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Pizza in Marseille
For most people Marseille means bouillabaisse, the once-humble fisherman's stew that has come to symbolize the city's rich cultural mix. But, as we drove to Marseille, I had one thing on my mind: pizza. 3 comment(s)

The best way to cook broccoli
I have my friend Caterina to thank for this ridiculously simple and ridiculously delicious way to tackle a vegetable that many people find uninspiring. 5 comment(s)

The future of French shopping?
You might think of Parisiennes as stylish women who take pleasure in shopping at markets and whipping up sumptuous meals with seasonal ingredients. You would be right about the stylish part. 14 comment(s)

L'Auberge de la Penne
I remember Benoît Poulet telling me that he let his chickens run free in the forest, with the result that some fell prey to hungry foxes. Idealistic you might think, yet it's this very quality that makes his restaurant in the tiny village of La Penne so exceptional. 9 comment(s)

Rose Bakery II
I like to think I discovered Rose Bakery before just about anyone else. 0 comment(s)

Christmas traditions
When I started celebrating Christmas with Philippe and then Sam, I looked for recipes in cookbooks and on the Internet rather than in my mother's scrapbook. 4 comment(s)

Menu for Hope: Win a street food tour in Nice, prize EU23
A Taste of Nice tour to benefit A Menu for Hope. 4 comment(s)

Hugues Foucher, a cheese iconoclast
I've always thought that British cheese is underrated in France in the same way that Canada is underrated in the United States: few people give much thought to its existence. 5 comment(s)

Tofu with Etsuko
I have to admit to having had no strong feelings about tofu, one way or the other, until I learned to make it myself. 6 comment(s)

November on the Italian Riviera
We celebrated Philippe's birthday by returning to Oneglia, on the Italian riviera. 6 comment(s)

Almond and pistachio granola
Much has been written in in the blog world about granola, but I think there is always room for one more recipe. 4 comment(s)

Ten things I love about Paris according to Sam, age six
Seeing Paris through a child's eyes is one of the best ways to rediscover the city. 6 comment(s)

Lunch in the Loft
The danger of inviting strangers into your home is that they might never want to leave, and it was 5pm by the time we all tore ourselves away, exchanging e-mails and promising to keep in touch. 8 comment(s)

The best sandwich in Paris
Jambon-beurre. They are just two apparently humble ingredients, yet choose them carefully, tuck them into a crunchy-crusted baguette, add a swipe of Dijon mustard and you have one of the world's most extraordinary sandwiches. 14 comment(s)

A weekend in Liguria
I've been to Italy more times than I can count, especially since I moved to Nice. So you would think I would stop getting so childishly excited every time I cross the border. 3 comment(s)

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Vancouver: Artisan donuts
After centuries of making fun of our cuisine, the French have suddenly embraced all things Anglo with a passion. In Paris it seems that everywhere you turn someone is dressing up hot dogs or piling gourmet ingredients onto burgers. 5 comment(s)

Vancouver: Eating on The Drive
It was ten years ago that I founded Edible Paris and Les Petits Farcis, my Nice cooking classes, after an inspiring trip to Montreal. It has also been ten years since I last set foot in Canada. 10 comment(s)

Lemon soufflé cake
It will be two more months before I can bite into a juicy French gariguette or ciflorette berry that signals the real beginning of red fruit season. In the meantime, thankfully, there is citrus fruit: vivid lemons, the last of the local clementines, bergamot, bitter oranges for marmalade, and - just occasionally - the deeper orangey-yellow Meyer lemon. 2 comment(s)

Instant minestrone

By the time I have chatted with my favorite farmers and sipped coffee on a sunny terrace with the friends whose paths inevitably cross mine, I often find that there is no time left to cook lunch.

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