• Sticky Toffee Pudding: The Lake District Dessert That Conquered Britain

    Sticky Toffee Pudding: The Lake District Dessert That Conquered Britain

    A light, dark date sponge drenched in hot toffee sauce: the dessert the Lake District made famous, and the best reason to light the fire.

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  • Shepherd’s Pie: A Cotswolds Supper Born of Sheep Country

    Shepherd’s Pie: A Cotswolds Supper Born of Sheep Country

    Slow-cooked lamb in a rich gravy under a golden crust of buttery mashed potato: the British supper that tastes of the countryside.

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  • Poires Belle Hélène: Escoffier’s Opera Dessert from Paris

    Poires Belle Hélène: Escoffier’s Opera Dessert from Paris

    Pears poached in vanilla syrup, cold ice cream and warm chocolate sauce: the Paris bistro dessert named for an operetta.

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  • Chestnut Soup: A Velvety Taste of the Ardèche in Autumn

    Chestnut Soup: A Velvety Taste of the Ardèche in Autumn

    Roasted chestnuts simmered with shallots and thyme and blended to velvet: the elegant autumn starter of France’s chestnut country.

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  • Pain d’Épices: Dijon’s Honey Spice Bread for Autumn Afternoons

    Pain d’Épices: Dijon’s Honey Spice Bread for Autumn Afternoons

    A dense, fragrant loaf of honey, rye and warm spices that only improves after a few days: the gingerbread of Dijon.

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  • Cassoulet: The Slow-Cooked Pride of Castelnaudary

    Cassoulet: The Slow-Cooked Pride of Castelnaudary

    White beans, duck confit, pork and garlic sausage baked slowly under a golden crust: the great Sunday dish of the Languedoc.

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  • Apfelstrudel: The Viennese Coffeehouse Classic at Home

    Apfelstrudel: The Viennese Coffeehouse Classic at Home

    Paper-thin pastry wrapped around apples, rum-soaked raisins and buttered breadcrumbs: the Apfelstrudel of the Viennese coffeehouse.

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  • The Best Hotel Afternoon Tea for Fall, from Boston to London

    The Best Hotel Afternoon Tea for Fall, from Boston to London

    Where to book hotel afternoon tea this fall, from Boston Harbor Hotel and Four Seasons One Dalton to The Ritz, Claridge’s and Raffles London at The OWO.

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  • Tajarin: The Golden Pasta of Alba’s White Truffle Season

    Tajarin: The Golden Pasta of Alba’s White Truffle Season

    The yolk-rich ribbon pasta of the Langhe, finished simply in butter with porcini or, in season, a shower of white truffle from Alba.

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