14+ hour, 28+ min ago  (804+ words) Occasionally this Food noter comes across a product, previously untasted or even unheard of, which is so delicious that it warrants a hearty recommendation. The most recent was the French equivalent of Jammie Dodgers, called Les Lunettes de Romans. This…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (646+ words) This commonly-used phrase literally translates as: to want the butter and the money of the butter." It is very similar to the English sayings: You cannot have your cake and eat it To want the best of both worlds It…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (815+ words) When I tell people I moved to France for the cake it sounds facetious. In truth, we came for the attractively priced property (19, 000, in this case)." Every Saturday we made the pilgrimage " an apposite word because at that time I…...

9+ mon, 4+ day ago  (955+ words) Bakeries are feeding a craving for trompe-l'oeil creations. Boulangerie Marcel in Lyon, Les P'tits Fr'res in Montpellier, P'tisserie "lodie Serres in P'lissanne, Alexandre Boulangerie in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, P'tisserie Julianne in Reims and many more have added trompe-l'oeil to their portfolio of…...

11+ mon, 8+ hour ago  (547+ words) Almond flour has been a pantry staple in Paris for as long as anyone can remember. It happens to be less expensive than it is here (USA) and, perhaps because of the turnover, usually quite fresh. In the States, it's…...