Friday, October 2, 2026

🍷 Entertaining

Autumn Means the Return of the Oven

From October, French hosting shifts to gratins, roasts and things that live in the oven for an hour. The house smells right, the kitchen warms the flat, and the timing takes care of itself.

Host one dinner this month built around a single oven dish. Put it in before guests arrive and do nothing else until it comes out.

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