If you’re wondering why the P-O is graced with fewer palms than a decade ago or why many remaining trees look sick or dead, pests in the form of a moth and weevil are to blame.
Winter brings a whole new range of tasty veg… we are so lucky to live in the Pyrénées-Orientales!
The guillotine continued to be used long after the French Revolution and was the only official and legal form of execution in France until capital punishment was banned in 1981.
Le Chat is an erotic poem from this fascinating collection comparing the cat to a woman.
I have been impressed by the difference in the styles and tastes of the vinegars available from the Vallespir vineyards. The latest addition to my collection of single estate vinegars is from Treloar Vineyards, which nestles into the base of Mount Canigou. It is wonderfully sweet yet savoury.
‘Wangiri’ is a Japanese word meaning ‘one (ring) and cut’.
Plum pudding – Suzanne Dunaway shares her PO-inspired recipes in this weekly blog.
HAPPY NEW YEAR! MAY ALL YOUR HOPES AND DREAMS COME TRUE IN 2025
Departments with a notable fall in sales were Charente Maritime (-22%), Gironde (-23%) and Pyrénées-Orientales (-23%).
The British Ambassador to France, Menna Rawlings, shares her festive thoughts on French-British relations in the December Embassy newsletter, Voisins Voices.