Happy French Friday! Coming at you today with a simple, classic recipe that didn’t make the cut for my upcoming French Food for Everyone: le petit-déjeuner (breakfast) book (coming out in time for the holidays!). Not that it’s not a great recipe, but this instalment of FFfE includes a few longer recipes (i.e. longer than … Read more
Disclosure: I received a review copy from the authors. I was not asked to write about this book nor am I being compensated for doing so. This post was not reviewed by the authors/ publisher prior to publication. Happy French Friday! Coming at you with a lovely escape from real life in the form of … Read more
Happy French Friday! Today, I’m thrilled to share with you the fabulous new novel from my friend* Ann Mah, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Vintage and Mastering the Art of French Eating. Paris + historical fiction + Jacqueline Kennedy as a young girl = a book that will appeal to multiple audiences … Read more
Happy French Friday! This summer, I spent 6 weeks in southwest France and Spain and this week’s French Friday pick is, ostensibly, an exploration of the origins of a very southwest France dish – cassoulet – but it turns out that it’s so much more just than a history of this quintessentially French dish. This … Read more
Hello September and hello back-to-school season. Yikes! How can it already be “la rentrée” as they call it in France? For various reasons, August has gone by in a flash and we’re back to classes next week (I want to say “already” but it’s really been a lovely long summer so can’t complain…). As well … Read more
Hello and Happy French Friday! Today I’m looking at the perfect armchair travel read for Francophiles! It’s the third in a series written by the unstoppable Janine Marsh (of the fabulous The Good Life France website and newsletter. From the publisher: Following on from her hugely popular books, My Good Life in France and My … Read more