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Allison Zinder

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French gastronomy | culture | history | educational experiences.
Based in Paris, France since 1995.
What a fantastic event last night @theamericanlibr What a fantastic event last night @theamericanlibraryinparis ! A rapt audience listened to @aleclobrano moderate a discussion with Rosa Jackson of @lespetitsfarcis_edibleparis and Jane Bertch of @lacuisineparis ! Great anecdotes and observations on life in France, re: living the dream AND reality. And all three of the writers stayed to sign their own books, all of which I highly recommend. 😃 - - - - - - #books #foodwriting #foodwriters #frenchfoodwriters #memoir #foodmemoir #lifeinfood #frenchgastronomy #lifeinfrance #frenchcooking #frenchfood #gastronomy #gastronomie#frenchrecipe #nicoise #cookbooks #frenchcookbooks
“Emily in Paris”: ❤️ or 🤮? After much “Emily in Paris”: ❤️ or 🤮? After much prompting from tour guests, I finally decided to sit down and watch. Find out what I thought - and take the poll to contribute! - in my latest newsletter. You'll also read about my recent talk in Charlottesville, Virginia. Follow the 🔗 in bio!
Five birthdays and a wedding! And Halloween… 🎃👻💀 Our recent trip to Virginia was a blast. Hayrides, pumpkins, parties, and gorgeous weather made this trip with family and friends so much fun. Thanks to everyone for the great times and fantastic photos! @victorproducts @ellenzinder @zinder11 @bleachchai @lurking_dalmatian @marthakeith @level_green_riding_school @luraycaverns - - - - - - - #halloween #ustrip #kids #virginia
No words for this day in history. No words for this day in history.
👀👀👀👀 Dodge City! This delectable slow 👀👀👀👀 Dodge City! This delectable slow cured salame from @smokinggoosemeatery in Indiana is BOMB. It’s a pork salame made with fennel pollen, pink peppercorns, garlic, and black peppercorns. If you’re in RVA, you should run (don’t walk) down to @belmontbutchery to pick up plenty! - - - - - - - - - #smokinggoosemeatery #belmontbutchery #salame #charcuterie #rvamag #rvahappyhours #rvanews #comfortjasonrva #richmondmag #richmondgrid #ceproc #katehillfrance #metiercharcuterie #charcuteriepassiontransmission #thecharcuterieproject #elisadecastro_cnct
Buying lingerie is always more inspiring in a stor Buying lingerie is always more inspiring in a store as beautiful as @printemps Paris. - - - - - - - - #printemps #lingerie #frenchlingerie #shopping #shoppinginparis
Are the French hedonists? You decide. But first, Are the French hedonists? You decide. But first, please read my latest newsletter: just click on the 🔗 in my bio! Find out why French food matters, AND get a free recipe for a savory-sweet seasonal fig appetizer you can make at home, so easily. And always: bon app’! 😋🤤 - - - - - - - - - #frenchfood #frenchcuisine #frenchcooking #gastronomy #frenchgastronomy #frenchrecipe #figs #figrecipe #foodie #foodies #chevre #paris #parisgram #parisjetaime #lifeinfrance #instaparis #whiskylive #whisky #spirits #lovespirits
Barn find #287! Yes, after 7 years, we are still Barn find #287! Yes, after 7 years, we are still discovering objects in barn, garage, attic, cider press area, and workshop. 😂😅 These are biscuit (cookie) and waffle irons. The flatter ones were of the type that were popular for making “oublies” in Medieval times, which were thin wafers sold in the streets of Paris. Oublies were usually taken from the iron and placed over a cylindrical object while still hot, to give them a nice curved shape, much as modern tuile cookies are shaped. What should I do with these? Use them? Give them to a museum?? - - - - - #waffleirons #medieval #moyenage #cuisinedumoyenage #antiques #lifeinfrance #bourgogne #bourgognefranchecomte
“Les vacances” are officially over…. ☀️👙⛱️🏝️🐚🌊 Unless you take a little look back at all the ways we do nothing in summer! Follow the 🔗 in bio to read my latest newsletter, AND to learn how to cook vegetables so they sing. - - - - - - #lesvacances #vacation #holidays #lamer #farniente #donothing #oisivete #summer #summering #cotedazur #bourgogne #riviera #burgundy
The sincerity and earnestness with which my son as The sincerity and earnestness with which my son asked me if I wanted this handbag at our favorite thrift store: «  Because it was made in Egypt.» Me: « How do you know? » Him: « Because it has little pyramids on it.» 😂😂😂 - - - - - #kidssaythedarndestthings #kids #momlife #thrifting #dingfring #lerelais #paris20ème
It’s la rentrée! 😃😃😃 After packing my It’s la rentrée! 😃😃😃 After packing my kids off to their first day of school this morning, I unpacked these beautiful 1930s dishes. The late-summer vide-greniers or village jumble sales in France were a boon this year! Happy back to school! 😎 - - - - - #artdeco #artdecodishes #videgrenier #lifeinfrance #jumblesale #dishware #lovefrance #artdelatable
« Any woman or man caught touching the fruit wil « Any woman or man caught touching the fruit will get the same treatment. » 😳😳😳 😱😱😱 😂😂😂
RIP Alain Delon RIP Alain Delon
#riviera #cotedazur #riviera #cotedazur
Last fall, I had the privilege and pleasure of wor Last fall, I had the privilege and pleasure of working in this inspiring 18th-century kitchen at the Relais de Camont. In 2025, the witty and wise Kate Hill is offering special residencies just for food writers at this charming 300-year-old farmhouse in Gascony (southwest France). Two-week sessions dedicated to the culinary arts are tailored for food writers looking for inspiration, practice, research, and quiet, productive writing time. Cooks, stylists, and photographers are welcome. The Relais de Camont is truly a quiet place to work. My time there was so productive! The concentrated isolation was interspersed with cooking, lovely canal-side walks, and spirited conversations around the table with Kate and other residents. Visit @relais.de.camont for more information about this truly special experience. - - - - - - - #foodwriters #foodwriting #recipewriters #writinglife #residency #creativeresidency #creative #artistsretreat #retreat #writingresidencies #writersofinstagram #writerinresidence #writingretreat #authors #writingcommunity
Off to vacation land! 🚙☀️⛱️👙🌴🐚 Off to vacation land! 🚙☀️⛱️👙🌴🐚 1. Pre-departure bubble party in our Burgundy courtyard. 2. 130-year-old cedar tree in the garden at our friend’s family home in the southern Morvan (Burgundy). 3. A bookshelf in the pink sitting room in this ancient country house, which has been in the family since the 19th century. 4. Wallpaper detail. 5. The kitchen: gingham heaven, with the tommette tiles shined to a patina by the footsteps of countless ancestors, cooking meals for dozens at a time. 6. Perrault’s fairy tales, the 1880 edition. 7. A Swedish sculpture-bench in Luzy, Burgundy. 8. Daybreak along lake Laffrey. 9. A delectable lunch in Gap, at the highly worthwhile Le Pasturier, a rare gem of a restaurant. 10. All kids and animals asleep in the back seat. - - - - - - #vacation #vacances #bourgogne #burgundy #nievre #laffrey #lacdemontagne #voyage #roadtrip #travellingwithkids #ete2024 #travelolympics #morvan #lifeinfrance #labellefrance #campagne
Highlights from a recent trip to amazing western F Highlights from a recent trip to amazing western France. 🌈☀️⛅️🌧️🌤️ Find out more about this most magical place in my newsletter this Friday! Tap the 🔗 in my bio to sign up. - - - - - - #ouest #ouestfrance #westernfrance #lifeinfrance #vacation #vacances #voyage #voyagetofrance
Brittany… #bretagne #breizh Brittany… #bretagne #breizh
Highlights from study abroad! A visit to @champag Highlights from study abroad! A visit to @champagnegeoffroy in Aÿ is always a pleasure. Renaud’s down to earth explanations of the Champagne process captivate students of Food & Culture of France. They return home with new knowledge and plenty of great memories of the experience! 🍾🥂🍾🥂🍾🥂🍾 - - - - - #champagne #frenchwines #champagnegeoffroy #studyabroadparis #studyabroad #studyabroadfrance #jmuglobal #jmustudyabroad #globaldukes
Is Parisian weather driving you bonkers? ☂🌞⛈💧🌨⚡🌪 Over the course of one day, we’re faced with gray clouds, some rain, then a little blue sky, and MAYBE some sun. And then it might rain again. (It’s raining right now!) We’re going from t-shirt weather to Novemberish in a few hours. And back again. 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 Or, it's just white. When we wake up, we say "Quel temps fait-il ?" Answer: "Il fait BLANC." How do you dress for such crazy conditions? Click the 🔗in bio to find out! - - - - - - - - #parisweather #meteo #meteodemerde #summer #ete #summer? #seriousweather #paris #dresslikeaparisian #waitingforsummer #lifeinfrance #parisjetaime #parisjetaimequandmeme #effingweather
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