We scour news sites and web pages for items on the term “Gascony” published in the past few days. Most of the items will be about the Gascony area of France.

Koffmann's: A myth looks for a new hit
When Pierre Koffmann popped up on the roof of Selfridges during last years London Restaurant Festival, he was surprised but absolutely delighted that about two-thirds of the people who came to eat there were under 35.

Pierre Koffmann returns in triumph
Pierre Koffmann, once called the best chef in England' and a mentor to many of the current generation of the country's best chefs before his retirement five years ago, has re-emerged in top form, with a stylish new restaurant.

French Basque country: Hearth and home in France's 'most engrossing region'
Anthony Peregrine reckons there's a lot we could learn from the people of the French Basque region.