With summer around the corner, the food of Provence, a perennial favorite across the country, is bound to be in the spotlight. The season, after all, is when many of the essential ingredients of this ...

This image released by Milk Street shows a recipe for braised chicken with fennel and saffron. (Milk Street via AP) Other than a glass of rosé and blooming fields of lavender, nothing calls to mind ...

Sunny southern France, known for swaying fields of purple lavender buds, also is flush with all manner of aromatic herbs. Tarragon, fennel, savory, sage, marjoram, parsley, rosemary, thyme, mint, ...