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Since summer entertaining should be a breeze, this collection, designed with simplicity in mind, features 20 easy-to-follow recipes and a few menu suggestions. Download this PDF, which includes recipes for starters, main courses, side dishes, and desserts.

 Taste

Enjoy theses articles for a sample of  the food and drinks from Provence. After all one cannot survive on sightseeing and culture alone! The pleasure of eating French food extends well beyond Paris. Pull up a seat at a Provencal table, and you may still be talking about food 3-4 hours later, but will have no regrets. Our writers share their restaurant recommendations. Learn about our favourite local food markets. Meet the chefs, enjoy a cooking class or indulge in a culinary holiday. There are artisanal food producers and more gastronomic pleasures. However, the food tastes better with a glass of local wine. Apero is cocktail time in Provence – enjoy the regional sips (wines and spirits) in these articles.

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Local Food Producers · Taste

Treat Yourself to Luxurious Easter Chocolates from Provence – Order Today!

March 25, 2025
Don’t wait for the Easter Bunny! Remember Provence has sourced high-quality chocolates and sweets at reasonable prices for the springtime holiday. Made in Provence with organic (74% cocoa) cocoa, these artisanal chocolates make great gifts. Produced with dark or milk chocolate by a French Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant (EPV)-labeled confectionery near Aix-en-Provence, these sweets are …
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Dessert · François de Mélogue · Pastries · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Delicious Recipe Rum and Orange-Scented Beignets for Dessert

February 19, 2025
While I cannot promise that these feather-light beignets are low-calorie, they are delicious. A traditional French recipe for rum and orange-scented beignets that most likely got their nickname pets de nonne (literally “nun’s farts”) from a slight bastardization of the earlier term paix-de-nonne (“nun’s peace”). They are delicious dipped in a rich, homemade hot chocolate. …
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