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It’s Almost Time For This Year’s Beaujolais Nouveau!
Next week (November 20th) sees the release of this year’s Beaujolais Nouveau, the first vintage of 2014 from the Beaujolais region. If you think this is no big deal, think again – Beaujolais Nouveau Day is a wonderful time of fireworks, food, and festivals. And of […]
Armistice Day
Armistice Day – Armistice de la Première Guerre mondiale – (November 11th) is a national holiday in France, in remembrance of all those who were injured, and those who fell during the First World War and subsequent wars. This solemn occasion sees people attend memorial services […]
Gourmet Hot Dogs Pop Up In Paris
Parisian food blog, FASTANDFOOD, has long been known as the go-to site for information and news about fast food in the City of Light. We’re not talking McDonald’s or KFC here (well, OK, maybe we are… but just a little bit), we’re talking about fast food, […]
Boulevard Haussmann Christmas Displays 2014
For some retailers in Paris, the 2014 Christmas season kicked off this week. Galeries Lafayette, Printemps, Le Bon Marché, and BHV will be unveiling their festive displays between now and the 15th. If you’re in Paris over the next few days, join in with the Parisian […]
Where Did Your Jeans Come From?
Denim is French. The tough blue cotton twill, which was used by Levi Strauss for his workers’ garments, originated in Nîmes, and was known as de Nîmes – ‘from Nîmes’. Even the word, jeans, has France to thank for its origin; Gênes is French for Genova […]
Get Ready To Ski!
With more options to ski than anywhere else in the world, it’s no wonder that skiers – and increasingly, snowboarders – flock to France every winter. Despite France’s reputation for astonishingly expensive ski resorts, January and March remain the best times to grab a bargain… just […]
French Wine Facts
With a per capita consumption of around 60 liters per year (60% red, 25% rosé, 15% white), the French drink more wine than any other nation in the world. Along with drinking the wine, France also exports more wine than any other country in the world […]
The Beaujolais Run
If you’ve never been on the Beaujolais Run®, you’ve missed out on a whole lot of fun… and some superb wine too. In 1970, celebrity chef, Clement Freud was sitting down to dinner in Romanèche with restaurateur, Joseph Berkmann, when they hit upon the idea of […]
Staying Safe In Paris – Avoid The Scammers Pt. 2
Last week we talked about minor scams in the City of Light but this week’s ones are far more serious. We’re not talking a couple of Euros here and there – with these scams, you stand to lose not only your wallet but potentially, your entire […]
La Toussaint
La Toussaint (All Saints’ Day), is celebrated on November 1st, and is a jours férié (public holiday). However, if la Toussaint falls on a Tuesday, then Monday becomes an unofficial day off too because it’s generally considered a bit pointless to have the weekend off, go […]