A guide to French wine regionsEach distinct region in France has its own style and grape varieties...
Truth or myth?: Napoleon and the story of the truncated pyramid cheeseWe look into the origins of the oddly shaped Valençay goat cheese
French wine appellations AOP and IGP - what is the point?Winemaker Jonathan Hesford’s view on what the French wine classification system really means
French baker’s coloured ‘art’ croissants draw queues round the blockA 22-year-old baker who perfected his viennoiserie skills in lockdown once sold his whole stock in 24 minutes due to his colourful and creative designs
Grape harvest begins earlier than ever in south France due to heat One producer says he always begin harvesting early, partly because of the location of his plot, but that climate change is also having an impact
Fresh fish in the post - French fishing fleet cuts out the middlemanThe ice-packed fish are sent anywhere in France and the boat-to-plate service is growing
MAP: A tour of France by local fruits and vegetablesFrom Brittany artichokes to Vosges blueberries, almost every corner of France has a local, healthy speciality
Michelin star chef makes Loire France’s sustainable eating capitalEco-responsable chefs are tackling climate change with their delicious food. The Connexion’s Tamara Thiessen visits the Loire to find out how
Sugar, yeast, ice, mould - what makes French sweet wine…sweet?Winemaker Jonathan Hesford explains how sweet wines are made
Beetle burger anyone? French firm allowed to cook with Buffalo beetlesThe start-up now plans to step up production massively and wants to create burgers and protein bars
Map: Our tour of France by local sweets, treats and dessertsFrom kouglofs to éclairs to tropéziennes, we take you on a sugar rush-inducing trip around the l'Hexagone
Photos: The Paris restaurant that serves food without platesDiners at the vegetarian, eco-friendly Ora eat (almost) directly off the table with dishes arranged artfully on layers of recycled paper. The aim is to be original and to save on water for washing up
Tielle de Sète - Poor man’s pie that became a local French food iconThe family recipes for ‘tielles’ have been passed down from Italian immigrant fisherman to today’s passionate bakers of Sète
Moneysaver: We try out French app to source cheap shop and cafe foodMobile app allows venues to sell left-over products at a heavy discount which would otherwise be thrown away
Wine tasting basics: describing the smell, the flavour and the textureWine maker, Jonathan Hesford, tells us how to describe wine and why we prefer one wine to another
France’s Carpentras strawberry crops bring juicy joyOne of the first French strawberries of the year, the ‘fraise de Carpentras’ is grown on the sunny Vaucluse plains
La fraise: The strange history of France's strawberry familyWith strawberry season now upon us we look at the story of a family that bore the fruits name and wwere instrumental in the creation of the modern-day variety in France
French wine rules despite sour grapes at ‘Judgment of Paris’We look back to May 1976 when a momentous wine tasting bruised French egos... but they had the last laugh
Map: our tour of France by local apéritifApéritifs actually started out as medical drinks and were popular in the 19th century among soldiers struggling with malaria in Africa
French vineyard dream - equipment needed to turn your grapes into wine Wine grower and producer Jonathan Hesford looks at the kit and costs involved for a new ‘vigneron’ and it might be more than you think
French restaurant whose staff have Down’s syndrome sets global exampleMost of the ‘extraordinary’ staff at Le Reflet in Paris and Nantes have the condition and work in the busy restaurants with a few simple modifications
Adopt an oak tree in France and enjoy the truffles it producesFounders say that they want to change the way truffles are sold, making the process more transparent
