How do you like them apples?

Ever seen a red-fleshed apple? Me neither, until I visited the Clos Cérisey farm in the Normandy département of Eure! Cider production in the Eure dates back to the 16th century. According to historical records, by 1868 there were already 13,600 cider trees in the area, a figure that has increased significantly thanks to local…

Because nothing says ‘I love you’ like delicious Neufchâtel cheese

Legend has it that during the Hundred Years War, young ladies from the town of Neufchâtel-en-Bray, would make the local cheese in heart-shaped moulds to offer as gifts to their favourite English soldiers.

Plenty more fish in Dieppe

It’s autumn on the Normandy coast and the air is thick with the delicious smoky smell of fresh, grilled fish. My tour of Normandy has brought me to the maritime city of Dieppe for the annual Herring and Scallop Festival. Every year, visitors flock in their thousands to the Alabaster Coast, as this scenic part of…