My French mother-in-law, Madeleine, was everything I had learned French women were not: She was an unpretentious woman who wore a crisply pressed cotton housedress over thick stockings and sensible ...

French cuisine is an essential part of French heritage, one of the main attractions for anyone heading there for a vacation. So why do the French appear to be so insecure about their greatest asset?

In America, the story of French food, on the surface at least, is simpler: It was the pinnacle, then it wasn’t. There are any number of reasons why it was toppled from its position of pre-eminence: ...

Monsieur Robert, as he was sometimes called, died on August 22, and with him an era ended. Robert Treboux was an elderly Frenchman who ran Le Veau d’Or, New York’s most venerable outpost of la cuisine ...

Welcome to Reading Lists, comprehensive book guides from the Strategist designed to make you an expert (or at least a fascinating dinner-party companion) in hyperspecific or newsworthy topics, like ...

I attended the monthly September Medicinal French Cuisine gathering.The theme for this month wasAutumn Circulation, A Course ...

Starter, main course, dessert? Not here. You can approach L’Afrique Cuisine en France (African Cuisine in France) from any angle, and you’ll find Africa-inspired recipes, interviews, portraits, ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: CNN Original Series “Eva Longoria: Searching for France” traces the iconic origins of French cuisine. Watch Sundays at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET/PT on CNN, with episodes streaming the next ...

The renown chef and public television star, who died in 2004, spoke to Fresh Air in 1989 about the food she ate as a child in Pasadena, Calif. Child is the subject of the new documentary, Julia. This ...

Down-market food trucks and pop-up restaurants have invaded Paris just like other cities around the world. But when looking for the best French restaurants in Paris, we want the kind of classic tables ...

San Francisco's beloved French bistro, Chapeau!, has reopened its doors after a full renovation, bringing a fresh look to one of the city's most authentic French restaurants. Located in the Inner ...