A Feast at the Beach

By William Widmaier 

"A beautiful adventure that both captures your senses and the Spirit of Provence while awakening, inspiring and enticing a sleeping palette.”
- Kelly Preston

“In every jewel-like chapter William captures the essence of what it was to be a child in a Provence that is passing from memory.  A lovely book.”
- Georgeanne Brennan, Author of A Pig in Provence and The Food and Flavors of Haute Provence.

Travel back in time and immerse yourself in the Provence of the late 60s. Sensitively told, filled with humor, tenderness and a beautifully descriptive narrative regaling the reader with the tastes and smells of Southern France, A Feast at the Beach deftly blends the foods of Provence with stories that will touch your heart, and just may inspire you to rediscover your own joie de vivre.

“To read A Feast at the Beach is to experience slices of Provençal life with all the amazement and sensitivity of the child we all once were.”
- David Martinon, Consul General of France

“With his many anecdotes and mouth-watering Provençal recipes, Widmaier reveals the secrets of the renowned Southern French joie de vivre.”
- French Morning magazine

William Widmaier was born in the United States but spent many a long childhood vacation at his grandparent’s home in St. Tropez, France. Memories of these times were the foundation for the stories in A Feast at the Beach.