Greening Paris: The Eiffel Tower & Trocadero to host the city's largest garden
In recent years, Paris has been on a mission to become a greener, more pedestrian-friendly city. Click to find out more!
A Short History of the French Macaron: From Humble Religious Cake to Ladurée (Part 3)
I'll now return to the beginning of my story and experience tasting the St-Emilion macaron, which is what prompted me to learn more about this small chapter in France's food history in the first pl...
A Short History of the French Macaron: From Humble Religious Cake to Ladurée (Part 2)
As I think about the remarkable diversity of French macarons and their centuries-long history, something strikes me: only the most recent version of the cake has won global recognition as being the...
A Short History of the French Macaron: From Humble Religious Cake to Ladurée (Part 1)
During a recent trip to the medieval French town of Saint-Emilion, I stayed in a lovely B&B called the Château Franc-Pourret, right outside the city's walls and plunged in the middle of the vineyar...