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Magazine / Features

90 Spring Awakening

Rosemary, thyme, lavender, bay leaf … the aromas of the Provençal countryside just landed on your Easter table with these irresistible recipes for spiced orange wine; onion tart with mustard and fennel; fish soup with saffron rouille; roasted red peppers; rack of lamb with Swiss chard; roasted-garlic soufflé; and Meyer lemon cake with lavender cream.

Recipes by Paul Grimes

Photographs by John Kernick

102 Jura the Obscure

You've probably never heard of it, but if you travel to the dark, wooded mountains of the Haut Jura, on France's border with Switzerland, you'll find your way to such delicacies as vin jaune, fresh Mont d'Or cheese, and absinthe.
Recipe on page 108

By Jack Turner

110 Bienvenue

Who needs that French restaurant just around the corner when you can enjoy steak frites; a wonderful one-pot meal; profiteroles with coffee ice cream and chocolate sauce—and more—right in your own home?

Recipes by Shelley Wiseman

Photographs by Romulo Yanes

118 Alsatian Sensation

Coq au vin takes a turn for the white with chicken in Riesling. It's the centerpiece of a rich and luxurious Alsatian-inspired menu that also includes trout choucroute, red and white endive salad, and a pear and almond tart.

Recipes by Ruth Cousineau

Photographs by Marcus Nilsson

Magazine / Techniques

57 Breadwinner

After a weeklong bread-baking class, one of our cooks confidently declared that “One basic sweet dough can change your life.” And she has the recipes to back it up. (Plus, don't miss the step-by-step breadmaking video now playing at gourmet.com.)

By Jane Daniels Lear

Photographs by Romulo Yanes

Recipes by Richard Bertinet

65 Chasing Perfection

Anyone can make the perfect omelet, right? Don't be too certain of that.

By Francis Lam

Magazine / Gourmet Travels

124 Small World

Two guys in the remote province of Perche hatched a plan to make a baguette like no other. And in the process they sparked a local food revolution.
Recipes on page 131

By Bill McKibben

Magazine / Menu

38 Cannes Do

Jean-Pierre Silva's career has taken some unusual turns, but not even he could have predicted that he'd end up running a casual beachfront restaurant on the Riviera—and enjoy it.

By Colman Andrews

44 Restaurant News

This month: Chicago; Houston; New York; Seattle; Westchester, New York; and York Beach, Maine.
Magazine / Drinks

54 Wine Advice

Chardonnays and Cabernet Sauvignons from Sonoma. Plus Alsatian Pinot Blancs, Rieslings, and dessert wines.

By Gerald Asher

Magazine / Good Living
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  • 50 Green times three: recycled kitchen products; carved jade cups; and nature-inspired dinnerware … we're hooked on fish bait.
  • 52 On a recent stay in London, we went for drama one night and a dash of tradition the next … drinking in the Burgundian countryside at a 12-room hotel.
Magazine / Gourmet Everyday

79 Quick Kitchen

Eight recipes with 30 minutes active time or less.

Recipes by Andrea Albin

Photographs by Romulo Yanes

84 Ten-Minute Mains

The ideal solutions for hectic weeknights.

Recipes by Lillian Chou

Food Styling by Melissa Roberts

86 Vegetarian Tonight

A cassoulet without meat? Mais, oui.

Recipe and Food Styling by Melissa Roberts

Magazine / Kitchen Notebook
132 A soufflé can rise to any occasion—even as a side dish. 133 Pâte à choux makes quick work of profiteroles … and our sauce primer does the same for three classic French sauces.

By Jane Daniels Lear

Magazine / The Last Touch

144 The Dynamic Duo

Butter and sugar recipes. Sweet!

Recipes by Ian Knauer

Magazine / Departments
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  • 142 Shopping List
  • 143 Recipe Index and Tips