How to be a better French foodie?

Visit La Cocette. Take a cooking class. And let Rachel Khoo show you a thing or two—like how to successfully make delicious French spreads for your next soirée chez-toi.

Saturday night was the launch party for Rachel’s second book. (Her first offers everything you need to make museli and granola at home. Delicious stuff, I tell you.)

While Rachel played hostess...

...I nibbled the goods (accompanied by spreads, bien sur!)…


… scoped the crowd…


… and mentally built my own French foodie bookshelf.

To round out my I Know How to Cook cookbook and Flavor Thesaurus, I think I next need to add Dorie Greenspan’s Around My French Table.

Though first, I'll have to master Rachel's crunchy chocolate, salty caramel and peanut butter recipes.

Congratulations, Rach!