You must have been reading it all over the newspapers and magazines: France is the most miserable nation of the world. Oh non!!!...

Marcel Pagnol (1895 – 1974)  was a French Provençal novelist, playwright and filmmaker. I admire him for being bold, daring,...

In America, just like in France, April 1st is the day for jokes! But we have something extra in France! We call it “Poisson d’avril”! =...

Artist: Valerie Collymore – please scroll down to read her interview! Modernism and impressionism are the results of the famous...

For some it has. The French live today in a society of pleasure and control. We agree to love each other but certainly not to suffer. ...

“I do not like women. Love must be reinvented.” Qui veut réinventer l’amour? Who wants to reinvent love? A young French man. A genius. A...

Bon Réveillon de la Saint Sylvestre à tous! If you ever look at a French calendar, you will notice that each day corresponds to a Saint....

In France: -We don’t go for the super festive Christmas lights outside our houses -We don’t have Christmas carolers -We don’t eat gravy...

The 13 desserts are the traditional way to celebrate Christmas in Provence!  They represent Jesus and the 12 apostles and remain out for...

Here is what I found in the Lonely Planet Discover France guide:  “Arrogant, bureaucratic, chauvinistic, and stylish… France is a country...

Ask Molière! He will tell you! But before he does, have you ever heard of him?  Molière is our French Shakespeare ! One of the greatest...

Like a lot of other fine things, Cabaret was born in France! Who doesn’t know this poster? Well this is how it all started in 1881… In...

Les Français ont inventé l’Amour… l’Amour Courtois! (“courtois” comes from “la court” because this new kind of love was only to be...

The rules of the Fromage! We all agree, le fromage est délicieux. But it doesn’t mean you can jump on your platter without knowing what...

One of the French personality traits is that we are rebels! It is not just a stereotype!  We are a people of riots and revolutions! ...

The French colonies The “First French Empire” operated from the 17th century to 1814, when most of it was lost.  The “Second French...

Happy Bastille Day tout le monde! But exactly what do French people celebrate on July 14th? Of course, everyone is going to say the...

Most people had not heard of the painter Séraphine Louis (AKA Séraphine de Senlis) before this beautiful movie came out in France in...

Mot du jour: un cornichon Écoutez AUDIO FILE: Tu aimes les cornichons? Moi, j’adore! Do you like pickles? I love them! Looking for a...

Le diabolo grenadine! I caught myself telling two different students who will be visiting France this summer they absolutely must order a...