La Galette des Rois is the traditional cake to celebrate Epiphany in France. This cake is a puff pastry, with a frangipane filling; a cream made from sweet almonds, butter, eggs…

Camembert is a soft, creamy, surface-ripened cow’s milk cheese. It was first made in the late 18th century at Camembert, Normandy in northern France. I don’t know about you but I’ a huge…

Les Mendiants – traditional French chocolate disks topped with nuts, dried fruits. Each ingredient represented one of the four monastic orders and the colours referred to the robe colours. Tradition…

One of the main traditions originating in southern Italy on Christmas Eve is having a meatless meal but with an abundance of fish. This celebration is called the Feast of…

Panforte – a traditional Italian dessert originating in Siena (Tuscany). The texture is similar to a Florentine; chewy and contains fruits and nuts but much thicker and larger. Panforte means…

Petto d’anatra all’arancia – the duck breast with orange sauce originates from Florence. It was then introduced to France when Caterina de Medici married Henry II. This dish is very…