Guest Post · Local Food Producers · Taste Pancakes crepes and pets de nonnes February 16, 2015What with Chandeleur in France and Pancake Tuesday in the UK, February is a good time to get whipping up some batter for pastries and crepes. But if you prefer to buy something in town, there’s lots of choice. The traditional pets de nonnes – nuns’ farts.…Continue Reading
Guest Post · Provencal Recipes · Restaurant Recommendations · Taste Craving Madeleines a Sweet French Fix in Aix-en-Provence October 22, 2020Susan Gish may not have a long history of reading works by Marcel Proust, but she shares his love for the classic French cookie-cake = madeleines. She wrote the following, “All I knew was that I am addicted to them. Not all madeleines, just those from Christophe Madeleines in Aix-en-Provence. Being far from an intellectual, …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Inspire · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur Cézanne’s Statuein Aix-en-Provence April 4, 2016The repaving of the area outside the tourist office has been completed and I was really hoping for something a bit more attractive and tourist-friendly – some benches for instance wouldn’t go amiss. And why has Cezanne just been plonked down on the ground? The Cezanne statue and the market in Aix-en-Provence.…Continue Reading
Guest Post · Markets in Provence and Cote d'Azur · Taste Springtime at the Aix-en-Provence Markets May 19, 2021Provence takes a long time to wake up in the morning. Especially on market days in Aix-en-Provence. It may be cold, grey, and dark when the market vendors arrive, but eventually, the market starts to buzz when the sun rises. Vendors begin arriving at 5:30 am for set up. I imagine it’s a slow process, …Continue Reading