Authentic Provence

Written by Emily Durand. Posted in Food & Wine in Provence, Lifestyles

Authentic Provence

Authentic Provence: genuine, real, veritable share the sense of actuality and lack of falsehood or misrepresentation

The above could be a definition of “Authentic”.  So if we talk about an “authentic bistrot” what would we be talking about?

foodie

Written by Emily Durand. Posted in Food & Wine in Provence, Off The Beaten Path

How to tour Provence if you are a foodie

I can’t say that I was a culinary fanatic when I first moved to France, but I can say today that France has turned me into a foodie.

Produce, healthy pride, the way to savor, the way to mix and match, the art of eating and drinking – everything flows together making food much more than just a time to eat. It cultural, artistic, pleasurable, and indulgent. The word « indulgent » in France takes a new meaning (at least it has for me). It means you partake in a harmony of senses that please more than just your palate.

How Has Provence Changed?

Written by Emily Durand. Posted in Lifestyles

Twenty Years Later

 Saint-Remy de Provence

How Has Provence Changed? – a look at Saint-Remy de Provence

Bicycle restaurant in Saint-Remy de Provence, 1996

Obviously things change in twenty years – anywhere; our house, the garden, the community, not to mention ourselves.  Sometimes, we like the change, other times we wish it would go away…or come back depending on how you look at it.  It’s probably a good thing I changed a bit since coming to Provence 20 years ago – my Seattle grunge attire when I first arrived didn’t set so well in the chic French attire (those dreadful looks of French woman when I entered a boutique kind of got to me).

Saint-Remy de Provence – Restaurant 20 years later