Possibly the best restaurant in Provence is in the heart of St. Remy. L'ailse ou la Cuisse presents…read morea surprising broad menu in a beautiful outdoor setting. Servers are affable and accommodating to dietary menu amendments, something many other Provence restaurants discourage. We dined there twice with consistently impressive results. The menu is diverse by Provence standards, where many restaurants offer two or three main courses. There are two can't-miss menu options that should be on every diner's table: (1) the lamb shoulder, which cooks for seven hours and can be separated with a spoon; and (2) the Asian marinated pork ribs, similarly cooked for five hours until it simply falls off the bone and melts in your mouth. Somehow, even with these delicacies, the desserts steal the show. Guests are invited to the dessert display to select their meal's final course. Make sure you leave plenty of room and order several desserts to sample.

This was the worst dining experience we had in France, and maybe one of the worst for the expense…read morewe've ever had. It started well enough with a nice bottle of Chablis and a good tomato starter, but it quickly went downhill from there. Our mains were served, and both dishes were so disappointing -- I had their signature chicken dish that was bland and dry, my wife had a cod concoction that was mediocre at best, especially for the prices they were charging. After our first couple of bites, our table was soon swarmed by flies...and I'm not talking about a few, I'm talking a complete SWARM to the point that we had to cover the dishes with napkins to keep the flies off our food. The server finally came over and put one of those pest fans on our table. This didn't really help, and after trying to finish, we simply gave up, covered the remaining food with our napkins, and just finished our wine. Not good at all. And then when the daylight was fading, they turned on these bright LED lights in the umbrellas overhead -- we suddenly felt like we were dining in a doctors office.. And after all this, the only solution the manager came up with (after never coming over to our table at all) was for us to take our half eaten meal into their deserted indoor dining area across the street. Simply unacceptable. There were other problems as well but you get the idea...don't let the idyllic pictures fool you, AVOID this place at all costs! That"s $200 we will never get back. So many better places to eat in St. Remy -- DON"T GO HERE! Consider yourself warned...

I love the packaging but there's nothing extra special, to me. You're better off at a local…read more(nonchain)bakery.

I loved this shop. There were numerous samples and the candies offered were wonderful. I am sorry I…read moredid not purchase more while I was there. The chocolate olives were my favorite. Unfortunately the ones I purchased with the intension of giving away were consumed by my daughter and I.

From the owner: Un confiseur de qualité Cacao, pruneaux confits, nougats, pâte d'amande, biscuits, fruits confits :…read moreà la Cure gourmande, tout est fabriqué de façon artisanale, dans le respect des règles d'autrefois. Cette chaîne de produits de confiserie propose des paniers déjà faits ou donne accès à un "self service", chacun constituant son panier comme il l'entend.

My friend and I tried a sample of one of the cookies and fell for the trap. We spent the next hour…read morebrowsing through the shop and ended up selecting a beautiful tin can and filled it to the brim with their selection of gourmet cookies. Somehow it ended up costing over 65 Euros! The sales associate said ours was by far the heaviest she had encountered! We have enough cookies to last us for quite a while! It's not cheap, but it's worth every bite!

Love La Cure Gourmande! The store is colorful, smells like sugary delights, and is filled with a…read morevariety of French cookies, chocolates, nougat, and other sweets. This is definitely a must stop when visiting Marseille. The SAs are very friendly and constantly offering whole samples of cookies, chocolates, and candies. Delicious! I think I gained a pound just trying everything! Prices are a bit high but not unreasonable. The packaging is equally colorful, whimsical, and oh so French. Plus if you prefer, they wrap each item as a gift. Score! I really enjoyed their variety of nougat, cookies, and marzipan candies. It was tough deciding which flavors to get since they were all so yummy! Apparently the store is doing well and is expanding in the U.S. They currently have a store in NYC, and have plans for SF.

We absolutely loved this candy shop! The sales girl greeted us with samples of lots of goodies-from…read morechocolate covered almonds to chocolate covered cherries and more. The store was set up beautifully, and the sales girl was delightful. We left with goodies to take home as gifts! Lovely place!

A pricey but great nougat place!…read more They offer a large selection of nougat as well as almond products as well as praline. In terms of quality difficult to match. That is IMHO the case why the little store became larger and larger within the last years. While the quality stayed on the high level, the prices increased. Nonetheless, a great place to shop for "gifts" or goodies ;-)

Absolutely charming shop. Natural, no preservatives, minimal sugar, and DELICIOUS! There are…read moretesters for every jam (every flavor id want or didn't know I want!) and a great store manager. We spoke to him in our broken French and he was very kind. More importantly. Did I mention it was all delicious? They even have several flavors of honey which were just amazing. Delicate but full flavors. Amazing. Stocked up on gifts here!

This is a cute and inviting little shop that sells interesting and delicious jams, confitures,…read moremarmalades, sweet spreads, and varietal honeys, etc. etc. The proprietor was friendly and helpful, explaining in French where different fruits came from and the kinds of shrubs and trees in individual honeys. This is a great place to find rosemary honey [not infused but from rosemary pollen], thyme honey, honey from Corsican maquis, bruyère, garrigue...] and there are tasters out for everything so you can get a sample before buying. I think of this beautiful region, and this shop, whenever I put some Provençal honey on my tartine in the morning!

We had such a lovely walking tour of the charming city of Aix en Provence, in southern France. Aix…read moreen Provence is renowned for their 30 beautiful fountains; formerly 100. We walked through beautiful streets lined with many market tables with all types of merchandise. Then we walked to a lovely pedestrian street lined with quaint shops. One of those was Leonard Parli. Here they sell the traditional calissons. They are a tiny confection in a unique little container. The calissons are delightful, made from almonds, fruit, and sugar. The confection as well as their packaging are in a marquise shape. From there, we walked on to even more interesting market stands selling lavendar, provencal herbs, vegetables, fruits, and gift items. What a delightful and lovely city on the Mediterranean coast of France!

We don't like traditional calissons (from anyone) so... we didn't like these either. But their…read morenon-traditional ones- not so bad!