Gary Lee Kraut
Gary Lee Kraut is the editor of France Revisited and an award-winning travel writer. As a long-time specialist on travel and touring in France, he has become the go-to contact for individual travelers and travel agents seeking personalized travel advice and customized tours in Paris and throughout France. See the About the Editor tab at the top of this page for his complete bio.
Joséphine Baker Inducted Into the Pantheon (Video)
Josephine Baker (1906-1975) received France’s highest posthumous civil honor when she was inducted into the Pantheon in Paris on November 30, 2021.
Video Interview: Kristen Grauer, U.S. Consul General in Marseille
What lurks behind the brilliant smile of Kristen Grauer, U.S. Consul General in Marseille? Find out in this wide-ranging video interview.
Cuisine in Provence: Notable Chefs and Restaurants in the Vaucluse Region
Here’s a wide-ranging list of two dozen notable chefs and restaurants in the Vaucluse region of Provence to help guide you in your culinary explorations and hungry moments when traveling in the region.
Cuisine in Provence: Nadia Sammut at La Fenière, After the Fall
Meet Nadia Sammut , owner-chef of Auberge La Fenière in the Luberon region of Provence, a culinary explorer with a freestyle, gluten-free approach to cooking and a holistic vision of her hotel and restaurant complex. Includes a video recording of our Culinary Conversation. But first, the fall.
Cuisine in Provence: Hugues Marrec at Auberge de La Camarette
Hugues Marrec named his eatery une auberge or inn, rather than un restaurant because, he says, one doesn’t come to an auberge in search of an extensive menu but in the belief that that the chef will be cooking up something satisfying. And satisfying it was when I biked by for dinner and then stayed the night in one of the inn’s two bedrooms.
Drizzling in Provence: On the Trail of Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar
On the trails of an olive oil education, the author visits producers in the Luberon and near Les Baux, participates on the jury of an international competition, and adds some balsamic vinegar to this travel salad.
The Other Paris Wrap: Dior on the Champs-Elysées
Not to be outdone by the Christo-wrapping of the Arc de Triomphe, Bernard Arnault, chairman of Dior and LVMH, has had a monumental building on the Champs-Elysées wrapped following "Christian Dior's original drawings of 1955."
The Must-Have Pass for Those with a Passion for Historical Monuments
The 45€ Passion Monuments pass gives unlimited access for one year to 80 monuments in France--a must-have for monument-minded residents (and travelers on an extended stay?) that will likely pay for itself many times over.
VoiceMap Tour: The Tuileries Garden, from the Louvre to Place de la Concorde
Talk a walk through the Tuileries, Paris's most historic garden, with Gary Lee Kraut. A royal walk, an imperial walk, a people's walk. But beware: drama lurks within its geometry.