Culture Le Weekend, 4/14/23: Flying to Paris, Trash Barricades, 8 Centuries of French Food and Telling Salads 🇫🇷 How does any country shift away from a global capitalistic system?
Culture Le Weekend, 4/7/23: Marie Antoinette’s secret books and not-so-secret sex life 🇫🇷 Marie Antoinette is a victim of over 200 years of misogyny.
Culture Mid-week Distractions 4/5/23 Pâque(s), Toxic Relationships, and Recent Reads Prepare for the spring holidays French-style.
Culture Le Weekend, 3/31/23: The Price of Water and Protest in France 🇫🇷 The concerns over water in France are mounting.
French Living Mid-week Distractions 3/29/23 French Cognac, Croissants, and Chic A few mid-week distractions...
Culture Le Weekend, 3/24/23: So far, Macron regrets rien as the world waits and listens 🇫🇷 These days, when Johnny Hallyday sings his version of "Non, je ne regret rien," I imagine Macron dancing out of Elysée Palace lip-syncing.
Food & Wine The BEST Croissant in All of New York, Full Stop. "...a good croissant is judged by its perfect half-moon shape, its crispy texture, and a yellow color..."
Culture Le Weekend, 3/17/23: Macron on the ropes, trash in Paris and riots in Lyon 🇫🇷 Macron wants the French to adapt and modernize.
Culture Le Weekend, 3/10/23: March sunlight, new French movies & chicken fricassée 🇫🇷 I love seeing that one brave daffodil peek its head up, snow and mud be damned. Let is shine, let it shine.
Culture Le Weekend, 3/3/23: Going Bobo in Paris, Macron in Angola & Other Stories🇫🇷 Bobos say “Namaste” when they part ways; they say Keen-Wah, instead of Kee-NO-AH, and they like oat milk cortados and artisan bread
Culture Le Weekend, 2/24/23: PFAS in France, Paris in Spring & a Vibrant Green Soufflé 🇫🇷 After reading that article, I found myself thinking about the French notion of purity in cooking.
Culture Le Weekend 2/17/23: An All-Black, All-Female Battalion in France During WW2 & How to Cut Cheese 🇫🇷 Many said they were treated better in France and England than back home.