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Thomas Schmidt / Getty Images Follow the dazzling holiday decorations, from lights and garland to wooden huts charmingly called chalets, until these holiday markets hit the rest of your senses.

mtreasure / Getty Images The holiday season manifests magic in myriad ways around the world with traditions based on foods, drinks, and sweets.

Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Amelia Rampe Depending on who it's for, the perfect latke can mean a classic, unadorned potato pancake

Courtesy of Air France As the boarding line backs up inside the gangway for my Air France flight to Paris, cellphones begin to pop up from the crowd, communal filming and palpable excitement arise.

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Ashley Day, Emily Ziemski Credit: Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Lydia Pursell

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Ashley Day Pasta soup is one of the most satisfying ways to turn a few pantry staples into dinner, pairing tender noodles (in a variety of

Ashley Day Make the most of peak-season watermelons with these cookout starters and sides , with recipes from Jacques Pépin Tom Colicchio , and more.