
A Petite Pause and Grissini Breadsticks
Bordeaux has transformed from a bustling tourist destination with packed streets into a sleepy summer village, with closed shops and half-filled bistro tables.
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Bordeaux has transformed from a bustling tourist destination with packed streets into a sleepy summer village, with closed shops and half-filled bistro tables.

My last freezer recipe of the summer isn’t ice cream, but a light and airy Nougat Glacé.

Join me in the south of France for a hands-on French baking experience!

Just last week, the marché tables were covered with bright red cherries.

Late July deserves a weekend in the French countryside.

Late July signals the slow goodbye to cherry season here in Bordeaux.

Early this morning, I filled a couple water bottles, stuffed the pockets of my bike jersey with cookies and set out through the quiet streets of Bordeaux to the river.

This year’s Bastille Day, French Independence Day is now also the France versus Spain World Cup semi-finals.

Yesterday I zipped up my red poppy cycling jersey, threw on my big sun hat, and headed into town for the Bordeaux stage of the Tour de France.

A little French.