Christine Muhlke is a former editor at both The New York Times and Bon Appétit. She is the co-author of "Wine Simple," also written by Le Bernardin's Aldo Sohm, and Phaidon's "Signature Dishes That ...

The 450 volcanoes of the Auvergne sleep softly, their peaks covered in grass and sometimes streaked with snow. Between them are valleys filled with green pasture, gentian meadows, and pine forests.

Beyond Paris and Provence, France holds regions where volcanic peaks, pristine lakes, and ancient towns meet world-class cuisine. From Auvergne’s extinct volcano hikes and cheese-laden tables to ...

Why the Auvergne region should be your next culinary destination. It was a long way to go for a cheese sandwich. But what a sandwich! True, I’d just climbed the Puy de Sancy—90 minutes of huffing to ...

I had chosen Auvergne, a region in France’s Massif Central mountain range, as this year’s destination, because I’d been told by a trusted friend that despite the landscape’s beauty (UNESCO declared ...