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French gastronomy | culture | history | educational experiences.
Based in Paris, France since 1995.

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??
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#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.
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#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.»

😂😂😂
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#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! 😎
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#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.
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#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.

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#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.
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#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!

🍾🥂🍾🥂🍾🥂🍾
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#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!
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#parisweather #meteo #meteodemerde #summer #ete #summer? #seriousweather #paris #dresslikeaparisian #waitingforsummer #lifeinfrance #parisjetaime #parisjetaimequandmeme #effingweather

Even all the racket from incessant pre-Olympic con

Even all the racket from incessant pre-Olympic construction can’t dim the beauty of this Wallace Fountain!

Added benefit: tiny sprinkler features spray off heat-weary Parisians.

You know, since we just went from November to June a couple of days ago… 🤣🤣
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#summer
#finallysummer
#summerinparis
#fontainewallace
#wallacefountains
#paris20ème
#20thdistrict
#paris

Dinner in White! Last week’s mysterious Dîner e

Dinner in White! Last week’s mysterious Dîner en Blanc, held in the Parc Saint Cloud, was about as close as one can get to the sublime.

And it was the most fun I’ve had in months!

Thank you @chefrandallprice and @emily_in_france - among the 8000-odd other guests - for creating such a delicious and splendiferous evening.

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#dinerenblanc.paris

Happy French Mother’s Day! To my mother, all mo

Happy French Mother’s Day!

To my mother, all mothers, future mothers, and most importantly, to all frustrated and disheartened would-be mothers: don’t give up!

The path can be long, but it’s yours to travel. May your search for motherhood also include tears of joy. ❤️
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#lifeinfrance #mothersday #creativeprocreation #hope #infertility #bonnefetemaman #happymothersday #mom #maman

Food & Culture of France has begun! This 3-week

Food & Culture of France has begun!

This 3-week study abroad program designed for James Madison University’s history department introduces students to French gastronomy.

So it’s not just about tasting cheese or macarons or all the other delicious French foods we sample.

It’s also about the traditions and culture surrounding the foods, because they’re just as important as the food itself!
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#jmuglobal #jamesmadisonuniversity #frenchfood #french cuisine #learning #foodways #frenchculture #studyabroad #lifeinfrance #frenchingredients #students #studentlife

A few cooking projects over the extra-long holiday

A few cooking projects over the extra-long holiday weekend!

Last week, France had two work days and a weekend of five days, basically how it should always be, right?

- Rhubarb compote

- Shelling fresh peas

- Boubou decidedly NOT helping out

- Tandoori chicken on the barbecue (only because I’m waiting for the tandoor oven that is being installed this summer along with the swimming pool and tennis court 😂)

- Operation homemade pizza

- A feline prowler in the barn
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#burgundy #countrylife #bourgogne #cookinglife #frenchfood #rhubarb #lifeinfrance #tandoorichicken #finallyspring

Savoring fresh garlic at our local market in Burgu

Savoring fresh garlic at our local market in Burgundy.
#freshgarlic
#ail #garlic #ailfrais #frenchgarlic #spring #frenchmarkets #farmersmarket

Table side service of la graine…. Couscous, anyo

Table side service of la graine…. Couscous, anyone? 😀
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#couscous #pariscouscous #pariscouscousrestaurant #yum #atlas #boulevardsaintgermain

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