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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...

Make like a Parisian, go to a Paris park Paris parks and gardens are the ideal way for overtaxed travelers...

The Louvre Museum is huge—never-ending! It’s like a cavern full of treasures with long corridors and a maze of rooms....

Parsley?” asks my son the chef. “Here,” I reply. “That’s not parsley, it’s chervil, you gone blind?” Help! What do...

Aline Chapurlat is facing her worst nightmare. Standing in her stripped-down studio, once again just an ordinary garage, the French...