As the holidays are nigh, my mind turns to Champagne. I adore it – and could probably drink it at every meal! Yes, once in France, a farmer I met who lived near Epernay told ...

The Bûche de Noël is an edible optical illusion.  It is made and decorated to look like a log from the forest – an actual Yule log.  And what is a Yule log you ask?  ...

For some reason, this word has been dancing around in my head for days – maybe because it’s getting close to the wine harvest.   Cépage  means ‘grape ...

Pâte à Choux pronounced ‘pat ah shoe’  is actually 3 words; 1. Pâte means ‘dough or paste’ the hat over the A means that in Latin there was an S after ...

So I got a funny story.   Once in France I went into a Butcher Shop.  I saw this sign on one of the items that translated as ‘language’ or ‘langue’ in ...

When I was in France, I had a friend who I worked with who was from Ile de la Réunion.  A very very tiny island “near” Madagascar’s eastern shore.  Lately ...

With the abundance of fresh flowers now, some you can actually eat!  Violets come to mind as do roses and buttercups (do you like butter?).  In France, pastry chefs decorate ...

I really want to own a bistro someday, but first, where does that word come from. After all, I should know what I’m getting myself into. The most plausible explanation is ...