If you really want to get to know France, skip the tour bus and head straight to the market. On a recent trip through Normandy, I followed my appetite from rustic oyster stalls to elegant Michelin-star dining rooms — and each plate told its own story.

When is the Perfect Time to Learn Italian or French? The “perfect” time for us to learn another language is when we have a reason to do so

Rosé wine has become the summertime drink of choice not only in France but around the world. Walk through the wine aisles of any French

Quarantining and the shut down of favorite restaurants have caused many of us to discover - and rediscover- the joys of cooking at home.

Aromatic lavender fields, quaint and pretty street markets, exquisite little cafés where you can sit and watch the world go by, chilled wine

If you have some spare time (and who doesn't these days?) and you'd like to brush up on your French. Paris Update & Frantastique are...

Visiting Provence is not just about ticking off the towns and sites you have read about and want to see. I highly recommend allowing for...

Picturesque to the utmost degree, Gordes rises above the lush Imergue Valley and faces the Luberon mountains. Considered by many to be...

Oppède-le-Vieux is one of my favorite Luberon hill towns. Surrounded by lush, overgrown vegetation, Oppède-le-Vieux is a small and...