"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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

We recommend: “Prune” by Gabrielle Hamilton (Random House, $45). What’s special: Alternately overwrought and charmingly brassy, the debut cookbook by this renowned NYC restaurateur (and author of the ...

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 ...