I take my potatoes very seriously.

French cuisine is an essential part of French heritage, one of the main attractions for anyone heading there for a vacation. So why do the French appear to be so insecure about their greatest asset?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the world’s best hotels, restaurants and wine. In this photo taken on January 25, 2018, chefs prepare dishes during ...

French settlers brought their cooking traditions to Canada, and some of their old favorites still appear on Quebec tables ...

My French mother-in-law, Madeleine, was everything I had learned French women were not: She was an unpretentious woman who wore a crisply pressed cotton housedress over thick stockings and sensible ...

In America, the story of French food, on the surface at least, is simpler: It was the pinnacle, then it wasn’t. There are any number of reasons why it was toppled from its position of pre-eminence: ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. There are many great French restaurants in New York. But it is hard to find ...

The renown chef and public television star, who died in 2004, spoke to Fresh Air in 1989 about the food she ate as a child in Pasadena, Calif. Child is the subject of the new documentary, Julia. This ...