Order Today! A Mother’s Day Gift Box from Provence

Are you searching for a Mother’s Day gift? We have the perfect one for the Francophile Foodie Mom.

Introducing The French Cuisine Petite Box, a collaboration between food blogger Le Chef’s Wife and gifting company Best French Forever.

The French Cuisine Petite Box is a curated selection of beautifully handcrafted, made-in-Provence items to enjoy in the kitchen. A trip to le marché in Provence with French Cuisine essentials hand selected to bring Provençal style and joie de vivre.

“We loved working on this gift box together,” says Anina Belle Giannini, Founder of Le Chef’s Wife, of partnering with Cynthia Moos of Best French Forever. “We thought of the items that a Francophile Foodie would treasure.”

What’s Inside?

And indeed, The French Cuisine Petite Box includes:

• An exclusive blend of Herbes de Provence crafted by Le Chef’s Wife and her French husband, Le Chef (Sébastien Giannini). It will give the authentic taste of Provence to any dish;
• A blue and white striped handmade cotton apron to cook in style;
• A mortar and pestle carved by hand and made of Provençal Olive wood.

The curated gift box also comes with two Provençal recipes by Le Chef’s Wife to start enjoying the Herbes de Provence immediately!

Where to find the Box?

You can purchase the curated gift box on Best French Forever’s website. It is available in small quantities and will ship on Tuesday, May 9th, for delivery before Mother’s Day. If you’d like it for the special day, make sure to order it by Monday, May 8th!

Culinary Collaboration

This beautiful curation is a collaboration between Anina Belle Gianinni of Le Chef’s Wife and Cynthia Moos of Best French Forever.

Le Chef’s Wife blog is an online destination for home cooks and Francophiles. Readers find seasonal French Recipes, inspired largely by the French Riviera and Provence, explained simply. “I believe that French food does not have to be intimidating and that delicious, seasonal, restaurant-worthy meals can be prepared at home by even the most inexperienced cooks in small kitchens,” explains Anina Belle. Le Chef’s Wife translates the elaborate French cooking of Le Chef (Sébastien Giannini) into easy-to-follow, step-by-step recipes written for home cooks with busy lives, limited kitchen equipment and no culinary training. For more information, please read A Delicious Interview with Le Chef’s Wife Anina Belle.

Best French Forever is a curated gift company that celebrates l’art de vivre en Provence via unique, sustainable, and joy-inducing products made in the South of France by small businesses and artisans. Within each curated box comes an experience of the senses, which transports the recipient to the South of France the way that Cynthia, founder and Provence native, experienced it in her childhood. BFF’s mission is to promote the craftsmanship of Provence and a different way of living life: pleasurable yet more sustainable. “Finding beauty and joy in simplicity, that is our motto.”

Choose a thoughtful and memorable gift this Mother’s Day

Carolyne Kauser-Abbott

With her camera and laptop close at hand, Carolyne has traded in her business suits for the world of freelance writing and blogging. Her first airplane ride at six months of age was her introduction to the exciting world of travel.

While in Provence, Carolyne can be found hiking with friends, riding the hills around the Alpilles or tackling Mont Ventoux. Her attachment to the region resonates in Perfectly Provence this digital magazine that she launched in 2014. This website is an opportunity to explore the best of the Mediterranean lifestyle (food & wine, places to stay, expat stories, books on the region, travel tips, real estate tips and more), through our contributors' articles.

Carolyne writes a food and travel blog Ginger and Nutmeg. Carolyne’s freelance articles can be found in Global Living Magazine, Avenue Magazine and City Palate (Published Travel Articles).