Every year from January to March, mimosa shrubs bloom across the South of France. It's vibrant golden flower serves as a wonderful reminder that spring is in the air.
Mimosa is grown primarily in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region and exported all over the world. This beautiful flowering ...
Culture and Tradition
The Art of French Cider
The cider market is booming in the U.S. So, I reached out to my friend Perrine Collette @perrine.c to learn more about this delicious beverage, its origins, and how its made. Perrine was born in Normandy and grew up drinking this regional favorite. Here's what I learned.
Origins
While the ...
Origins of the Fête du Muguet
by Vicky Leah
A sprig of le muguet is traditionally given to loved ones to bring good fortune for the year ahead.
Long associated with spring, renewal and luck, lily of the valley is given as a gift in France on 1 May, a public holiday known as La Fête du Muguet. It’s thought that the ...
What is La Chandeleur?
Do you know about this fun holiday the French celebrate by eating crepes? It takes place 40 days after Christmas on February 2, and it commemorates the presentation of Jesus at the temple.
Like the Feast of the Epiphany, la Chandeleur began as a pagan celebration that came to be associated with ...
Eugénie Grandet
I have a penchant for high-quality period films, especially those in French. So, when Eugénie Grandet was strongly recommended by a friend, it became a must see for me.
The movie was written and directed by novelist Marc Dugain after Honoré de Balzac’s literary masterpiece of the same title. It ...
‘Tis the Season for Galette des Rois
Do you know about this delicious cake? It's called a Galette des Rois or King Cake, and it has been a French tradition since the 13th century - when the Church began to associate it with the Feast of the Epiphany.
The cake originally dates back to the first century before Christ, during the ...
