Do you want to bring Paris/France to your kitchen? As you know, from here, here, and here, Your Survival Guy spends plenty of time there. And one of the drawbacks comes when the Amex bill comes due. Kidding (sort of). No, it’s when I’m back home dreaming about some of the most delicious meals I’ve […]
Should You Buy and Renovate a Château in France?
At French Entrée, French Connections HCB tells the story of two new homeowners who decided after COVID-19 to leave the city, buy a château, and renovate it. They write: Lee and André became proud owners of the château on 30th April 2022, a mere seven months after first setting eyes on it. While André is […]
L’Eau de France: A Fight for France’s Water
Activists and farmers are gearing up for a fight over France’s water resources. Activists are targeting farmers who rely on basins of pumped groundwater to irrigate their crops, blaming them for water shortages in France. Michele Barbero reports in Foreign Policy: As France grapples with soaring temperatures and ever more ruinous droughts, a full-blown water […]
Best Paris Ice Cream Shops
David Lebovitz tells us the best places to cool down in Paris. As a public service (and because I love ice cream), once upon a time, I listed several favorite ice cream shops in Paris, which, at the time, were just a handful. But things have changed with many young people opening shops, number of […]
The Daily Life of a Grass Fed Dairy Farm in Brittany
In Taste of France Magazine, the editors interview Soizic Trotel about the routines of her family’s dairy farm in Brittany. They write: A cooperative of dairy farmers in Brittany care for their herds on small family farms and send off the milk they produce to make Paysan Breton cream cheese. Taste of France spoke to Soizic Trotel, who has worked with […]
French Protesters Attack Offices of World’s Wealthiest Man
French protesters angry about the country’s pension system overhaul are spreading their disdain beyond government officials to the French elites. Protesters stormed the offices of LVMH, the world’s largest luxury goods company, controlled by Bernard Arnault, who regularly trades places with Elon Musk as the world’s wealthiest person. The Wall Street Journal’s Nick Kostov and […]
The Restoration of Notre Dame
Debbie and I have made a number of trips to Paris both before and after the tragic burning of Notre Dame cathedral. Read more from both of us about that tragic event here, here, here, and here. In The Wall Street Journal, John Anderson reviews the new NOVA documentary, Rebuilding Notre Dame, writing: No one […]
The Best Chef in All of France?
Chef Olivier Nasti, who is the two-Michelin-star chef of Le Chambard in Alsace, has been named chef of the year by Gault et Millau. Gill Harris reports in Taste of France Magazine: French gastro guide Gault et Millau has named Olivier Nasti, two-Michelin-starred chef of Le Chambard restaurant in Alsace, chef of the year. His signature dish […]
POWER SHORTAGES: France Prepares to Cut Power to Rural Areas if Needed
In the French real estate magazine French Entrée, Zoë Smith explains the country’s plan to cut power to rural areas in the case of shortages of power in France. She writes: There have been worrying talks in recent weeks about the possibility of enforced power cuts, but French President Emmanuel Macron has insisted that there […]
Haven’t Seen the Effects of the French Energy Strikes Yet
We’re traveling back into Paris from Beaune, and so far, so good on the gas and strike front. We haven’t yet felt the effects of the energy strikes currently underway. On a more positive note, if you’re in the area, our friend Johan is opening the highly awaited American Bar at Le Hotel Le Beaune. […]