Crêpes are all the rage on La Chandeleur, the annual French celebration of the humble-noble treat. Festivities, games, and, of course, much crêpe eating ensue.
About Kimberley Lovato
Kimberley Lovato is a freelance writer based in San Francisco. Her work has appeared in Afar, National Geographic Traveler, Delta Sky Magazine, Easy Jet Traveller, Executive Travel, and in other print and online media, including Leite’s Culinaria. Her culinary travel book about the Dordogne region of France, Walnut Wine & Truffle Groves, has won two awards, and her essay, “Lost and Liberated,” received a Solas Award from Travelers’ Tales and will appear in Best Women’s Travel Writing 2012. You can read more of her work at kimberleylovato.com.
Belgian Liege Waffles
American waffles have nothing over Belgium’s best. As gaufre gourmand Kimberley Lovato explains, you only think you know the real deal.
French Newlywed Soup
This luxurious white bean soup, loaded with garlic aplenty, is served to newlyweds in bed the morning after…um, well, you know. Sustenance, people. Sustenance.