Recipes

Coq au vin is a staple dish in traditional French bistros. You’ll often find it on the menu as a plat du jour, and there’s nothing quite like it, especially when accompanied by some crusty French bread. It’s rustic. It’s rich and it smells incredible, bubbling away on the stove while the wine works its…

Is there anything more satisfying than cracking through the caramelized sugar crust of a crème brûlée? That first tap of the spoon, the delicate snap, the creamy vanilla custard underneath, yum. It’s the kind of simple dessert that French cuisine does best. Crème brûlée might be a staple on bistro menus across France, but it’s…

Living in France, there are many things to love about French life, but one of them is definitely the food. We eat seasonally, which means everything is fresh. If you don’t eat your fruit and veg within a couple of days, they go off; it’s organic at its absolute best.  Every time my friend from…