Keith Christiansen

The Giant Omelette of Bessières: When Folklore, Fire, and 15,000 Eggs Feed a Town

A French village doubles in size each Easter Monday to cook one massive, not-quite-an-omelette—born in the 1970s, dressed in legend, and stirred with…

Dec 31, 2025 • Keith Christiansen

Thrift and Flavor: A Guide to the French Pantry

Cheap calories, clever flavor: the thrifty logic for French cooking at home

Dec 2, 2025 • Keith Christiansen

What France Understands About Protest That America Doesn’t

With over 3.5 million protesters in a single day and 4,000+ farmer actions in 2024 alone, France treats protest as civic duty—not spectacle. Meanwhile…

Nov 6, 2025 • Keith Christiansen

Ernest Hemingway’s Hills Like White Elephants was published in 1927, in a collection called Men Without Women.

By Keith Christiansen: Paris, on Hemingway’s Terms - Masculinity, Myth, and an "American" France

Sep 5, 2025 • Keith Christiansen

Self-Seasoning Lamb: The Salt-Marsh Sheep of Mont Saint-Michel

Wandering the Salt Marshes and Resisting Shepherds While Seasoning Themselves for Dinner

May 8, 2025 • Keith Christiansen

Why Moving to France Changed Our Lives: Lessons from the Countryside

From New York to Rural France: Discovering the Power of Food, Nature, and Connection

Mar 1, 2025 • Keith Christiansen

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