Download Our Summer Menu Collection

Featuring 25 recipes from the South of France for summer weather, along with menu suggestions, all designed to make your cooking experience enjoyable. Download this PDF, which includes recipes for starters, main courses, side dishes, and desserts.

 Margo Lestz

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Margo is a British/American who has lived in Nice, France for the past nine years. She loves digging into the history of an area and discovering the tales behind local customs and traditions. She blogs about her discoveries on The Curious Rambler . She is also the author of two books, French Holidays & Traditions, and Curious Histories of Nice, France. Click here for Margo's books.

She describes herself as a perpetual student and is always taking some kind of course or researching a moment in history that has caught her fancy. She’s curious by nature and always wondering who, what, why, when, where, and how.

Margo shares her adventures (and her questions) with Jeff, her husband of many years. She enjoys travel, history, observing cultures and traditions – and then writing about them, of course.

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Stay: Accommodation & Rentals in Provence

Changing How We Travel: An Exclusive Interview with Alastair Sawday

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We love receiving questions from Perfectly Provence readers about travel and places to stay. So, when Alastair Sawday himself, the visionary behind Sawday’s, reached out in search of an “old contact in Provence,” we were thrilled. His friend, once an inspector for Sawday’s Special Places and a regional guide, had drifted out of touch. With …
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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities

5 Provencal Villages to Visit from the Mountains to the Mediterranean

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Provencal Recipes · Side Dish · Starter Course · Stephanie Villegas · Taste

Asparagus, Burrata, Charred Lemon and Toasted Hazelnut Crunch

August 24, 2026
Whether you serve this asparagus burrata dish as a starter, side, or a light lunch, it feels like summer on a platter. It’s simple yet elegant. Quickly searing the asparagus brings out its natural sweetness, and the lemon adds a touch of brightness. The creamy burrata, blended with the warm juices from the asparagus and …
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Keith Van Sickle · Restaurant Recommendations · Taste

Dining at Château des Alpilles in St-Rémy-de-Provence and Feel like Royalty

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On a warm evening, there’s no better place for a special meal than Château des Alpilles in St-Rémy-de-Provence. It’s a hotel-restaurant that has been delighting visitors since the 19th century. A Spectacular Setting It’s not just that the food is delicious; the setting is spectacular, too. You arrive via a long driveway bordered by century-old …
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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire · Learning French

Looking for a French Immersion Holiday in Provence? S.L Immersion is the Answer

August 14, 2026
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