Marseille, Fish Soup with Gorgeous Garlic Rouille

   Marseille 1575 Marseille is the oldest city in France -- founded by the Greeks in 600BC as Massalia ( Μασσαλία) .  Under the Romans it be...

Toulouse-Lautrec’s Recipe for Pigeon with Olives (Ramereaux aux Olives)

Henri Toulouse-Lautrec 1864-1901 I think we all know the story of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa.  He came from an ancient family, but a th...

Art, Comfort and Cheese Toasties

  1689 Map I don’t know about you, but I had been feeling pretty good about the world.  It all began with a courageous Tunisian fruit vendor...