As soon as I saw this promo for Janine Marsh’s debut novel My Good Life in France, I knew I had to get my hands on a copy! I was familiar with Janine from The Good Life France website and Magazine but I hadn’t realised her move to France had been accidental. On a day … Read more
Did you know – humans are eating more meat than ever before? But at the same time, vegetarianism is becoming more and more popular (check the #MeatlessMonday hashtag or take a look at recent cookbook releases – so many vegetarian and vegan options these days!). In short, more and more people are talking about meat … Read more
I’m not sure exactly how I came across Lindsey Tramuta on social media but I remember following her on Twitter way back in early 2011 and thinking how she was living a life similar to one I’d probably have lived had I moved to Paris 15 years later than I did. She and I had … Read more
Are you a home cook who would love to discover your inner “Frenchness”? Do you often wonder how the French make entertaining look so effortless? Wish you had a little more of that French “je ne sais quoi” in your life? Well today’s French Friday pick, Dinner Chez Moi, Elizabeth Bard’s latest book, is for … Read more
Image source If you spent any amount of time living in Paris in the early 1990s, you’ll be familiar with FUSAC (France – USA – Contacts). Originally a magazine containing classified ads and advertisements serving the English-speaking communities (Americans, British, Canadians, Irish, Australians, New Zealanders, and other nationalities who speak English) of Paris and the … Read more
As a food and travel writer, I get a lot of cookbooks and guide books sent to me. Teachers, on the other hand (my day job) don’t tend to receive d lot of review copies of books though. So it’s always exciting when a publisher contacts me with books that might interest my students (and, … Read more