for me, always marks the [...]
September 16, 2012 5 LOURMARIN’S JACQUELINE BRICARD TO HOST “LE BINÔME,” AN ENCHANTING EXHIBIT OF NAΪF ART THAT COMBINES PAINTING WITH PHOTOGRAPHY If you have not yet received your invitation to the wedding of the year—Brad and Angelina, of course, who [...]