Bloggers living in Paris will eventually put together a list such as this one: things they Love and Hate (simultaneously) about Paris. Bien sûr, I say ‘hate’ with tongue in cheek — most of these things are just *different* from what I’m used to and *most* have a silver lining.
Poire Belle Hélène is a classic French desert that can be made well in advance: It’s also versatile and relatively light to close off any meal!
Is there such a thing as the one and only true salade niçoise recipe? Find out in this lively article as you learn this delicious salad recipe from a real Nice inhabitant, and practice your French with this easy bilingual recipe.
Come with me to the wedding in France of my cousin Coralie and learn the French wedding traditions and the French marriage vocabulary.
Start here if you are a complete beginner or need a good review.
This audiobook explains the foundations of French like no others. Clear grammar explanations, modern pronunciation tips and really useful vocabulary. All illustrated by a fun story recorded at three different levels of enunciation (slower, enunciated and modern)
So many rules… Most make sense though since how you cut the cheese has to do with leaving a decent serving for the next person, and then leaving the cheese in the best shape to keep it.
Here is my exclusive (and technical!!) article on how to cut cheese in France.
We have many verbs in French to translate the notion of “to leave” based on the context, and they are, unfortunately, not interchangeable.
Learn the recipe for French Socca, a sort of pancake made with chickpea flour from the city of Nice, in the South of France.
You’re going to Paris but have to keep an eye on your budget? Here are my tips on how to enjoy all of Paris’s culinary delights for a reasonable price.
Practice your French with this easy French English bilingual story about Morocco.
Come discover the Nice carnival and practice your French in context with this easy French English bilingual story sur “le Carnaval de Nice”.
In the US “white meat” often refers to poultry only. In French “la viande blanche” also includes veal, rabbit, porc…
Everyone is familiar with “Pepé Le Pew”, the French skunk seducer caricature… But what’s his accent in French? What foreign accent would be chosen for a seducer in France?
You may dream of a Paris wedding… Getting married in France is so romantic. If you plan to say “I do” in Paris, be ready for a lot of paperwork!
Paris is not always like its stereotypical images… I don’t want to ruin it for first-time visitors, but after 3 years living in Paris, my ex-pat eyes still catch things that surprise me… Sometimes Paris is just like its stereotypes, it’s even hard to believe how true it is!