‘À La Mode’ Is a Lonely Survivor of a French Culinary Code
YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE French to know what à la mode means. Even at the humble American diner, where Gallic influence is usually limited to French fries and French dips, desserts are tagged with the term. Pies, cakes, and even pancakes and waffles can come crowned with a scoop of ice cream: in other words, à la mode.
American menus were once replete with such wording. Meaning in the fashion in French, à la mode is a relic of a time when elite diners worldwide used coded terms from classical French cuisine. Today, that system of naming has all but vanished outside of France and French restaurant [ . . . ]
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France’s food waste prevention law making inroads 2 years in
France has been trying to end food waste through a progressive law passed in 2016 requiring supermarkets to donate unsold products to food banks. It’s estimated that one-third of all food is thrown away around the world.CGTN’s Lucy Taylor reports on how well it’s working, two years on.
Source: France’s food waste prevention law making inroads 2 years in | CGTN America
Underrated Types of Cheese You’ve Never Heard of But Need to Try
Step out of your comfort zone and into the cheese shop for these nine styles you probably haven’t had before.
Source: Underrated Types of Cheese You’ve Never Heard of But Need to Try – Thrillist
This Is The Kit performs in Paris 4/18/18
Pas de merde, I love the music of This Is The Kit, whom I was fortunate to see perform in Boston last summer.
Here’s Kate Stables speaking a bit of French and performing Waterproof at Le Café de la Danse, Paris – 18 Avril 2018
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