France has many restaurants claiming the “bio” label, but only one to earn a star in the fabled Michelin Guide: Elsa, a Riviera eatery run by an Italian chef, Paolo Sari. Sari boasts he takes…
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Shocking, ‘Racist’ cupcakes banned from display
A French court has banned the display of “obscene” cupcakes wrought in black chocolate from a pastry shop near Nice in southeastern France, after a watchdog described them as “racist” The “God” and “Goddess” cupcakes,…
France’s tasty diplomacy: dinner by 1,300 chefs worldwide
French dishes and diplomacy joined forces on Thursday in a worldwide initiative involving 1,300 chefs cooking dinners “a la francaise” to promote France’s fabled cuisine. The meals were being served up in 150 countries, in…
France considers banning super-skinny models
The bill, which will be debated in parliament on Tuesday, also proposes banning websites and other forums that are viewed as promoting anorexia and other eating disorders. “This is an important message to young women,…
#Travel: International travelers elect Le Bristol in Paris as world’s best hotel
(Relaxnews) – In the eyes of discerning international clients, Paris seems to be home to some of the most popular luxury hotels on the planet. In the latest reader poll from the Gallivanter’s Guide, Le…
Anti-homeless cages set up in France. Too far?
The French town of Angoulême stirred up ccontroversyon Christmas Eve by putting cages around public benches to keep homeless people at bay. Shopkeepers in Angoulême, in central France, said they were fed up with drunks monopolising…
Bordeaux wine recovers from low harvest with ‘rare’ vintage
It was another poor harvest this year for the most famous of French wines, but Bordeaux enthusiasts can celebrate a “rare” vintage blessed by an abundance of autumn sun, local producers say. With production estimated…
‘Human zoo’ exhibition comes to Paris amid racism row
“Exhibit B”, an art show featuring black actors in cages which was cancelled by London’s famed Barbican Centre in September is set to open in teh French capital later this month sparking furious protests. The…
France reclaims title as world’s largest wine maker
France has reclaimed its crown as world’s biggest wine producer after a poor 2014 harvest saw Italy’s wine production plunge 15 percent. French vignerons will produce around 46.2 million hectolitres of wine, about 6.16 billion…
Could France sell the Mona Lisa to pay off its debts?
Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is probably the best known work of art in the world. Her enigmatic smile beams down on hundreds of thousands of tourists a year at the Louvre Museum in Paris….