On this episode of Taste Buds with Deb, host Debra Eckerling speaks with Jamie Schler, a Jewish American writer, hotel owner, and jam maker, who has lived in France for decades. Schler specializes in food and culture, and loves sharing the traditions and history behind French food, which she does on her “Life’s a Feast by Jamie Schler” Substack.

“Once I had kids, I started to be fascinated by the cultural aspects of food,” Schler says. Schler and her husband’s two sons are American, French, Jewish, and Catholic. They also have a little bit of North African, where her husband lived before they married, Eastern European from Schler’s family, and some Italian heritage from the years they lived in Italy.

“They had all of these cultures that made up who they were,” she explains. “It just made sense to use food … as a vehicle to teach them about all of the different parts of who they are.”

Schler talks about her love of the history and traditions of food, how easy it is to cook many French foods, the backstory of French onion soup, and so much more. She also offers her take on French desserts and shares the recipe for one of her favorites, crémet nantais, which you can get at JewishJournal.com/podcasts.

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