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For cooks, eaters and market regulars · Lyon, Rennes, Sarlat-la-Canéda, Bordeaux

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  1. Reading a French market
  2. Bread and the village oven
  3. Cheese, wine and protected origins
  4. Eating together

1. Reading a French market

Producers and resellers stand side by side; look for signs naming the farm. Seasons decide the stalls.

Tip: Bring your own bags and small change.

Market-to-pot cookingThings to do together
Farmers and customers at a producers' market
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Marché des LicesOne of France's largest markets, every Saturday.PlaceMarché de SarlatThe market of the Périgord in the medieval centre.Place

2. Bread and the village oven

Communal bread ovens are being relit across France for monthly bakes that bring a village together.

Bread oven relightingThings to do togetherSoup of the communeThings to do together
Residents on a guided heritage-day visit of the Meudon quarries
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

3. Cheese, wine and protected origins

AOP labels guarantee a place and a method. Visit a cave with a producer and taste slowly.

Tip: Drink responsibly; share rides back from tastings.

Cheese cave visit and tastingThings to do togetherVineyard harvest dayThings to do together
A float with the harvest queen at the Bordeaux harvest festival
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

4. Eating together

Supper clubs, street tables and newcomer dinner rotas: the food guide ends at a table with people.

Newcomer dinner rotaThings to do togetherGrandmother recipe exchangeThings to do together
People working together at Le Petit FabLab de Paris
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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  • Reading a French market
  • Bread and the village oven
  • Cheese, wine and protected origins
  • Eating together