Author: THE HOBBLEDEHOY

Michael Stevenson, aka Dai Bando, Johnny Foreigner, Monsieur Pas De Merde, is a blogger of French and British culture. His blogs "Pas De Merde" and "The Hobbledehoy" have been called "marvelous" by some, and "meh" by others.

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Ballake Sissoko And Vincent Segal: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Most bands that perform a Tiny Desk Concert need to adjust their setup and sound to accommodate the setting’s limitations. Malian kora player Ballake Sissoko and French cellist Vincent Segal are an exception.

Watch the masterful duo perform a transfixing set combining African and European strings.

Set List:

  • “Chamber Music”
  • “Balazando”
  • “Niandou”
  • “‘Ma-Ma’ FC”

Products to Help You Master French Cooking

It’s time to get your arms around that chocolate soufflé

There’s no question about it: Cooking French food is labor intensive, time-consuming, demanding, and often for busy Americans, impractical. At the pace of today’s society, one in which TikTok recipes comprising only instant coffee, sugar, and water are considered cooking, it’s a wonder people still bother with dishes as extravagant as sole meunière, gougėres, galettes, or lobster thermidor. But they do. Because there’s nothing like them. French food is buttery, eggy, saucy, timeless, and always delicious. Here are the ingredients, books, tools, and accessories you need to foray into French cooking. [ . . . ]

Source: Products to Help You Master French Cooking – Condé Nast Traveler