"This beautiful recipe, given to me by my friend Eric Pernoud, is old and precious. It’s very subtly flavoured with a soft rum pastry and then filled with prunes cooked in Armagnac. This Breton keeps ...

“YOU’RE so lucky -- you live in Paris!” I hear that a lot from people. I guess they’re assuming life here is a nonstop parade of chic Parisians and exquisite chocolates. It’s as if I said to folks ...

Healthy Prunes Recipes: Prunes are nutrient-rich and versatile dried plums and are a treasure trove of health benefits. They combat harmful free radicals and are a powerhouse of antioxidants. Their ...

“You’re so lucky -- you live in Paris!” I hear that a lot from people. I guess they’re assuming life here is a nonstop parade of chic Parisians and exquisite chocolates. It’s as if I said to folks ...

Gabriella Gershenson is a New York City-based food writer and restaurant critic. Her work has recently appeared in The New York Times, Paper magazine and Nextbook.org. I thought I had finally reached ...

Desserts that blur the lines often provide the most delicious discoveries. A case in point is Far Breton, a French country-style specialty that borrows ingredients from custard and cake blueprints but ...

Growing up, I had a unique favorite childhood snack: prunes. It may seem like an odd choice for a kid to gravitate toward, but when you’ve got a sweet tooth like mine, nothing is off the table for ...