Day Trips for Foodies

This Chef’s Rules for Seducing a French Market (And Not Looking Like an Idiot)

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Headling "Chefs French Market Shopping Tips" on top of Friendly French market vendor handing fresh carrots to a stylish Parisian woman at a vegetable stall, watercolor illustration on white background for the blog about how to shop at a french market

If you want to shop at a French market like a local, you’ve got to do more than carry a linen tote and mutter bonjour. You’ve got to show up with heart, hustle, and just enough charm to make a fruit seller blush. French markets aren’t just places to buy food. They’re slow, sensual cathedrals … Read more

Celebrating the Fête du Pain: A Culinary Review of the Paris Bread Festival

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file Eat Like The French! March 17, 2025

Every spring, Paris celebrates the art of baking with the Fête du Pain, set against the backdrop of the still under renovation Notre Dame. While the towering spires of this historic cathedral are no longer shrouded in scaffolds, the square before it is limited due to the continued restorations. Nothing stopping the french transform it … Read more