How they love to hate each other: Vivre la difference – Part 1
The British and the French love to hate each other, but If they do not know if they are friends, then we have problems!
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08, 2022
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08, 2022
Chaource: The wonder of Fromage – unveiling one French cheese at a time
It would be easy, in spotting a downy, barrel-shaped Chaource, to confuse it for double-cream Brillat-Savarin. I’ll admit I’ve done it several times before, and Lionel Dosne of the Ferme des Tourelles quickly reassures me I’m not the only one.
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07, 2022
France Sizzles – in more ways than one
Wildfires are blazing across Europe and the temperature in France goes up and up — on the thermometer and in French politics.
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07, 2022
Sailing around the world? Why you should keep your pants on!
French woman, Jeanne Baret was the first woman to circumnavigate the globe in the 18th century
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06, 2022
French Elections: Seconds Out — Round Three
The two National Assembly weekends of voting signals little cheer for Macron as he faces the final battle on Sunday.
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06, 2022
You, me, and Napoleon: We all had trouble speaking French – what’s your experience?
These four articles about learning French will ruffle a few feathers. That’s because my essays are full of subjective statements about how bloody hard French is to learn. This is especially so, I point out, for anyone not lucky enough to be young and locked up in a garret in Paris with a French lover—with the deliberate intention of doing nothing else but learn French.
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05, 2022
Fourme d’Ambert: The wonder of Fromage – unveiling one French cheese at a time
Fourme d’Ambert AOP - sliced into its characteristic rounds, Fourme d’Ambert should reveal a creamy, ivory color and a uniquely soft, unctuous texture that veers almost towards chewiness.
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05, 2022
Two cheers for President Macron
Touch & Go? There’s still the “Third Round” legislative elections to renew the Assemblée Nationale, scheduled for 12 & 19 June.
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04, 2022
Neufchâtel: The wonder of Fromage – unveiling one French cheese at a time
Neufchâtel isn’t well-known outside of Normandy, as little is produced: about 1700 tons per year, as compared to 60000 tons of Camembert.
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04, 2022
Europe holds its Breath: the future of France
Many of France’s 48 million voters — especially those on the left — are asking themselves what the least bad option is. Or would it be better to simply stay at home and ignore both candidates in the decisive second round?
