A Love Affair with Cassoulet in Toulouse

How I fell in love with the world-famous peasant dish of southwest France

My First Cassoulet | Photo Credit: By Author

I’ll never forget my first time. It was a damp, chilly December night in Toulouse. The wind was whipping through the narrow, puddle-laden cobblestone streets. Shimmering strands of Christmas lights lined the redbrick buildings. It was beautiful. Romantic, even. But it was…