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    Home • Recipes • French Food Guides

    Food Travel From Paris

    Must-do day trips from Paris to discover more famous foods of France. Drive or hop on a train and escape for a foodie trip an hour or two from the city - or further for a few days or long weekend away.

    • Guide to Lyon's restaurants and food in France's gastronomic capital
      Lyon's Best Value Restaurants in 3 Days
    • château de Monte Cristo, home of Alexandre Dumas in Port Marly near Paris
      Monte Cristo and Alexandre Dumas' Love for Cuisine
    • The grand entrance to the château of Fontainebleau
      What to Do in Fontainebleau: Food Guide
    • Monet's house and gardens with roses and green shutters
      Giverny - Where to Eat on a Visit to Monet's House and Gardens
    • French baguette pointing to the chateau of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
      Visit Saint-Germain-en-Laye: Royal Market Town Near Paris
    • flags of France and Scotland together surrounded by flowers in a French town
      Scottish Festival in France: Aubigny-sur-Nère
    • harbour with boats and blue sky
      10 Reasons to Visit Honfleur Normandy
    • kale growing in the king's vegetable garden in Versailles
      King's Vegetable Gardens Versailles (Potager du Roi)
    • French pastry shop or pâtisserie in Saint-Germain-en-Laye near Paris
      Saint-Germain-en-Laye Chocolate and Pastry Self-Guided Tour
    • rows of wine barrels made of American oak in Vosne romanée in Burgundy
      Annual Burgundy Wine Festival (Fête de Saint Vincent)
    • holding a ceramic pot of mustard in front of a historical timbered shop
      Food Guide to Dijon - There's More than Mustard
    • authentic tea ceremony in Japan as a woman is kneeling on the flour pouring water in different pots for tea
      Teatime Cakes in Japan to Paris & A Japanese Tea Ceremony
    • chatou renoir balcony with macaron
      Renoir's Chatou and Carrières near Paris
    • chateau roof visit at Saint-Germain-en-Laye near Paris
      Saint-Germain-en-Laye Château Roof Visit
    • holding a scalloped plate of French macarons in the town of Vezelay in France
      Food Guide to Vézelay - A Famous Surprise in The French Countryside
    • bustling café in Aix-en-Provence in the sunshine with people drinking coffee outside next to a plane tree
      What to Do in Aix-en-Provence: Food Guide to the French Capital of Calissons
    • a bowl of Bouillabaisse, the speciality of Marseille by the sea
      What to Do in Marseille France - Travel Guide
    • bakery window in Lyon filled with pink pralines
      Lyon's Best Pâtisseries, Bakeries and Sweet Specialities
    • holding a salty bretzel in Strasbourg in front of the river with flowers and timbered buildings in the background
      Strasbourg - From Restaurants to Alsace's Famous Food
    • chocolate shop in Provence
      St Rémy de Provence - Best Pastries & Chocolate
    • castle in Azay-le-Rideau
      Visit Azay le Rideau, Loire Valley

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    Join Jill's weekly Newsletter with seasonal recipes, inspiration and a dose of French life along the way.

    Latest Autumn Recipes

    • Baked apples recipe that's French, stuffed with raisins, honey and almonds and split at the top in an ovenproof dish
      French Baked Apples Recipe
    • slice of chocolate plate with eiffel tower served with a thin custard sauce
      Crème Anglaise Recipe (Classic French Vanilla Custard Sauce)

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    • bright orange mini pumpkins baked and stuffed
      Stuffed Mini Pumpkins - The Most Versatile, Easy Recipe
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      Easy Pumpkin Spice Macarons Recipe
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      Tarte Tatin Recipe

    More from France

    • Guide to Lyon's restaurants and food in France's gastronomic capital
      Lyon's Best Value Restaurants in 3 Days
    • château de Monte Cristo, home of Alexandre Dumas in Port Marly near Paris
      Monte Cristo and Alexandre Dumas' Love for Cuisine

    Macarons

    • large trifle bowl made with macarons and topped with fresh vanilla cream, blueberries, raspberries and strawberries and decorated with macaron shells
      Macaron Sherry Trifle with Berries
    • plain macaron shells from the same batch baked on baking paper, a silicone mat and a macaron silicone mat showing the different formations of shell
      Macaron Silicone Mat vs Parchment Paper: Which is Better?

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