CULTURE & HISTORY The pie murders of Paris Fans of French cuisine turn away now because I am about to put you off your dinner. We've all heard of Sweeney Todd, the fictional... Fans of French cuisine turn a... Read More 30th October 2021 0 0
LIVING IN FRANCE Which Paris cemetery should you visit this Halloween? Halloween is said to be the day when the dead return to Earth and walk among the living. If that's the case, why not increase... Halloween is said to be the d... Read More 24th October 2021 0 0
CULTURE & HISTORY QUIZZES French tattoo fails: can you do better? French grammar rules are so complicated that I have palpitations every time I send a text in French. These people got tattoos in French...French grammar rules are so co... Read More 29th September 2021 0 4
CULTURE & HISTORY Who were the yé-yé girls? In the mid-sixties, the French charts were awash with hits from female singers who collectively became known as the yé-yé girls. Though their styles were... In the mid-sixties, the Frenc... Read More 17th September 2021 0 0
CULTURE & HISTORY The kiss that caused a riot She was an aristocrat who dressed as a man and had affairs with some of the most beautiful and famous women of her day. ...She was an aristocrat who dres... Read More 26th May 2021 2 0
CULTURE & HISTORY Murder in Aix-les-Bains: the betrayal of a courtesan Eugénie Fougère was a well known in Paris high society of the Belle Epoque for her beauty, her lovers and her jewels. She was a...Eugénie Fougère was a well kno... Read More 13th May 2021 1 2
FOOD AND DRINK Delicious French cakes that may make you weep a little There's a new boulangerie in town and goddamnit it's good. I had a raspberry crumble tart from there that tasted so good it actually made...There's a new boulangerie in t... Read More 2nd April 2021 1 2
LIVING IN FRANCE Fabulous French dog breeds Lady Gaga's French bulldogs were stolen - and recovered! - last week. French bulldogs are one of the world's most popular dog breeds with puppies...Lady Gaga's French bulldogs we... Read More 5th March 2021 0 0
CULTURE & HISTORY FOOD AND DRINK The surprising reason why French people eat horses The other night I was reading Black Beauty to the enfants and, when we got to the bit where (SPOILER) Ginger dies, my smallest had...The other night I was reading ... Read More 5th February 2021 0 0