THE PERTUIS MARKET
Conversations in Provence inevitably turn to local markets (and food and wine, of course). Did you see the [...]
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PATRICIA WELLS IN MY KITCHEN
Okay, Patricia Wells is not really in my kitchen. But her new book, The French Kitchen Cookbook: Recipes and [...]
VAUGINES MAY NOT BE IN TOUR BOOKS BUT IT RATES HIGH WITH ME…AND PETER MAYLE
I never met Peter Mayle when he was living in Lourmarin—despite sharing a few friends, an affinity for [...]
THE PONT DU GARD, A MUST-SEE SITE, IS MY PICK FOR A SUMMER’S LAST HURRAH!
Over the valley, from side to side, and ever so high in the air, stretch the three tiers of the tremendous [...]
FIGS IN PROVENCE: A CAUSE FOR SLEUTHING, CELEBRATION, AND A LINGERIE SHOW
The luscious fig—its sweet flesh accented by crunchy seeds and enveloped by a deep purple skin—will soon [...]
OFF THE VIA DOMITIATO GASCONY AND LES VINS DU SUD-OUEST: LA DOUCEUR DE VIVRE
We always harbor the hope that we will discover a good wine at a really reasonable (read: cheap) price. Who doesn’t?
We’ve had some real duds in this quest—wines that wouldn't even qualify as marinades and went straight down the kitchen sink—and we’ve made some terrific discoveries. The wines from Gascony and its neighboring appellations definitely fall into the latter category. [...]
TAKING THE KIDS TO PROVENCE: WAXING NOSTALGIA AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A MEMORABLE FAMILY VACATION
I offer my thoughts about taking the kids to the Luberon area of Provence, where we have many years of [...]
30 ROSÉ WINES TO TASTE: PROVENCE COMES TO NEW YORK CITY
The growing demand for excellent rosés—and Provence’s ability to meet that demand—was unmistakably clear at “Provence in the City 2013,” a tasting of rosé wines in New York City last Tuesday. With over 30 wineries from the heart of the world’s [...]
ÉDITH PIAF DIED 50 YEARS AGO BUT HER ICONIC SONGS LIVE ON
Last weekend brought another snowy Sunday to New England….and to parts of Provence. It snowed unusually [...]
AMOUR’S JEAN-LOUIS TRINTIGNANT HAILS FROM PROVENCE… AND OTHER AMOUR TIDBITS TO DROP AT TONIGHT’S OSCAR PARTY
Amour has captured the hearts of movie-buffs, critics, and those that bestow those coveted awards every year. [...]
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