Tag: chateau de balleure

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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! ...