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Dear History Doctor: We just returned from Paris, and we had some trouble in the elevators. We finally figured out...

As I get older and experience the way the world is in a continuous state of flux, I am amazed...

It is nearly two years since I arrived in France. When I came here to live, it was to marry...

What goes on behind the doors of the world’s most prestigious culinary school? Why do people choose Le Cordon Bleu?...

Ask the History Doctor: I got back from Paris a while ago and while I was there a lot of...

Dear History Doctor: What can you tell me about Diane de Poitiers? I know she was connected with Henri II,...

Dear History Doctor: Why don’t you ever write anything about the Queens of France? All I ever hear about are...

Under Louis XIV, the menus were sumptuous. The receptions and feasts were governed by a complicated ceremonial and strict protocol....

Say “airport hotel” and likely you envision a Motel 6 in Denver, maybe a Comfort Inn in Albuquerque. While you’ll...

Memories of France for most of us are irretrievably linked to the high quality meals and the fine produce we...

Several years ago (never mind how many) when I turned 50, one of the first things I did was to...

Paris. La Gare du Nord. It’s early evening… I get off the train from Amsterdam after being stripped naked by...