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Classifying French wine in the age of globalization
Bells pealed, echoing through the ancient limestone village and out over the sea of grapevines that surrounded it. With thousands of spectators, I watched as men and women draped in scarlet robes processed up St. Émilion's main street. They were members of the Jurade, the local winemakers' guild, whose main function seems to be to promote St. Émilion's expensive wines with the occasional burst of pseudomedieval pomp.
Scootering en France…
Finding Grace Kelly in Paris
Those looking for a taste of the glamorous side of the 1950s can find it in Paris. The City of Lights and snobby waiters was a hot spot for the Brad Pitts and Angelina Jolies of yesteryear.
Grace Kelly is probably the ultimate example of 50s fame. An exhibit at the Hotel de Ville showcases the life and times of the American movie star who the French embraced after she married Prince Rainier of Monaco and became Princess Grace.
What's your favorite Hotel in Bibione?
I will be visiting Bibione this year and want a review of that place from you people. Please suggest me any names for a suitable and decent hotel in Bibione. The rooms should be neat because cleanliness is important and should be spacious .One more thing is that the reception staff should be very pleasant and helpful because grouchy faces may spoil my mood of enjoyment. Your suggestions are welcome.
Paris Airports Help Passengers Groove
A service at Paris area airports will have people dancing in the terminals. Literally.
As a special summer promotion provided by Aeroports de Paris, dance classes will be offered to passengers before they hop, or samba, onto their flight. Call it France's version of the reality hit So You Think You Can Dance. Styles include tango, salsa, modern jazz, and mambo. There is even instruction in hip hop and rock and roll.
France celebrates Bastille Day
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, waves as he stands with his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace during Bastille day ceremonies in Paris, Monday July 14, 2008
« Madame du Barry » : Historytainment. (2/5)
Christian-Jaque carefully wraps his film in many layers of artificiality, like a beautifully dressed and made up actress, to prevent any misunderstanding about what we are about to see : « Historytainment », rather than a scholarly lecture in colour about the roots of French Revolution, though we shall witness the joyful deliquescence of a « Régime » which, before the century ends, shall have become « ancien », or past.
« Madame du Barry » : on our way to the king’s bed. (1/5)
Summer break is looming, but there is still time for one final History lesson. No worry : it will be light.
The French Provincial Kitchen
French provincial kitchens only exist outside France. The average French kitchen is a modest, uncluttered, practical affair. It is not designed to be an exotic showroom of carpentry and exquisite furniture. We do not crowd the walls with cook books, artworks, eccentric displays of dried herbs and other paraphernalia. We don’t suspend pots and pans and other jangling ironmongery from the ceiling. We like to keep our gadgets and our utensils out of sight, just as we hate to smell what we’re cooking throughout the house. Cooking smells, like cooking equipment, are confined to the cuisine and the salle de manger. Just as good food must appear effortless and fresh so must the kitchen appear spotless and ready to burst into action at a moment’s notice.