All about the Provençal approach to Christmas (Calena), from the start of the celebration of Sainte Barbe, to the importance of the Santons, the Creche, midnight Mass and the dinner, the Reveillon, which follows through New Year to Shrove Tuesday.

Books on French wine, the recipes from the classical flavours of France to the market ingredients of Mediterranean cuisine in the AngloINFO Bookshop. Order online from Amazon.

Find out when and where to get fresh fruits, vegetables, meat and fish in Monaco at the outdoor or indoor market stalls. You can even arange delivery.

When the countryside comes to you. Find out when and where you can enjoy the pleasures of browsing through an outdoor market in the Riviera for local produce, fresh fruit and vegetables and organic food from the bio-food producers.

France's fields and forests have a wide variety of edible mushrooms. But before heading out to pick them it is essential to know if permission is required. Find out where to go and how to find out if a mushroom is edible.

Like absinthe, only legal. Essential resources for anyone interested in Provence's "national drink".