We begin in the northernmost tip of the country, a historical port of entry for the English speaker. From there, we journey west along the English Channel, then south along the Atlantic to the Spanish border. We hug the Pyrenees for our trip to the Mediterranean, where we’ll linger because the itinerary coincides with the late summer abundance of the local farmers’ market. Our course then takes a zigzag tour through the central regions, ending in Paris in February of 2021.
The Regions and planned schedule. Updates from The Proust Project will be published on Mondays.
Year 1, 2019
Nord-Pas de Calais, February 11, and part deux
Picardie, February 25, and its cuisine
Haute-Normandie, March 11, and its cuisine
Basse-Normandie, March 25, and its cuisine
Bretagne (Brittany), April 8, and its cuisine
Pays-de-la-Loire, April 22, and its cuisine
Centre (Loire Valley), May 6, and its cuisine
Poitou-Charentes, June 10, and its cuisine
Bordeaux (Aquitaine), June 25, and its cuisine
Gascogne (Aquitaine), September 2, and its cuisine
Year 2, 2020
Year 3, 2021
Rhone-Alpes
Auvergne
Bourgogne (Burgundy)
Franche-Comté
Alsace
Lorraine
Champagne-Ardenne
Paris