Posted in Food on January 2, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Restaurants and cafes in Aix seem to be in permanent mutation. Maison Nosh (in the cours Mirabeau – great 
Guatamalan coffee and vegetarian wraps and muffins…) has closed its original café in cours Sextius, premises now occupied by ‘Mr Chou’ which was in the Quartier Mazarin.
The ‘Mr Chou’ story started when Loic Derbay, then a stubborn 5-year-old, insisted, ‘Je veux etre patissier, je veux etre patissier’, which is just what he eventually did. (more…)
Posted in Food on December 15, 2018| Leave a Comment »
French yoghurt cake is a great invention – I got the recipe from le petit-fils Aixcentric who made it at maternelle. I thought if a 4-year old could master it, then so could I. (https://aixcentric.com/2015/04/28/childs-play-french-yoghurt-cake/)
Now Kristin Espinasse, who has the terrific French-language blog French Word a Day, has written about a savoury version, cake salé. (more…)
Posted in Food, Miscellaneous, News, tagged Aix, Aix-en-Provence, BRUT, lunch in Aix-en-Provence on December 8, 2018| Leave a Comment »
After a couple of gloomy posts about things closing, it’s good to be able to welcome a new enterprise: BRUT, is a spacious restaurant which opened in the place des Tanneurs last month to offer an interesting menu of
‘assiettes‘ for diners to combine and enjoy. (more…)
Posted in Book, Event, Food on November 29, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Aix centre ville, last Saturday, was as busy as I have ever seen it. The markets and carousels are in full swing, and the
Customer service – love the way they always provide seats for shopped-out parents at the carousels!
new pedestrian access to the Rotonde is a delight, after months of disruption.
Here’s an update/reminder on what to expect this weekend:
If your thoughts have turned to festive food, Picard’s Christmas dessert this year is, as usual, rather wonderful. They have some imaginative aperitifs too, and I was very taken by their ‘Sapins de pomme de terre’. 
Just a word on gifts. There have been two new publications this year by local writers which would make welcome presents for people who love Provence.
You can read about ‘Surviving Provence’ and its author Barbara Farber here, https://www.languedocsun.com/magazine/articles/109-meet-the-author-barbara-farber, (thanks to Jules for this) and ‘Passion for Provence’ and its author Gayle Padgett here, https://www.languedocsun.com/magazine/articles/108-meet-the-author-gayle-smith-Padgett. Articles contain details of how to buy both books – but both are stocked at Book-in-Bar.
Just a note on the Languedoc Sun – it has just ceased publication after 12 years. Information will now be on a facebook page. That’s a shame as it always had interesting articles – download the last issue here: LeSUN_N69_Autumn_2018
Enjoy your weekend in Aix!
Posted in Food, News on November 28, 2018| 4 Comments »
Posted in Food on November 27, 2018| 4 Comments »
Posted in Event, Food, Patrimoine, tagged Aix, Aix-en-Provence, Christmas market, cours Mirabeau, Provencal foods, spiced wine on November 17, 2018| Leave a Comment »
All of a sudden it seems that Christmas is upon us and Aix really celebrates Christmas in style.
Here are the main festive markets (more…)
The South of France. Enchanted by the deep blue of the Mediterranean, the olive trees, poppies, irises and that dazzling light, artists found their creativity flourished under the hot sun. My new book takes you on a journey visiting museums and galleries as well as artists’ studios and their favourite painting spots. From Van Gogh in Arles, to Signac in Saint-Tropez; from Cézanne in Aix, over to Nice for Renoir and Matisse, the story unfolds of artists who knew each other and painted together in the warm south. Prepare too to meet colourful local artists who captured their beloved Provence for us to enjoy.
Buy: in Book-in-Bar, Aix, or online. Please click here: /art-in-the-south-of-france-the-inside-story/paperback/product-23586102.html
