churches
The Controversial Hams That Helped a French Cathedral Save Its Organ
A bell tower in the Saint-Pierre cathedral hides a meaty secret.
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collections
The Weird, Wonderful World of Collecting French Cake Figurines
Porcelain or plastic, Harry Potter or copulating couple, fèves come in all shapes and sizes.
roadside attractions
How Summer Road-Trippers Put a Southern French Sweet on the Map
Montélimar nougat rose to fame thanks to vacationers' traffic jams.
food
The Last Mustard Maker in Dijon
Nicolas Charvy is bringing a culinary art back to its ancestral home.
beer
The Brewer Updating an Ancient French Beer for Modern Drinkers
Thomas Deck's cervoise-inspired brew is herbal and delicious.
food
Introducing 'Food Grammar,' the Unspoken Rules of Every Cuisine
Technically, spaghetti and meatballs is bad grammar.
food
Not a Fan of Hawaiian Pizza, Processed Cheese, and California Rolls? Blame Canada
Fusion foods and innovations associated with the U.S. quietly have roots farther north.
flight
These French Falconers Are a Family Act
Their diverse, globetrotting work is equal parts science and spectacle.
food
The Triumphant Return of France’s ‘Forgotten Vegetables’
Chefs are helping hardy roots overcome a World War II stigma.
volcanoes
How Long-Ago Lava Flows Created a Unique French Cheese
Cellars chipped out of volcanic ash are the best place to age the famed Saint-Nectaire.
architecture
What It's Like to Build and Operate a Tiny Traveling Bookshop
A French theater director crowdsourced his dream.
food
This Fraternity of Frenchmen Is Reviving the Beloved Pâté-Croûte
A foodie brotherhood launched a world competition dedicated to their favorite meaty pastry.
cemeteries
In 1590, Starving Parisians Ground Human Bones Into Bread
During a siege, desperation drove people to disinter skeletons from cemeteries.
restaurants
Why Menu Translations Go Terribly Wrong
Toward a grand unified theory of hilarious and odd foreign-language menus.
31 days of halloween
The Secret History of Paris's Catacomb Mushrooms
In the 1800s, farmers cultivated mushrooms in abandoned quarries underneath the French capital.
