,” she told me her parents, along with writers, artists and composers, inspired many of the recipes. Dominique recalled her mother used to often made Kir Breton for guests back home in Brittany.

Raise a toast to Bastille Day with a glass of Kir Breton (a refreshing blend of crème de cassis, Calvados and a dash of dry cider) and a slice of tarte tatin, or tuck into a full-blown French feast ...