Uzès Truffle Festival Star: Madame Cochan

Uzès Truffle Festival 2023 is here! Let’s take a look back … _________________________________________________________________________ Saturday night I served a fancy pork terrine bought in the Loire Valley to friends who were in town for Uzès’ Truffle Festival. That bite of pork could have been my last. I’m in love […]

Holiday Gift From France -A French Chef’s Bilingual CookBook

Here’s a Holiday Gift from France my family and friends LOVE. Yours will, too!  One of my favorite chefs in France, Emma Kershaw, introduced her new cookbook during COVID lockdown. “The Day Louis Was Eating” is a big hit with my family in the US and it’s available […]

Minerve Cathar Cathars Languedoc Occitanie

In Search of the Cathars in Languedoc/Occitanie

These days, I’m curious as I embark on my travels around Languedoc Occitanie in search of the Cathars. The Cathar religion is a cult that once thrived in the southern regions of France. The more I  research, I find myself increasingly drawn to the intriguing stories surrounding the […]

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