Blogs Posts on "French"

French Basic Words III by Gurl About Town on Nov 21, 2009Third collection of basic French words...

Nouveau Tarte by Anna's Cool Finds on Nov 20, 2009It was a warm and beautiful day in Larkspur, and the perfect parking spot appeared! So I found myself visiting an old favorite, the Left Bank at the Blue Rock.The interior is still warm and inviting, and I was sitting next to the fireplace with a go...

Vintage Marseille Soap Posters by Lifecruiser Travel Blog on Nov 18, 2009With the thought of that Marseille traditional soaps have been made for about 600 years, I couldn’t resist taking a photo of those really wonderful vintage soap posters I found in a French medieval village. The traditional Marseille soap is ma...

Eat this! Coq au vin, savory French fare for cool weather by Dining Chicago on Nov 18, 2009What it is: Hearty fall and winter fare, the iconic bistro dish coq au vin is a savory French braise of chicken with wine, bacon and onions. It’s usually made with red wine, often Burgundy. Where it comes from: Although the concept of braising...

Anthony Bourdain's Beef / Boeuf Bourguignon by Almost Bourdain on Nov 18, 2009This is the third recipe I have adapted from Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook. The first recipe was his popular Poulet Roti (French Style Roast Chicken), followed by the Whole Roasted Fish Basquaise (will post the recipe soon). I made his Beef...

Wordless Wednesday #38 by Misadventures with Andi on Nov 18, 2009Quote from President Sarkozy as he presented la Légion d’honneur: “The guy who did Bridges of Madison County, that’s huge!” Oh Nicholas! Related posts:Wordless Wednesday #29Wordless Wednesday #32Wordless Wednesday #30-2 R...

2009 Beaujolais Nouveau arrives in Chicago Thursday by Dining Chicago on Nov 17, 2009Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivé! Well, nearly. On the third Thursday of each November, the new wine of Beaujolais is uncorked for the world. By French law, Beaujolais Nouveau may be released no earlier than 12:01 a.m. on that date. More than...

REPORT: Court rejects rejected F1 team by Give Used Cars on Nov 15, 2009Filed under: Motorsports , Government/Legal Hell hath no fury like a racing team scorned. Among the dozen teams that lodged bids this year to join the F1 grid for 2010 was N.Technology. The racing outfit is known to some European fans as the squad th...

Madeleines by The Red Mangetout on Nov 14, 2009Last Christmas, I got a madeleine tin. I was excited to have such a one-purpose piece of kitchenalia, but there was a problem. The problem was, I had never really "got" madeleines.Everyone else seems to be a madeleine fan, judging by how often I see...

French Friday – Kisses from Paris by Misadventures with Andi on Nov 13, 2009This past week the Paris Tourism Board released this short film, “Kisses From Paris” by French actor/director Yvan Attal. As it says on their site: “The director Yvan attal gives us his vision of the new Paris Ile-de-France: intensity, roma...