Depuis deja longtemps, la Provence et la cuisine provencale sont a la mode en France. Avant la Deuxieme Guerre mondiale, les films de Pagnol et les romans et scenarii de Giono rechauffaient le c ur des Parisiens de ces histoires bon enfant, chantees avec un accent inimitable sous un soleil toujours clement. Ah cet accent provencal L'unique accent francais qui fasse sourire immediatement avec indulgence Combien de chanteurs, issus de l'operette et des cafes-concerts, ont laisse des refrains qui restent bien vivants... Refrains celebrant la Bouillabaisse, le Pastis et les marches de Provence. Comment ne pas aussi penser aux poissonnieres de la trilogie de Marcel Pagnol, au pain partage de Regain, aux sardines deUn de la Canebiere Nombre de ces chansons mythiques furent creees dans un celebre cafe-concert marseillais: L'Alcazar. Ainsi, depuis ces annees lointaines, la Provence a attire les gens par le cote ensoleille et accueillant de sa culture. Provence and therefore its cuisine has been fashionable for a very long time. Before World War II, the novels and screenplays of Provencal writers Marcel Pagnol and Jean Giono warmed the hearts of Parisians with their easy going style, their settings under always sunny skies and the lilt of their inimitable Provencal accent. The Provencal accent is unique in France because it immediately evokes a friendly smile from the listener. Many singers with roots in Provence got their start performing in operettas and cafe-music halls, including the famous music hall, L'Alcazar, and have left songs that are still well known today, songs that celebrate bouillabaisse, Pastis, and Provencal markets. And how can one forget the women fisher mongers portrayed in Marcel Pagnol's film trilogy (Marius, Fanny, and Cesar), the shared bread in his film Regain, or the sardines from the operetta set in Marseille, Un de la Canebiere So, for many years, Provence has attracted people to its region because of the friendly and welcoming nature of its culture."