It is indeed an art to sleep in later than usual and have breakfast in bed or Faire la grasse matinée et prendre son petit déjeuner au lit. This is part of the French Lifestyle or l’art de bien vivre … Continue reading French Lifestyle: Faire la Grasse Matinée
Jean-Jacques Sempé the beloved French cartoonist, simply known by all as Sempé passed away at 89 years old on August 11, 2022. Sempé is well known for his poster-like illustrations, usually pencil-drawn in great detail from a distant perspective or high … Continue reading Au Revoir Monsieur Sempé
Today, on July 14th the French celebrate le 14 juillet also called La Fête Nationale! This is the French National Day endearingly known as Bastille Day in the United States commemorating the day when the people of Paris stormed the … Continue reading Happy Bastille Day 2022
Bon 1er mai! Today is May 1st and all over France in honor of La Fête du Travail or Labor Day, we celebrate this day with some Muguet des Bois or Lily of the Valley as a token of happiness … Continue reading Bon 1er Mai /Happy May 1st
Bonjour! I hope you enjoy this little compilation of French-inspired gifts to celebrate your Maman! There’s something for every Mom and I will be adding more lovely and original ideas! Pinterest Twitter Facebook Instagram © Copyright French A L.A Carte … Continue reading French Gift Ideas for Mom
The Village Baking Co. Boulangerie is located in a posh neighborhood of Dallas, Texas called Lower Greenville at 1921 Greenville Ave, not far from Downtown. I had heard of this Boulangerie when I posted about French Bakeries in Dallas and … Continue reading Village Baking Co. Boulangerie
The long-awaited The Parisian Agency – Exclusive Properties Season 2 aka L’Agence is finally here a year after its premiere on Netflix today, March 3, 2022. (It was on the air in January in France) Discover and enjoy six brand-new … Continue reading The Parisian Agency aka L’Agence Season 2
Every year on February 2nd, the French celebrate La Chandeleur (aka La Fête de la Lumière or Le Jour des Crêpes) with a good batch of homemade crêpes made in a variety of ways. Vive les crêpes! So get ready … Continue reading Vive Les Crêpes! Variety of Crêpes for LA Chandeleur
Nothing, besides rose-colored glasses and the original Edith Piaf song, spells “La Vie en Rose” like Rosé wine, and better yet a Rosé Champagne, or a Sparkling Rosé! This particular one, Jacqueline Leonne Rosé Sparkling Wine was a happy surprising … Continue reading Jacqueline Leonne Rosé
All over France, we celebrate La Fête des Rois or Kings’ Day which takes place 12 days after Christmas on January 6th or on the first Sunday of the New Year with the sharing of the very much anticipated and delicious … Continue reading La Fête des Rois – Kings’ Day
The French Bûche de Noël aka as Yule Log Cake is a traditional cake born in the 19th century shaped as a log when families would burn a yule log or bûche in the fireplace at Christmas time. This layer … Continue reading Bûche de Noël Recipe
Chocolate truffles or Les Truffes au Chocolat are French inventions and delicacies for the holidays. They taste decadent and rich but are really child’s play to make. They were created by accident in the kitchen of Chef Escoffier when his … Continue reading How to make French Chocolate Truffles
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