A couple of weeks ago I got a call from a reporter for France 3 Normandie, Christiane Lablancherie. She’s producing a series on Joy at the Table and wanted to…
I can't count the number of times I've presented a menu to a cooking class with a beet recipe in it, and gotten looks like I was proposing a final…
It's school vacation, again. Every six weeks French students have a two week break, and parents adjust. I used to think this was insane but I've come around. When…
The Academie du Talent of Louviers highlights young, local talent who, during their one-year tenure at the Academie, meet professionals in their field, perform, and travel together. The goal of…
The meat, that is. I rarely cook turkey except on Thanksgiving, but my French compatriots love it, to the tune of nearly 12 pounds per capita per year. And turkey is…
Step Right Up!!! You don't want to miss the Asheville Class where for three days we cook, we learn, we laugh and we get out into the countryside to see…
I was driving down a familiar country road on Friday, after a visit to one of the high schools my daughter is considering. I say familiar, because I drove my…
The rain has been unbelievable. Paris was submerged the other night, enveloped in a steady drizzle that penetrated everything, including my raincoat, as I walked down Boulevard St. Germain on…
Cooking and teaching French cuisine in Los Angeles is more fun than I could have imagined! For one thing, I’m in the home of Cathy and Steve Arkle high on…