Languedoc Wine Celebration with Steve Hoffman

A Season for That, Lost and Found in the Other Southern France

In this poignant, delicious memoir, American food writer Steve Hoffman tells the story of how he and his family move to the French countryside, where the locals upend everything he knows about food, wine, and learning how to belong.

“A Season for That is an intimate look and glimpse into a small village in a special corner of France, where Steve and his family didn’t just live, but integrated themselves into the community and forged lifelong friendships. His book deftly captures the magic of France... and I’m jealous I didn’t follow the same path that he did!”
—David Lebovitz, author of My Paris Kitchen and Drinking French

“The lyrical American food-writing tradition passed down from Richard Olney and M.F.K. Fisher has found a worthy successor in a writer named Steve Hoffman.”
—Alice Waters, American chef, restaurateur, and author of We Are What We Eat

Steve Hoffman

About the Author

Steve Hoffman, is a Minnesota tax preparer and food writer, as well as a French speaker and shameless Francophile. His writing has won multiple awards, including the 2019 James Beard M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award. He has been published in Food & Wine, The Washington Post, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, and Artful Living magazine. His first book, A Season for That: Lost and Found in the Other Southern France, was published in July 2024, edited by Francis Lam. Hoffman shares one acre on Turtle Lake, in Shoreview, Minnesota, with his wife, Mary Jo, their elderly and entitled puggle, roughly 80,000 honeybees, and a nesting pair of sandhill cranes who summer in the backyard.

About Princess & Bear Wines

The Princess and The Bear was founded by Carol Bailey, a family law attorney, and Steve Medwell, a surgeon, after discovering the Languedoc-Roussillon region in France. Captivated by its culture, history, and blossoming winemaking scene, they decided to share the region's exceptional wines with the U.S. Their love for wine, rooted in Carol’s family history, inspired them to bring the unique, accessible wines of Languedoc-Roussillon to American enthusiasts. Each bottle reflects the land, climate, and winemaker's passion, inviting you to experience the spirit of this enchanting region.