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From the Archive Collections at MuCEM and Avignon Musées

November 1, 2018

Most museums have massive amounts of ‘stuff’ filed, heaped, and mounded away in archives, basements and warehouses. The question is: what do they do with it all? It really is an issue. Marseille’s MuCEM inherited the contents of the Musée National des Arts et Traditions Populaires in Paris and now has around one million items. Over …

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Lemon Olive Oil Cake Recipe

October 31, 2018

This guest post comes to us from Berlin (and Madrid)! Vlada Migas is a pastry chef and the voice behind the tempting recipes on her blog Cook for Soul. “I enjoy feeding people with tasty desserts and sharing my cooking stories with them. Recently upgraded my skills with alternative dieting recipes and develop my recipe …

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Goût et Voyage Culinary Travel by French Quarter Magazine

October 25, 2018

This article was previously published on the French Quarter Magazine website. “Interview with Goût et Voyage, Spotlight on Travel and Cooking” Tell us a bit about Goût et Voyage. Goût et Voyage creates lasting memories through French (and Italian) gourmet travel adventures. Martine Bertin-Peterson serves as the escort for all Goût et Voyage culinary travel …

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Reflecting on Twenty Years Living in Aix-en-Provence

October 11, 2018

This article “Twenty Years Living in Aix-en-Provence” was originally published on author M. L. Longworth’s website. The post is her reflective view of how the city of Aix-en-Provence has changed in the last two decades, and of those staples that make the city unique. Our decision to move to France was fueled by wanting our …

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A Must Visit to the Porquerolles Fondation Carmignac

October 4, 2018

Porquerolles is the largest of the 3 Iles d’Or (Islands of Gold), easily accessible from the coast. We did the short (20 min) crossing from La Tour Fondu, near Hyères, roughly a 90-minute drive from Aix-en-Provence, depending on traffic. I hadn’t visited Porquerolles for many years and was surprised at the changes to the sleepy …

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New Restaurant in Aix-en-Provence: Mana a la Maison du Collectionneur

September 11, 2018

If you are among the many locals who enjoy eating at Mana Espresso and admire the enterprising young Brits who started it, then this new restaurant is for you! Their second restaurant opened recently, giving them much-needed space for their clientele. Mana a la Maison du Collectionneur is in a lovely old building in the …

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Jessica Lange Photography Show First Time in France

September 6, 2018

Double-Oscar winner, American actress Jessica Lange, is currently showing her photography at the Campredon Centre d’Art, at Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, for the first time in France. In 1967, she won a scholarship from the University of Minnesota to study photography, but Hollywood beckoned, and she played many leading roles: her Oscars for best actress were for Tootsie …

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From the Archive Collections at MuCEM and Avignon Musées

Lemon Olive Oil Cake Recipe

Goût et Voyage Culinary Travel by French Quarter Magazine

Reflecting on Twenty Years Living in Aix-en-Provence

A Must Visit to the Porquerolles Fondation Carmignac

New Restaurant in Aix-en-Provence: Mana a la Maison du Collectionneur

Jessica Lange Photography Show First Time in France

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