La France Gourmande: A Food Lover's Guide to Fetes and Festivals

Whatever the season or region, Frances fairs and festivals are a prime attraction for both locals and travelers. Few can resist the lure of bustling markets as regional specialties and mouthwatering delicacies are fervently discussed amid the jostling crowds. La France Gourmande explores the countrys age-old food festivals and fairs, highlighting the diversity of regional products and traditions, from Normandys coastal fish fairs to the colorful cherry, olive, and lavender festivals in the south. Traditions, too, are explored, often with the locals themselves, offering a wonderfully evocative picture of French rural life. Each fair or festival features a delicious regional recipe, and the books 12 chapters provide a month-by-month companion to events. Complete with a region-by-region index detailing all the relevant information on a particular area, La France Gourmande is gloriously illustrated with color photos of people and places, foods and markets.

France & Food has always been a match made in heaven. Or, well, at least in France. The appreciation for good, honest food also shows in the many food markets and festivals all through the year and all over France. This book gives an overview of a fine selection. It reads almost like a novel but there are recipes in there too. And if you want to follow the footsteps of the author, a complete itinerary is found on the last pages of the book; showing you the road to take, the hotel to book and the restaurant to visit. Well, plus the market and/or food-festival or food-shops you will find there, of course. Highly recommended!