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: ...

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 ...

A former bookstore and cafe on Sarasota's North Trail will soon be replaced by another cafe-style restaurant, this one ...

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 ...

Competition is fierce in the world of fast food fries. We sampled 15 different options from popular fast food chains, and ...

With so much else clamoring for attention in the restaurant world, is it still possible to be quietly fabulous?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. There are many great French restaurants in New York. But it is hard to find ...

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 ...