Food & Wine USA - (01)January 2021

86 JANUARY 2021

Lucie Tempier Peyraud, Lulu to those who knew her,

was more than just the proprietress of the famed

Bandol wine estate Domaine Tempier—she was a

culinary legend; an inspiration to talents such as

Richard Olney, Jeremiah Tower, and Alice Waters; and

a master of classic Provençal cooking.

BY STEVE HOFFMAN

adieu

lulu

Lulu Peyraud making

bouillabaisse over an

open fire, circa 1985.

PHOTOGRAPHY: GAIL SKOFF