Tag: château

What does EVERYONE do on Sundays in the French countryside? We’re off to the Puces! (that's French for fleas). Every village has an annual Brocante ...

There are 58 steps up the stone spiral staircase to our 4th floor apartment. Two questions: How do you manage an indoor/outdoor cat—a wimpy one ...

It’s maddening, it’s humiliating, it’s frustrating, it’s FUN! Learning a language may be easy when you’re two, but after that, it’s a challenge like no ...

This week, we’re talking goats and goat cheese in its various varieties, with two recipes: a favorite from a Lyon bistro, and a great summer ...

Are you a French gourmand? Then you’re going to want to know about the world’s best French/English food dictionary, free for the asking, by the ...

We get asked this question all the time, in Charleston and in France. Why did we? Would you? Some answers and some musings on what ...

French Lavender: you do grow it in your garden, don’t you? And oh la la the many things we can do with it! We’re combining ...

Watching the Tour de France this week? Hey, we wore the Yellow Jersey too! And crossed the finish line near the Arc de Triomphe, along ...

Today is the start of the French Pastry Project! In which we decide to sample every famous pastry that France has to offer. Is that ...

The French market: Oh, the allure, the colors, the fun, the FOOD! And we know a super one, in medieval Cluny. Let’s grab an expresso ...