McLain’s “Paris Wife” will have you head over heels for the Hemingways
The Paris Wife – Paula McLain (2010). The romance between Ernest Hemingway and his wife Hadley was a passionate, intoxicating …
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Boudin blanc — yes, chef!
Shut the cookbook. Now, put it away. I couldn’t believe I was being ordered to discharge Julia Child and Simone …
Still, “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.” Bon appétit, Julia!
Julie & Julia is narrated by a vivacious, hysterical, brutally honest woman who is saddled with an unfulfilling job and is …
Chocolate Mousse – debonair, dark and irresistibly rich!
When you’re unmistakably, sinfully and marvelously rich you could go anywhere. Charity galas and masquerade balls? Absolutely! Cocktails at home or an …
Le soufflé – l’amour, la romance and ladies who lunch
French lessons at Institut Catholique de Paris were abandoned. Textbooks closed. Maps folded. Notebooks tucked in sacs. It was the …
French Impressions: Barbara Redmond on A Woman’s Paris
Barbara Redmond, founder and publisher of A Woman’s Paris® and graphic designer specializing in creating brands for Fortune 1000 corporations …
French Cuisine: Cooking schools in Paris founded by women
With a sharp downward stroke, I flicked my brush tip up and around to create the toque. A quick jump …
Julia Child: French cooking for North Americans
The genius of Julia Child was to translate French cooking into a form that North Americans could follow. In the …
France: the first time I saw Paris
Marie Antoinette entered Paris in a royal carriage, dressed in white and glittering with diamonds. It was June 8, 1773, …
The Best of Times, The Worst of Times… for French food
We’ve been hearing a lot about threats to French food traditions. Neighbourhood bistros are dying (there were 200,000 across France …
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