A cheeky little number from the Auvergne.
French cheese makers believe that it takes more than taste to sell cheese. Each year they issue a calendar, more appropriate to a car repair
Flavour of the South, 2013
Musée national Marc Chagall Avenue du Docteur Ménard 06000 Nice All the French resident art lover needs to know this year is that where’ ere
Living in France – Pleased to meet you . . . a perfect break aboard Enchanté in France
John Newton Reprinted from European Waterways Hotel Barge Review As perfect days go, they don’t come much better than gliding along a canal in the
1st March is ‘Fumiterre’, according to the French Republican calendar of 1793-1805
A herb that was traditionally good for the eyes, today the common Fumitory or Earth smoke is used to help treat skin diseases, and conjunctivitis;
Today is ‘Laurier’, not February 1st
Today is Laurier, or Laurel, or Bay. Most of us have one growing in our gardens here. Bay is an aromatic shrub that, once dried,
Today is ‘Ardoise’, not January 1st
Today we celebrate ‘slate day’. I know that it’s New Year’s Day, but the Republican Calendar started in September so January 1st had no special
Today is ‘Cedre’ day, not December 1st
Either Charles Romme or Andre Thourin (the botanist at the Natural History Museum in Paris) were getting bored by Christmas and having had too much
Today is ‘Topinambour’ Day, not November 1st
Today is Topinambour day. The photograph is confusing, but nevertheless relevant. We know is better as the Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.), and a the
Today is ‘Potrion’, not October 1st
This month is Potiron, better know as Butternut Squash. This is the French equivalent of Tobacco or the Potato, in other words this food was
Today is ‘Berberis’, not September 1st
Several species of Berberis are popular garden shrubs, grown for such features as ornamental leaves, yellow flowers, or red or blue-black berries. Now selected for