The 20 best French recipes: part 3 Classic dishes from top chefs, including boeuf bourguignon and filet au poivre, Pot au feu is an icon of French cooking and one of the most popular classics. Often, depending on the region in France Ina Garten makes Coq au Vin, a French chicken and wine dish with mushrooms and bacon. She begins chopping up four ounces of bacon and cooking it until crisp. She had a butcher cut a whole chicken into 10 pieces, which she liberally seasons with salt and pepper. Esque