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Memoirs of the First Impressionist Art Dealer Paul Durand-Ruel, Flamarrion, £32 These are the intriguing if fairly dense memoirs of a key figure...
Nothing Like A Dream Jane Jennings, www.janejennings.co.uk, £8.99 For anyone seeking a new life in France, this engaging and very readable novel works...
The Far Breton is a flan-based dessert originally from Brittany. Available in many versions, the Farz Forn remains the most well known, with additions like rum or plum liqueur.
Governed by the Ministry of Culture, the Centre des monuments nationaux conserves and manages 100 national monuments in France, which...
Virgile’s Vineyard Patrick Moon, Matador, £9.99 This is an expanded version of Virgile’s Vineyard: A Year in the Languedoc Wine Country, which was first...
If you are going to be driving in France, take note of the new ban on hands-free kits in vehicles that will take effect on June 30, 2015. The ban includes any mobile device hands-free kit that requires a wired or wireless ear bud, headset, or headphone.
This is a classic recipe, extremely simple and perfect for supper on the day you manage to buy – or find – your first fresh truffle. Truffles have a pungent aroma that permeates the eggs beautifully.
Author Joanne Harris is best known for her novel Chocolat, which was made into an Oscar-nominated film. Here she tells FrenchEntrée about the effect that France has on her writing
Paris Magnum Eric Hazan, Flammarion, £40 When envisioning Paris, the mind’s eye will most likely conjure visions of bustling café terrasses, smoky jazz...
Your dream of buying a property in France could come true. The new UK pension reform rules are set to revolutionise the way we take income retirement.
Gloriously rich and sweet, with just the right amount of acidity, French onion soup defies the modest reputation of its main ingredient. However, when the dish was invented, it was simply a case of the allium being in the right place at the right time…
In the House Directors: François Ozon Cert: 15 Running time: 105 mins Claude, (Ernst Umhauer) is a 16 year-old school boy who has...
This mostly rural, relatively little-explored region abutting Switzerland is best known for its cheese and charcuterie yet boasts a unique of variety of wine dating back to the Romans. Florence Derrick investigates…
We interview reader Nigel Fletcher, an artist who lives in the Limousin, painting en plein air and teaching others how to capture the charming châteaux, villages and markets in watercolour.
Stroller Strategy Director: Clément Michel Cert: TBC Running time: 88 mins In a bid to reconquer the girl of his dreams,...
Thinking of retiring to France? Moving to a new country is a big change, and you need to have a...
Director: Pascal Bonitzer Starring: Jean-Pierre Bacri, Kristin Scott Thomas, Isabelle Carré Cert: 12A Running time: 100 mins Damien (Bacri) lives in...
An excellent quiche using the local roquefort cheese from the Aveyron. Perfect for informal outdoor lunches accompanied with a green salad, or served in small bite-size pieces for apéritifs and picnics.
Breaking away Anna Gavalda, £6.99 Gallic Books It might be a French book translated into English, but the story here is universal –...
A few useful French phrases for when you’re staying at a hotel: I’d like to reserve a room for three nights –...
The Perfect Meal John Baxter, £9.99 Harper Perennial In addition to his work as a film critic and biographer, Australian-born Paris resident John...
Two Australian mates who would regularly get together to watch the football and became the unlikely authors of the travel memoir 'Paris Tragics' talk about their shared passion for France.
Paris Street Style Isabelle Thomas and Frédérique Veysset, £15.99 Abrams The ‘Guide to Effortless Chic’ is for those who admire the style of...
The Paris Gourmet Trish Deseine, Flammarion, £22.50 There are so many restaurants and pâtisserie windows in Paris that someone like Trish –...
Air source heating: pompe à chaleur air-air – converts hot air or steam above the ground into electricity . It is also...
Photographer Rachel McKenna sets off on a road trip of France to capture breeds like the Brittany Spaniel and the French Briard in the relaxed surroundings of their natural environment.
Lost? Do you need help asking for directions in French? No problem. Just use these handy French phrases. Excuse me sir, how...
Texting in French – Understanding the ki, kwa, kan, pk (who, what, when and why) There was a time when...
Well-known as ‘the garden of France’, Pays de la Loire is the place for fresh produce. But with its rivers and coastal edge, there’s also plenty of fishy business going on. Justin Postlethwaite browses the menu...
Until 12 April, Saint-Étienne (Rhône-Alpes) is hosting its four week-long International Biennial of Design. Now in its ninth edition, this year’s...
We interview Eric Sendra, owner of Vins, Adour & Fantaisies, a retailer of gourmet wines, spirits and delicatessen goods. Based in southwest France, his cellars include the world’s widest Armagnac catalogue with more than 1,000 references to brandies produced as long ago as 1888.
In spite of its diminutive size, the macaron has become one of the most famous pieces of French pâtisserie, and thanks to its never-ending reinvention, it remains the very height of fashion. We pick our favourite colours and flavours…
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] The FrenchEntrée Directories have grown to become the most popular resource on the web for France. The directories...
Guy Hibbert fulfils a long-held ambition, driving a classic Italian sports car on a 36-hour road trip through Languedoc-Roussillon, leisurely taking in the area’s hugely pleasurable range of seafood, wines, mountains and medieval architecture along the way…
Aligot is a fondue-like potato and cheese dish made by skilled men with vast wooden paddles and often served alongside local sausages or spit-roast veal, lamb or pork. Aligot transcends its simple ingredients and tastes best eaten outdoors in a crowded village square on a summer’s evening.
Whether writing a thank you note or RSVP-ing to a wedding invitation, there are times when you will find yourself...
Director, actor, comedian and author Richard Ayoade is a French 'New Wave' cinema addict. He speaks exclusively to Florence Derrick about France and the 'Nouvelle Vague'.
The new UK pension regime came into effect from 6th April, 2015. This is a major change for retirees, with the restrictions on how much income and lump sum you can take being removed for defined contribution schemes.
Grand Départ Directors: Nicolas Mercier Cert: 15 Running time: 83 mins Luc (Jérémie Elkaïm, Polisse) may be an adult, but he doesn’t...
Britons who have bought off-plan a ski property taking shape in the French Alpine resort of Tignes can make daily on-line checks on building progress thanks to a ‘spy-in-the-sky'.
Van Gogh Director: Maurice Pialat Cert: 15 Running time: 158 mins French singer Jacques Dutronc won – perhaps suprisingly – the casting...
Our growing awareness of the impact we have on our environment has led to a growing interest in eco-buildings as full-time residences. Wood is a sustainable resource and careful husbandry will allow these products to be available long after the plastic, fossil fuel created windows and doors become uneconomical.
Dominic Bliss introduces his two young daughters to cuisine “outside their nutritional comfort zones” in the Limousin.
Escaping the sun’s glare on the village square in Cazals, northeast of Cahors, I’m sipping a post-lunch coffee with Alice...
Every year, the lovely seaside resort of Menton on the French Riviera goes citrus crazy as it celebrates the Fête du Citron....
Le Week-End Director: Roger Michell Cert: 15 Running time: 93 mins When Meg (Duncan) and Nick (Broadbent) Burrows return to Paris...
This is a quick and simple recipe for a french savoury 'cake au jambon et aux olives' or ham and olive bread. Very popular for snacks, picnics or informal apéritifs ... just cut it up and serve!
La Tartine Gourmande Béatrice Peltre, Roost Books, $35 In the unforgiving world of social media for foodies, you don’t get 27,000 Instragram followers...
Bon courage! Richard Wiles, Summersdale Books, £8.99 Richard Wiles is famed for a succession of DIY books, and was the Senior Editor...
Located on the banks of the Charente, Cognac has a history as rich as its famous drink’s flavour. The area...