Spring has arrived in Paris and with it the celebration of the spring vegetables and fruit that define the season far more reliably than the weather. While the sky might still change from beautiful, crisp and clear in the morning to offering a drizzle in the afternoon, the sight of plump, wildly red strawberries, bright … Read more
This classic Toulouse cassoulet recipe makes a hearty stew of haricot beans, pork, sausages, and duck confit, one of countless versions of cassoulet. I made this in Ceret in Southern France, including making it one evening for a Toulouse-born local we invited for dinner. Although I almost didn’t pull it off as the Catalan butcher … Read more
This classic salade Lyonnaise recipe makes the Southern France edition of our Weekend Eggs recipe series, which was brought to you from Céret and Perpignan, where we settled in for two weeks on the southern France leg of our 12-month global grand tour. In the interests of bringing the fine season of spring on with … Read more
This afternoon chocolate delight recipe made with bread, chocolate, olive oil and salt – pa, xocolata, oli i sal in Catalan – comes courtesy of one of Barcelona’s best chefs, Jordi Artal. It was a traditional Catalan after-school treat that his grandmother made him, which inspired one of the creative contemporary desserts that chef Jordi … Read more
This tortilla de cebolla recipe makes the best Spanish potato omelette with onions which can be served for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or even for dinner with a selection of other tapas dishes for a Spanish feast – or, rather, a Catalan feast seeing we’re in Barcelona. This tortilla de cebolla recipe makes the best Spanish potato … Read more