One of Nantes' culinary specialities is the famous crêpe bretonne. These pancakes can be made sweet using normal wheat or savoury using  buckwheat. The buckwheat version is called a galette. Because it would be most unwise to visi…

During medieval times, Bouffay was the heart of Nantes, and over the years the city has spread beyond its original walls, and the original city is now a pleasant pedestrian area with a mixture of modern bars and restaurants, medie…

Nantes cake is the local speciality when it comes to cakes in Nantes... and although I'm from Nantes, Nantes cake was a source of mystery for quite some time.My grandmother Hélène loved preparing this cake for large family gatheri…