Street Art: Gilles Sacksick, the Animal Painter… and Artist
A photo vignette about street art and scaffolding covers, featuring animals at the National Veterinary School in Maisons-Alforts, a wall painted with attitude in Paris's 10th arrondissement and the capital's historical judicial complex where, sadly, everyone is now sentenced to Life.
Cheese: Jérôme Spruytte’s Pont l’Evêque Fermier (Pays d’Auge, Normandy)
Veering off onto the country roads of the Pays d'Auge area of Normandy, let's meet Jérôme Spuytte, one of the few remaining producers of Pont l’Evêque fermier, a farm-made raw-milk cheese.
Do the Rooftops of Paris Have “Outstanding Universal Value”?
Looking out over the rooftops of the city the view is romantic for some, lusty grey for others, a commercial dream for roofers—altogether Paris. In recent months the most attractive view over the capital has been from District Hall of the 9th arrondissement, where District Mayor Delphine Bürkli is spearheading the committee to present the rooftops of Paris as a candidate for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Charlotte Corday and the Bathtub Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat
This article about Charlotte Corday and the assassination about Jean-Paul Marat in 1793 contains France Revisited first contest-with-a-prize. Read the article and try to answer the contest questions at the end. Good luck!
Service in Paris
Back home we demand friendly service with a wide smile, we promise tips, and we want to be treated as though we, as customers,...
Marianne, the Face of the French Republic
From a kingdom devoted to Mary, mother of Jesus, France became a republic under the guidance of Marianne. She is the face of the French Republic.
My Dear General: the relationship between Lafayette and Washington
The Marquis de Lafayette first met George Washington in Philadelphia in the summer of 1777. At 19, the marquis had left his wife and baby in France to pursue his heroic dream of helping to win America’s freedom. From almost his first meeting with Washington, Lafayette claimed the general as the father he had never known.
An Ode to Guy Martin, Chef of Le Grand Véfour
From his youth as a rugged boy in the mountains to his position at the heights and forefront of French cuisine in Paris, Guy...
To Be Charlie: A French Lesson
Paris, January 2015 -- A French lesson: "être Charlie," to believe in the importance of freedom of expression (as the French would call it); a...