Recipes

Passion fruit pulp, a few raspberries, ice and sparkling water, finished with a slice of lime: Dammann Frères’ Carcadet Passion Framboise N°539, a caffeine-free hibiscus infusion intensely flavored with passion fruit and raspberry, makes a lusciously fruity spritzer at any hour.

Fresh from the oven and still soft in the middle, each cookie gets a few crystals crumbled over it: Place des Épices’ smoked Maldon fleur de sel, pyramid-shaped with gentle smoky notes, sets off the dark chocolate.

Warm scones split open for butter and jam, a pot of black tea just poured, two little teapots on each saucer: Canasuc’s À la Bonne Heure Sugar Large, individually wrapped, carries the ritual of tea into the smallest details.

Halved potatoes crisping in a hot oven beside crushed garlic cloves, the whole kitchen smelling of the garrigue: Domaine Salvator’s Thyme Olive Oil, organic Provençal olives crushed with fresh thyme sprigs, is warm, herbaceous and gently resinous.

Nothing here is tidy, and that is the charm: crushed meringue, soft cream and sugared strawberries tumble together in the glass, shot through with shards of dark chocolate. Comptoir du Cacao’s Strawberry Dark Chocolate Bar, studded with dried strawberry, brings the bittersweet contrast.

Over vanilla ice cream, a silky coulis of raspberries, strawberries and hibiscus spreads in a deep red pool: Dammann Frères’ Carcadet Nuit d’Été N°404 tea bags, fruity and generous, bring the taste of a summer night to dessert.

Pressed with a thumb and filled with a drop of rose, twenty little cookies turn golden at the edges for teatime: Confiserie Florian’s Rose Petals Jelly, handcrafted in the Alpes-Maritimes, releases the powerful aroma of its petals.

Translucent rounds of scallop, barely firm from the freezer, laid out on cold plates like pale coins: Le Paulmier’s Rice & Verbena Vinegar, made from Camargue rice, dresses them with citrus and peppery notes and a touch of lime.

Silky, ivory and steaming, this soup deserves a pepper that will not dull its pale color: Place des Épices’ organic Sri Lanka white peppercorn, hand-harvested in Kandy, adds finesse and a clean, lively bite.

Early mornings call for something warm and slow, like creamy oats topped with buttery apple and a spoonful of Hédène’s Acacia Honey from Burgundy, clear and fluid, whose floral, lightly fruity sweetness rounds out the bowl.

Fine, icy crystals of a deeply colored infusion crunch under the spoon, with fresh blueberries and a mint leaf alongside: Dammann Frères’ Carcadet Cassis Menthe N°653, hibiscus with black currant and peppermint, is naturally caffeine-free and made for summer.

Whisked into butter in the hot pan, a couple of spoonfuls turn glossy and bright, ready to spill over flaky cod. Maison Perrotte’s Lemon Jam, made from lemons grown in Menton by the Gannac family, is naturally zesty and intensely aromatic.