Last Christmas, my uncle invited us to spend the holidays at his house in Goult, a lovely village in the Luberon, located halfway between Aix-en-Provence and Avignon. My uncle is my mother's brother and they both grew up in Marseille, France's second largest city. Rather than take the train to Avignon and get picked up by my uncle there, we decided to spend a day and a half in Marseille and rent a car to drive to Goult. I have very little childhood memories of Marseille, and my husband had never been so I was excited to discover the city, especially with my favourite Marseillaise - my mom - as our guide! FIRST THINGS FIRST: LUNCH AT CHEZ ETIENNE The trip from Paris Gare-de-Lyon ...
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A Taste of South of France: Pissaladière
I've been looking to the food of South of France lately in my attempt to prolong summer as much as possible. In particular, I've recently rediscovered a dish I used to love: the pissaladière. Pissaladière is a classic dish from Nice. It's basically Southern France's answer to pizza. One of the key ingredients in pissaladière, anchovies, are unfortunately not the most popular in the United States. But I personally love the intense flavours and saltiness of the pissaladière and it's actually very easy to make at home. Only a few ingredients are needed to make a pissaladière: Caramelized onions (use 2-3 sliced yellow onions) Niçoise olives (use other black, preferably oil-cured olives if ...
