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Planning a trip to one of the world's hottest wine regions, France's Languedoc? Here's where to eat and drink well during your visit, and what to drink!

Chef Alan Geaam's worked his way up from dishwasher to chef-restaurateur, finally securing his first Michelin star this year for his Paris restaurant.

Is the Swedish furnishing giant's signature (and objectively delicious) meatball plate too gauche for the new central Paris IKEA?

Did you know that we have a ton of classic and modern French recipes that need a new home in your kitchen? Check out our latest and greatest!

Knowing an extra word or two on your gastro-tourism vacation couldn't hurt. Today we travel to France. What does farandole mean?

Chef Daniel Boulud is as uncompromising about the food served on his flights as he is about any of his 13 dining establishments*. Last year, the Michelin-starred chef became the first US-based chef to partner with Air France, joining a list of renowned figures who develop their restaurant-quality meals.[embedImage=https://www.foodrepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/boulud_handingoutmenus-700x467.jpg]The chef joined a group of American food…

In this excerpt, Drew Lazor offers tips on how to pair cocktails with food, which is totally doable and amazing when done right.

Food and culture writer Lindsey Tramuta is a French transplant of 10 years, and the author of The New Paris, a superb guide to getting the most from Paris.

The Art Deco-inspired Hôtel Bachaumont opened less than two years ago on a quiet street in Paris' central 2nd Arrondissement.

The French taco is puzzling. The French taco is huge. The French taco has made its way to America. The French taco is not a taco.

This foie gras butter recipe requires specialized instruction, but is worth the effort. Spread it on toasted baguette for a sumptuous treat.

Food and art pair quite well. Julia Rothman is definitely familiar with this notion. In the third book of her Anatomy series, Rothman enlists the help of James Beard Award–winning journalist Rachel Wharton and illustrates nearly everything there is to know about food. Not only is Food Anatomy easy on the eyes, it’s also educational. Within its pages…

The World Championship of Pâté-Croûte was held Monday, October 24, at the Consulate General of France in New York City. What is pâté-croûte? Also known as pâté en croûte ("pâté in pastry"), this preparation is a dense cooked terrine of meticulously seasoned and layered meat and offal encased in puff pastry, and it's one of the…

England's Prince Charles is drawing praise from French cheesemakers following his comments last week about the negative impact of European regulations on traditional cheesemaking. London's Telegraph reports that during a recent climate conference in Paris, the prince spoke fondly of old-fashioned French cheeses and worried about the future of such traditional products, given the European Union's "bacteriological correctness" with…

Growing up in Scotland, Daniel Gallacher wasn't exactly inspired by the local food scene, until he started working part time in a kitchen full of Italians, just outside Glasgow. "There was something about working with Italians — another language, another culture, another way to eat — which seemed completely different from Scotland," he says. Gallacher soon quit college and…

“I just can’t do ‘Entrée, plat, dessert’ anymore,” my Parisian friend says as we're deciding where to go for dinner on a recent night in his city. He’s not alone in his preference for casual wine bars offering shareable plates, as opposed to the more regimented starter, main course, dessert routine you’ll find at most Parisian restaurants. Thanks to the…

Emerging from the subway station République, where Paris’s hip and eclectic 3rd, 10th, and 11th arrondissements come together, you first encounter hoards of teenagers skateboarding or talking excitedly in groups. All around, there are cafés and sidewalks full of people of all ages and walks of life. This city is very alive, despite its recent…

France’s Emerald Coast, or Cote d’Emeraude, stretches along the northern shores of Brittany, between Cap Frehel in the west and close to Mont-Saint-Michel in the east. The granite coastline is jagged and rocky, creating dramatic and picturesque landscapes set against a backdrop of beautiful emerald green and turquoise blue waters. It is best to visit the…

Earlier this week, the French city of Bordeaux solidified its reputation as the Mecca of the wine world, with the opening of its long-awaited, 10-story, $9 million monument to viticulture, La Cité du Vin, or City of Wine.And like good disciples, Food Republic's own Wine Dads are planning to make their pilgrimage later in June.Here's a tiny taste of what to…

Bo Barrett, winemaker and proprietor of boutique Napa Valley winery Chateau Montelena, once explained the significance of 1976’s Judgment of Paris like this: It moved American wine ahead 20 years in a day. The event — in which California reds and whites, including Chateau Montelena’s chardonnay, bested their French counterparts in a blind tasting with…

Soft shell crab slider, avocado & lime on toasted brioche! @_bibandtucker_ #FRTakeover @rootnbonenyc @sarsaparillaclub @chefmcinnis @chefjanineboothA photo posted by Food Republic (@foodrepublic) on May 16, 2016 at 12:44pm PDT Now is a great time to make Food Republic a part of your regular Instagram routine. Our chef friends and contributors travel the world, bringing us stunning images of…

Despite France’s colonial past, Paris hasn’t always been the place for great Vietnamese food. Recently, that’s started to change, and it’s now possible to find a world-class bowl of pho, as well as other Southeast Asian specialties, at a number of restaurants around the city.The culinary exchange between Asia and Paris over the past decade or…

Morley Safer is retiring this week from 60 Minutes after 46 years as a correspondent on the perennially popular CBS news program. The 84-year-old has covered myriad topics, of course. But for food and drink aficionados, he should be remembered for one thing: a pair of segments in the early 1990s that, more than anything…

Christine Haughney covers corruption and criminal behavior as part of the Zero Point Zero Production series Food Crimes.It was going to be the crowning addition to Thanksgiving cheese plates throughout the New York area. Last fall, venerable NYC retailer Murray’s Cheese ordered coveted cheeses aged by the French affineur Pascal Beillevaire to deliver to customers…