It's apéritif time in France, and so it should it your neck of the woods! Sample our apéritif favorites and enjoy the summer the French way.
Our selection features olives and pickles, a large choice of crackers, and the incredibly popular Brets potato chips from Brittany in no less than 15 flavors.
We have also included wine confits, pâtés and rillettes, olive tapenades and vegetable spreads, to spread on tartines and canapés and accompany cheese plates.
Enjoy the flavors. Take good care of yourself.
Marianne Prébet
Founder & Gourmand-in-Chief
Just in: more French favorites
Among the French favorites recently added to our shelves you will find Brets La Craquante and honey & mustard potato chips from Britanny, Esprit Provence assorted aromatic extra virgin olive oils, Maison Marc gazpacho, Émile Vergeois pure yuzu & apple juice, Le Cachou licorice pastilles, Bovetti chocolate soccer ball, Dammann flavored black tea in an elegant Eiffel Tower tin, and a cute set of French wine charms.
If there is a French treat you would like to find on our website, please share your craving with us.
Suggestions for your French agenda
There is plenty of exciting French cultural events all around America. Enjoy your picks!
The Cleveland Museum of Art presents Manet & Morisot, through July 5, and France in the Time of Manet and Morisot (a photography exhibition), through August 23.
The Denver Art Museum presents The 19th Century in European and American Art.
In New York, the MoMA presents the Marcel Duchamp exhibition. Through August 22.
L'Alliance New York presents its new film series, Chabrol & Huppert: Doing Wrong. Through July 28.
L'Alliance New York celebrates Frederick Wiseman with a new film series, Frederick Wiseman in France. Through July 24.
The San Diego Museum of Art presents Cafés and Cabarets: The Spectacular Art of Toulouse-Lautrec. Through September 20.
In Washington, DC the National Gallery of Art presents Mary Cassatt: An American in Paris. Through August 30.
In Washington, DC Marc Chagall's magistral Orphée mosaic in on view in the sculpture garden of the National Gallery of Art.
Last but not least, the 2026 edition of Films on the Green, the multi-city outdoor French film festival, spans seven cities this year: Chicago, Houston, Marfa, TX, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Santurce, PR, Washington, DC. June 27 through October 9.
Try out Groix & Nature's recipe for accras with trout rillettes
These crispy little fritters are perfect for a gourmet apéritif!
Ingredients (serves 6)
1 jar trout rillettes
120g all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 small onion
1 clove garlic, peeled
½ bunch Italian parsley
juice of ½ lime
1 pinch of Espelette pepper powder
salt and pepper to taste
12cl water (adjust according to consistency)
frying oil
sauce
2 Tbsp heavy liquid cream
juice of ½ lemon
a few sprigs fresh dill
salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Finely chop the onion, garlic, and parsley. In a bowl, mix them with the smoked trout rillettes. Add the Espelette pepper, salt, pepper, and lime juice. Set aside.
Pour the flour into a mixing bowl and make a well in the center. Add half the water and start mixing. Then gradually add the remaining water until you obtain a semi-thick texture, similar to thick cream. Adjust if necessary with a little flour or water.
Add the rillettes and spice mixture to the batter, add the baking powder, and mix well one last time.
Heat a pan of oil to 170°C. Drop the batter into the hot oil by the teaspoonful. Fry until the accras are golden brown. Drain them with a slotted spoon and place them on paper towels.In a small bowl, mix the crème fraîche, lemon juice, finely chopped dill, a pinch of salt, and a twist of freshly ground pepper. Set aside in the refrigerator.