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Olive trees
Ten things you need to know about olive oil
Of the dozens of olive varieties grown in Provence, the caillette - informally known as the Niçoise olive - is perhaps the most beautiful and subtle. 9 comment(s)
Sam Zen
On being vegetarian in France
A few months ago, my son Sam declared himself a vegetarian. Now, if we lived in California this might not sound unusual, but this is France, proud land of steak-frites and saucisson, andouillette and tête de veau. 41 comment(s)
Hanging basket
Sunday lunch at Holland Park
Tempting as it was to linger on the beach on Sunday morning, I wasn't going to miss the opportunity to visit Holland Park, an intriguing new garden center/restaurant that has been open just a couple of months. 1 comment(s)
Mirabelles
Time for mirabelles
When summer decides that it's over in the south of France, it doesn't fool around. 6 comment(s)
Au Petit Gari
Au Petit Gari: a lesson in where not to eat
If my brief career as a Paris bistro chef has given me fresh admiration and respect for restaurant owners who care, it has also made me less forgiving of those who take the customer for an uncomfortable ride. 16 comment(s)
Rosa Table de Claire
La Table de Claire: the aftermath
Becoming a bistro chef for a weekend at La Table de Claire seemed like a brilliant idea until I found myself facing a mountain of vegetables with my back to five flaming burners on one of the most stifling days of the year in Paris. 6 comment(s)
La Table de Claire
My restaurant début at La Table de Claire
I have often wondered what it might be like to cook in a restaurant, but until now had never been curious enough to actually try it. 6 comment(s)
Pissaladière Hi Beach
Pissaladière reinvented
I usually think of pissaladière as one of those dishes that it's best not to toy with too much, so when I saw that it had been reinvented for the Hi Beach by ultra-creative chef Mauro Colagreco of Le Mirazur in Monaco, I couldn't resist ordering it. 3 comment(s)
Christophe Dufau
My feelings about Le Fooding
It was easy to scoff at Le Fooding when the movement first emerged in Paris ten years ago. 1 comment(s)
Basil
A pint-sized garden
Some boys love trucks, others go mad for motorcycles: my son is crazy about cacti and just about anything else that grows. 6 comment(s)
Ravioli
Cooking with La Capelina d'Or
The Niçois love to argue, and nothing provokes a better argument than the subject of how to make one of their classic dishes. 5 comment(s)
Broccoli
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)
Monoprix
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)
Meyer lemon jam
Meyer lemon jam
The first few times I bought these orange-tinted lemons with a bergamot scent from the woman who I will forever think of as the Meyer lemon lady, she couldn't resist asking me if I knew what I was doing. 13 comment(s)
Auberge de la Penne
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)