McDo McBAGUETTE! McMON DIEU!
McDonald’s in France Photo: McDonald’s The big news out of France this week is that America’s [...]
Articles by Susan Manfull
“VAN GOGH UP CLOSE” AT THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART: AN EXAMINATION OF LANDSCAPES FROM PROVENCE AND AUVERS AND A FEW STILL LIFES FROM PARIS, TOO
Befittingly, perhaps, we arrived in Philadelphia to find frigid temperatures and falling snow, just as van [...]
A CHILLED PIERREVERT ROSÉ FOR A CHILLY VALENTINE’S DAY
Valentine’s Day is around the corner and I am thinking “pink.” A chilly Valentine’s Day is expected—even in Provence!—which, in my opinion, calls for a festive wine! [...]
VAN GOGH’S LAST YEAR IN PROVENCE: REFUGE IN AN ASYLUM, STARRY NIGHTS, FIELDS OF WHEAT, AND IRISES
Vincent van Gogh is on my mind again these days. Those Don McLean lyrics—“Starry, starry night, Paint [...]
FRENCH COURTS: CA VA PAS, NON?!
A February 1, 2012 ruling in France has left sensible people scratching their heads: Google has been [...]
JOËL DURAND SENDS US CHOCOLATES
Second of a two-part article.These chocolates are so delicious that most people say, ‘They are to die [...]
MY FAVORITE CHOCOLATIER IN PROVENCE
First of two-part article L’Alphabet des Saveurs chocolates Photo: 1j2M Some of the best [...]
LONGING FOR BLACK TRUFFLES, CONSOLED BY FRAGRANT MEMORIES AND PATRICIA WELLS’ “SIMPLY TRUFFLES”
Today is the third Sunday in January, otherwise known as “The Mass for the Truffles” in Richerenches: the [...]
NINE NEW BELLS TO BE INSTALLED IN NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS: WHAT WOULD QUASIMODO SAY?
Paris’ famous Cathedral of Notre-Dame is about to celebrate its 850th anniversary. In anticipation of this [...]
ADAM GOPNIK IS RIGHT: THE TABLE COMES FIRST
As I write this week’s post, 2011 is about to roll into 2012 and I am reflecting on all the wonderful times [...]
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