January 6 is a religious holiday in France.  Being a Catholic country, people celebrate what is called “La Fete des Rois”, or more officially, Epiphany, which is the celebration of the Magi to the infant Jesus.

This is the reason on January 6 people eat “la gallette des rois” where one or two little statues made of plastic which represent a king are inserted in the pie.  This is why it’s very important to beware of each bites one takes, because, one of the guests will find the king in his slice of gallette.

Even though la gallette is the pastry of choice for many on that celebration day, la brioche is also very popular and even preferred by some.

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I had such magic Christmas times when I was a child that they could not even compare with the Christmas of my adult life, even in the best of times.  But, that’s OK, I am not complaining, because, yes, indeed, I had the best magic Christmas times as a child and this blog post is my way of telling you all about it.

Christmas Eve At Home

The magic of this time of the year always started on Christmas Eve.  All day my mother, my aunt and I were preparing all the succulent food for Christmas Eve dinner and it was quite a feast.  Christmas Eve was more like a standing up dinner with canapés of Foie Gras, pate, Caviar and cheese.  It took use all day to prepare those delicious canapés on small pieces of special

I have to admit that what I miss the most if I think about France is not the beautiful landscapes, it’s not the language, it’s not sitting at a Paris terrace café on a sunny spring afternoon and it’s not even my own home town.

What I miss the most when I think about France is French food.

Anyone born and raised here wouldn’t miss and not even know about some of the food that we can find in France, and therefore, never miss it.  However,  for those of us who have grown up eating some of such delights of the palate that consist of the many types of foods that are found in France, sometimes, not being able to run to the store and grab such food can be really tough, indeed!

And I am just talking about every day

Thanks Giving is upon us! Here is a little Taste of my French Turkey recipe.  Enjoy!

There are many ways to cook a turkey.  As a matter of fact there are as many ways as there are people willing to cook it.  Here I am going to give you a turkey recipe, the French way, or at least one of them as they are many as well.

There is no Thanksgiving in France, obviously, since it’s an American holiday but, this time of the years is definitely turkey meal time.  So, the turkey, in France is really a Christmas meal.  Christmas is also that time when we eat the very fancy and popular “foie gras”.

It’s not very hard to cook a turkey but, if you don’t do it right your turkey might turn up very dry and this is

Pérouges, France is one of the most beautiful and  ancient villages in the world.

Pérouges is a medieval village leaning against the plateau of the Dombes, Pérouges is located on top of a hill overlooking the vast plain of the department of Ain.  This beautiful ancient French village is located about 25 miles north east of Lyon.

This middle age village has been preserved as it was over 4 centuries ago and is now a delightful sight for tourists to explore and enjoy while they go back in history walking the narrow, uneven, and pebbled streets of the village.

Pérouges has been nominated one of the most beautiful villages of the world and it’s definitely one of the oldest preserved one with no new construction of

My previous article in this series was talking about French table manners and etiquette, giving you a detailed list of the do and don’ts of the French table.

Today, this article is going to talk more about the eating habits and manners of the French people, and how it differs from the eating habits and manners of the American people.

The three mains meals, and should I say only meals in France are pretty much like anywhere else, breakfast, lunch and dinner.  So far nothing worth alarming anyone, right?

The big difference, however, is more in the content and the importance of each meal which ultimately affects the overall weight and health of the French population (in a positive way).  Yes, that’s how important it is.

So, let’s take a look at each meal one by one and

What are some of the differences between American and French table manners and etiquette?

It certainly can be said that there are numerous differences between American and French table manners and etiquette.  Most of those differences are based on the overall cultures of both countries.  While there are many other differences that could be noticed between both cultures let’s discuss today one of the most impressive ones, table manners and etiquette.

This article will cover the main table manner and etiquette differences while a future article will cover more the food and eating habits aspect.  The reason why I know them so well is because I am French, but I also live in the United States for many years.  So, here we go, let’s see what are some of the table manners and etiquette

The last severe heat wave in France was in the summer 2003.  However, this month of July 2011 is seeing another heat wave in the country; the difference is that the last time around a lot of people were caught by surprised, hospitals included and as a result of the chaos, a lot of people died.  Most of the country is now peaking at 37 degrees Celsius (98 Degrees F.) which makes the metropolitan areas very hot indeed.

This year, even if the heat wave does reach the heights of 2003 with a catastrophic 15,000 death toll among which most victims were elderly people, the country is much better prepared.  Each “Département” is ready and health facilities are prepared for any type of emergency due to the heat wave.  Hospitals have more bed available and staff is ready to take

Want to plan a trip to Paris this summer? Just kick back and relaxed. This might be easier than you think.

The reason why it’s much easier to travel to Paris, or anywhere in the world nowadays, is because you have an incredible access to everything online. That’s right, at the click of your mouse you can find and purchase everything you need for your trip form travel guides, travel packages, best plan tickets, hotels and more. This blog actually offers all of them, just about all the time.

Few facts about Paris

Paris, the capital of France which includes over 2,000,000 inhabitants in the city alone is also the capital of the world that sees the most tourists every year.  Yes, the capital of Paris finds room for the 70 million tourists who

More and more teenage girls can’t live through the months of summer without getting a tan.  While it’s not always possible to be tanned before the month of May is even here yet, just by lying in your backyard or going to the closest beach from home, tanning beds are become very popular and every year millions of young and not so young women lay under those UVB beds.  But what are the tanning bed dangers and what could it mean for you?

Even if doubts and mysteries about tanning bed dangers have been all we really knew about artificial tanning so far, there is no room for doubt anymore, because some studies have shown that tanning bed dangers are real and could be actually even more dangerous than real sun tanning.

It has been reported that some young girls aged