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The Baroness on the Blow-up Bed

It's the busiest month of the year in Burgundy. Parties, fêtes, guests and more guests! Here's how we're coping, plus a summer lunch menu for ...
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Those Little Cultural Hiccups

Well they just do everything a little differently over here. We've got a list of those cultural quirks that make life interesting in France. Maybe ...
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The Gâteau au Chocolat of the Mysterious Catherine

Chocolate cake: Will you go for a mile high layer cake smothering in frosting, American style, or a slim slice of a rich, sophisticated French ...
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From Turret to Tower: Paris ‘en haut’

We trade one tower for another this week, from the château tower to one a bit higher in Paris. Test your Eiffel Tower trivia--would you ...
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Baba and the Green Tomatoes

I'm swapping recipes with my French neighbors this week. Well theirs is a a little more sophisticated, what's new! Learn to make a classic French ...
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Stirring the Pot at a Spanish Inn

What in the world is an ‘auberge espagnole’? Better brush up on this term if you’re ever invited to a French fête. Then try a ...
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Into the Depths: Stocking ‘La Cave’

The good news about Burgundy farmhouses: They nearly always come with a real live stone wine cellar. A wine 'cave' is de rigeuer in France---but ...
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How the French Really Eat: An Interview with Five Lyon Ladies

How did I finagle a lunch, fixed just for me by five great French cooks? Why it’s all in the name of research, of course! ...
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