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SubscribeMonth: May 2011
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To celebrate the arrival of this year’s warm weather, the French newspaper Le Figaro just published the results of its “Test des Meilleures Tartes aux Fraises” (the best Strawberry Tart competition) in Paris. Why strawberry tarts one might ask? Well, the paper hailed the return of individual strawberry tarts in pastry shop windows as ‘one…
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Going to France at any time during the year is rich enough. However, planning your stay around certain annual special events can be terrifically rewarding. To help you decide on when to visiter la belle France, here is a compendium of events and activities in Paris and elsewhere in France that are particularly memorable: January…
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Provence is a stunning region of France and its cuisine is in a class all its own. Using the wonderful cookbook The Provençal Cookbook as our guide, we’ll tour Provence through its signature flavors and foods. In our first class session on the SMU campus, we’ll immerse ourselves in the best of Provençal culinary traditions,…
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In the spirit of the summer travel season, I thought I’d do another posting on getting the best out of Paris. Many of you wrote in that last week’s article on current art exhibitions in Paris was very helpful–and timely. This week’s article is about Pariscope–the insider’s guide to everything going on in Paris every week. I…
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