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Wissant: Local Challenges & Local Producers Organic Fruit & Vegetables— Part 2, Charolais Beef and Goats Cheese
Wissant: Three local, passionate entrepreneurs making a mark and succeeding in Wissant, who deserve all the support we can give them.
How France uncovered the mystery of forbidden photos of Nazi-occupied Paris
Mystery photographer: I recently came across this collection of WWII photos that were taken by a man and his wife who worked at the famous department store, Le Printemps during the occupation of France
Parisian Life Through the Lens of Small Joys – Limited Edition Calendar Giveaway
If you love the tiny Parisian shops that make up the mosaic that is Paris, you can enter to WIN a Sonja Bajic Limited Edition 2025 Calendar featuring hand-painted Parisian shops —HOW?—Leave a comment below this article, naming your favourite shop in Paris and why you love it so. The lucky winner will be DRAWN on December 12, 2024 and announced in the le Bulletin newsletter on 14 December.
Features
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Arts + Culture
Parisian Life Through the Lens of Small Joys – Limited Edition Calendar Giveaway
If you love the tiny Parisian shops that make up the mosaic that is Paris, you can enter to WIN a Sonja Bajic Limited Edition 2025 Calendar featuring hand-painted Parisian shops —HOW?—Leave a comment below this article, naming your favourite shop in Paris and why you love it so. The lucky winner will be DRAWN on December 12, 2024 and announced in the le Bulletin newsletter on 14 December.
Interview: Michael Francis Cartwright, All materials are equal—Materially Speaking with Sarah Monk
Michael Cartwright likes drawing, painting, printmaking, working with beautiful red hardwoods and carving marble. He also works with found objects and discarded items, ‘old toys, bits of stick, anything’, and takes them to the local art foundry to get them cast in bronze. Once, he ripped the back off an old truck and used the metal to make a sculpture.
Simplicity: Black and White Flower Stamens
Poetry written by Naad Kaur, when in Le Robert, Martinique, France. On SimplicityHaiku/Haïku 2 versions: English & French
Escapades
Wissant: Local Challenges & Local Producers Organic Fruit & Vegetables— Part 2, Charolais Beef and Goats Cheese
Wissant: Three local, passionate entrepreneurs making a mark and succeeding in Wissant, who deserve all the support we can give them.
France: Let’s Explore Chablis, Burgundy — An introduction
Chablis is a beautiful and tranquil destination that is perfect for wine lovers and those seeking a peaceful retreat in the French countryside
The Other-Worldly French Alps: 3 days of Autumn field work
French Alps: Every autumn, researchers from the Laboratoire d’Ecologie Alpine visit a network of study sites dotted through the French Alps. The network, a project called ORCHAMP, is set up along elevation gradients chosen for monitoring biodiversity from valley floors to high alpine meadows.
Gastronomie
Beaujolais: The French Wine Region You Thought You Knew
This is not an article about Beaujolais Nouveau, the marketing phenom that took the world by purple storm several decades ago, when c’était la fête (it was party time) in restos and bars celebrating the “new wine” from one of France’s lesser-known regions that really needed a publicity boost. Its about the “Real Beaujolais” — wines of character and charm, beloved by other vignerons (winemakers) and wine insiders.
French Recipe: Fondant Potatoes with Duck Fat and Thyme
Fondant potatoes: In this land, duck is king. And of course, I haven’t mentioned duck confit in which duck legs are submerged in duck fat and gently cooked until melt-in-the-mouth tender. So, I took that duck confit and replaced it with a potato.
La cuisine Toulousaine: what and where to eat in Toulouse
As any other region in France, Toulouse has its own specialties and traditional cooking, and there is a vast array of dishes to sample and top class restaurants to try. Here is a list of our favorites.
Mode + Beauté
The ultimate guide to the best pharmacies in Paris: become an expert!
Read our guide to the best pharmacies in Paris, and how to become an expert French pharmacy shopper
Yves Saint Laurent: 6 extraordinary exhibitions 60 years on
Celebrating the 60th anniversary of his 1st collection, a vast exhibition named 'Yves Saint Laurent aux musée' is being held in 6 Parisian museums
Where do French women buy shoes in Paris? – Insider Guide for shoe addicts – top 13 stores
Discover my top 13 shoe stores in Paris! Stop wondering where French women buy their shoes?
Reportage + Société
How France uncovered the mystery of forbidden photos of Nazi-occupied Paris
Mystery photographer: I recently came across this collection of WWII photos that were taken by a man and his wife who worked at the famous department store, Le Printemps during the occupation of France
French Political System Exploration: The Élysée Palace
The Élysée Palace: The First Republic didn’t care for a presidential palace. The revolutionaries, back in 1792, wanted no president, much less a king...
French Government Collapse: Barnier Expected To Lose Motion of No-Confidence.
The French Government: It took three months to cobble up a new French Government. Tomorrow, it could collapse entirely.
Vie Française
Cote d’Azur: Our Olive Tree Harvest
Our Olive Harvest: There is something quite magical about the taste of olive oil fresh from the press. The rich aromas, the grassy, buttery flavor, as you dip your baguette into the thick green-yellow oil, savouring the peppery, spicy aftertaste—it is an experience you will never forget.
Tell your story: A French village memoir writing workshop experience
Tell Your Story: Most of the tales told by the local seniors were not written down. It was storytelling in the true oral tradition of the “conteurs” (storytellers), an activity still happening today in France.
Female Agents Behind Enemy Lines—Diana Rowden: Part 5
Diana Hope Rowden had a privileged background. Born in London in 1915 she spent her early years at Cap Ferrat and the Italian Riviera where her mother rented a villa and yacht. Coincidentally, the yacht was named the Fearless One, it was a name that would later describe Diana perfectly. After boarding school in England, she returned to France with her mother, embarking on a career in journalism at the Sorbonne.
