The Essence of Provence
Whether your tastes run to cosy cottages or grand châteaus, beaches or hill towns, long lunches or languid dinners, the south of France delivers.
Read moreAh, France! The nation that gave rise to gratins, soufflés, steak frites and croque monsieur. There’s plenty to love about French cuisine, and here are some of the reasons we do.
French onion soup
A deeply comforting yet thrifty dish. Take time to caramelise the onions, building up a mahogany marmalade to colour and flavour the broth.
Boneless rib-eye steak with béarnaise sauce
A classic steak recipe served with a brilliant béarnaise. This recipe comes from chef Simon Cottard – it has been on his restaurant menu for 30 years, need we say more?
Summer berry tartelettes
Everyone will love these mini-tarts. They’re so pretty, and they taste every bit as good as they look!
Five french cheeses for your next cheeseboard
France’s premier fromagier names five lesser-known varieties that every cheese aficionado should add to their rotation.
Cooking in Julia Child’s kitchen
When we first heard about Julia Child’s Provence cottage going up for rent on Airbnb, the news certainly spawned a few days of vacation daydreaming. Rosanna Pansino, however, made that dream a reality.
What to drink with Cassoulet
Cassoulet’s origins are famously contentious – the French towns of Toulouse, Castelnaudary and Carcassonne all claim priority when it comes to whose clever peasants first thought to stew dried beans, preserved duck and pork together.
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