From the Irish Potato Famine to French Fries, this simple tuber has made impressive and unrivaled intercontinental sociopolitical statements for … More
Category: Essays
Foundations, Farmers & Fraternité
France’s commitment to local, high quality produce during the pandemic will get you emotional. From Burgundy to Lyon to tiny … More
Protected: Orange
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Protected: Paths of Resistance in the French Pyrenees
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Losing to Win
Berlin on a Tuesday afternoon in February 2021. Although it’s snowing, people trudge to the nearby Turkish market for produce, … More
Exploring Wines of Southern France
NICE: An Unexpected Haven The first night we stayed in a nicely situated Airbnb on a tiny quiet street near … More
Hidden Côte d’Azur
We are not in Cannes, Menton, St. Tropez or Nice. This isn’t the Riviera as an extravaganza of tourism, movie … More
Understanding Wine: Time, Place, Climate & Soil
“[Wine] is a distillation of the earth’s rocks, and in its composition we see the secrets of the universe’s age, and … More
Understanding Wine: The Effects of Temperature
It might seem like such a little thing, but temperature can really change the way things taste. I can’t tell you how … More
Understanding Wine: The Quick & Easy
Don’t drink wine? Drink bad wine? Breaking out of your old Merlot/Pinot Grigio habit might seem scary, but my bet is you’re drinking … More
