It’s La Vie Rustic Cookbook- Cooking and Living in the French Style exclusive at Williams-Sonoma, with a special cover just for them. It’s available in the Williams-Sonoma stores nationwide and on-line. It makes a special holiday gift for anyone who loves to cook and to read about food and France.

Looking for something really different for a Francophile friend? La Vie Rustic’s vintage French stoneware escargot pots come prettily packaged in sets of 12, and include a colorful recipe card for Escargots a la Bourguignonne……………$55.00

Or how about a sweet little personal cutting board of California Pistachio wood with a vintage French knife? …………$42.00

Do red poppy fields remind you and your friends of Monet and France? Why not plant your own  with La Vie Rustic’s Field of Red Poppies.

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