Sophie and Patrice sample some delicious pastries for breakfast: pain au chocolat, chausson aux pommes, pain au lait, and more. Warning: this video may give you some serious cravings!

Mother Francis of Assisi has prepared a Christmas feast for the eyes and the palate. You can even try the recipes yourself if you wish!

At the Pasquié abbey, Mother Francis of Assisi prepares a delicious dessert, the Saint-Hélier cake, which is a typically British recipe. You will discover the names of the many ingredients going into this cake!

At the abbey of Pesquié in Ariège, the Benedictine sisters are getting ready to celebrate Christmas, with religious celebrations, traditional dishes and homemade gifts.

Sophie and Patrice talk about kitchen utensils, and Patrice shares a few tips on how to avoid burning your food.

Claude and Zette are making some bread together. The recipe only requires ten minutes of prep time.

Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve call for a celebratory feast in France: le réveillon. While some stick with traditional fare—oysters, stuffed capon, a Yule log—others might branch out to more unusual delicacies like mullet roe or even dried insects!

In part two of this video on apple juice making, Frédéric shows us how apple juice can be turned into hard cider through the fermentation process.

Watch Frédéric make delicious apple juice with a hand press. Once the juice is pressed and filtered, Frédéric will place it in a barrel to decant for twenty-four hours.

Lionel continues his behind-the-scenes tour of the madeleine factory. It only takes one hour to make a thousand of these iconic French sweets!