Food and Drink

Eating and drinking well is not just a pleasure in France - it's a right! Enjoy our latest tasty offerings...

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A guide to French wine regions

Each distinct region in France has its own style and grape varieties...

Pastry chef Will Torrent: Sweet success made easy

Half of the baking battle when it comes to mastering the techniques of French pâtisserie is confidence, says chef Will Torrent

Doing Dry January? Treat yourself to better wine afterwards

Jonathan Hesford on alcohol abstention and a great way to reward yourself afterwards

Camembert ruling ends 20-year cheese war - for now

Big-name producers banned from selling cheeses using 'Made in Normandy' label

Whisky production in France is picking up pace

Connexion's Jane Hanks speaks to a producer whose first whisky has just been launched

Noël 2020: Which festive tipples will you choose?

Jonathan Hesford reveals his preferences for pairing Christmas food and wines

French MPs in bid to ban nitrates in ham

The ham in jambon buerre sandwiches in future may have a less pink hue

Travel France from your kitchen: Bouillabaisse recipe

Try this simplified version of the Occitan classic for a taste of the Mediterranean coast in the final instalment of our lockdown food journeys through France

Travel France from your kitchen: Rillons recipe

If you've ever had even the slightest nostalgia for pork scratchings, this recipe hailing from the Pays de la Loire region is for you

Travel France from your kitchen: Gâteau Basque recipe

Journey to the far southwest via this simple recipe for this much-loved signature classic of the Basque country

Travel France from your kitchen: Normandy Apple Tart recipe

A Normandy classic that crossed the Channel from England is the next stop on our journey through France from the comfort of kitchen confinement

Travel France from your kitchen: Clafoutis recipe

The historic Limousin region - now part of Nouvelle Aquitaine - offers up this classic French desert for you to try this week

Travel France from your kitchen: Babas au Rhum recipe

It's the French capital's turn, as we test a recipe for brilliantly boozy Rum Babas

Travel France from your kitchen: Carbonnade beer stew recipe

For the latest recipe in our lockdown regional cooking series, we head north to Lille for a beer-lovers take on beef stew

Travel France from your kitchen: Choucroute garnie recipe

On the latest leg of our lockdown food journey through France, we share this family-friendly dish which played a role in the building of the Great Wall of China

Travel France from your kitchen: Tarte Tatin recipe

A happy accident becomes a classic French dish, as we make our way over to Centre-Val de Loire in the latest of our regional recipes series

Travel France from your kitchen: Fiadone cheesecake recipe

This traditional, easy-to-make Corsican cake will make a crowd-pleasing dessert perfect for celebrating the beginning of the end of lockdown

Travel France from your kitchen: Boeuf Bourguignon recipe

After Brittany, we head to the land of chablis and châteaux for some classic Boeuf Bourguignon in the third of our recipe series exploring France through its food

Travel France from your kitchen: Galettes de Sarrasin recipe

In the second of our lockdown recipes series, we journey northwest to Brittany and look at how to make a classic Breton buckwheat pancake

Travel France from your kitchen: Tartiflette recipe

Breathe in the unmistakable aroma of the ski slopes with the first in our series of regional recipes exploring France from the comfort of kitchen confinement

France sesame seed product recall list lengthening

Recall issued after high levels of carcinogenic ethylene oxide were discovered in batches of seed

Covid 19: French baker prints attestations on bread bags

Inspired decision has boosted regular trade and proved a big hit with customers