Here are ten of the best books ever written about about France, according to authors who are in France. How many have you read?
Source: Ten of the best books about France you need to read – The Local
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.
Alicia Keys at Paris’ Le Comptoir Général
Alicia Keys delivers a sublime performance, beautifully photographed, at Paris’ Le Comptoir Général. Watch the video and ask, would you rather see a concert anywhere else?
More about this fabulous concert film, directed by Colin Solal Cardo, at Blogotheque
In Belgian lab, scientists search for ‘perfect’ beer yeast
LEUVEN, Belgium (Reuters) – Belgium famously produces hundreds of different beers, but that is nothing compared to the varieties of yeast used to make it – around 30,000 are kept on ice at just one laboratory by scientists seeking the perfect ingredient for the perfect brew.A team from the University of Leuven and life sciences research institute VIB are examining and cross-breeding yeast strains, adding modern genetics to a search for brewing perfection that dates back centuries.“We’re … using robots to cross different yeast like farmers have been doing with cattle and livestock for centuries,” genetics professor Kevin Verstrepen told Reuters.“We’re now doing the same with yeast on a massive scale, making millions of new strains or variants of yeast and testing which are the better ones.” […]
Full Text: In Belgian lab, scientists search for ‘perfect’ beer yeast | Mo4ch News
The Cheese Nun
Mother Noella, of the Abbey of Regina Laudis, practices the sacred art of cheesemaking
“I didn’t even know cows before I came here,” she continued. “When you join an abbey, you get to try many things you never would have done. And I happened to fall in love with a cow named Sheba, and then learned to make cheese.” […]
Source: The Cheese Nun – CBS News
Black Friday in Paris: Vintage shopping guide
Find yourself a second-hand steal at these fashionable treasure troves
Read Full Story: Vintage shopping guide – Time Out Paris
Discover the winners of the Time Out 2016 Love Paris Awards
The results are in! Discover Paris’s best-loved restaurants, cafés, bars, boutiques and cultural centres in each of the 20 arrondissements.
Over the last eight weeks, Parisians have nominated, and then voted for their favourite bars, restaurants, shops and cultural centres in each arrondissement. 7000 nominations and 12,000 votes were cast to decide on the Love Paris Awards winners.
The 2016 hall of fame reflects the richness, diversity and energy of Parisian life. Among them, there are the capital’s staples, the unmissable addresses of the city, such as the bar Piano Vache in the hills of Sainte-Geneviève, the Menilmontant bookshop le Monte-en-l’air, the 3rd arrondissement’s hidden cocktail bar Candelaria and even the famous Japanese Higuma in the 1st. La Recyclerie, the bar Les Chaises or the Shakespeare & Company have once again triumphed for 2016, winning the best place in their arrondissement for another year.
We’ve also discovered plenty of new spots in the winners, like quai de la Râpée’s Social Bar, beer-brewing workshop Brew Unique or Animal Kitchen, Point Ephémère’s resident kitchen. […]
Read Full Story: Discover the winners of the Time Out 2016 Love Paris Awards
