Water from a bottle? Cauliflower as a trendy food? Gluten-free never dying? Who knew? Certainly not me! While I fashion myself as a sage of culinary nutrition and health, even Registered Dietitian/Nutritionists make mistakes!

Time for dessert … ooh la la! And what an eye-opener it is! Think olives and then think again. A visual and culinary surprise! And a fitting finale for my French culinary adventures! With just the right amounts of calories, carbs and other delicious stuff! Parfait!

This month’s featured blog for “Men-of-a-Certain-Age” is “Men’s Health: Say What? — Hearing and Your Diet” since hearing loss may be a consequence of aging for all genders. Misunderstanding, muffling, ringing, tingling and other sensations or abilities may be affected and/or intensified.

This blog for “Men-of-a-Certain-Age” is “Men’s Health: Get Your Grill On—or Off!” since we’re approaching summer’s BBQ season. It’s time to examine the truths and consequences …

While petite friture (“small fry”) is a common cooking method in France whereby little fishes are deep fried and consumed whole, canned and jarred sardines and other preserved French fishes are the rage. Read about my clandestine love affair …

This Global Chronicle focuses on green vegetables in France, of which there are no shortage! How are artichokes, asparagus, beet greens, broccoli, celery, chard, courgettes (zucchini), cucumber, lamb's lettuce, leeks, green onions, parsley, radish tops, spinach, turnips greens and watercress for starters?