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It might not surprise you to know that mostly – Christmas in France is all about food! So buckle up, or maybe unbuckle your belt, for the A to Z of Christmas in France according to Janine Marsh, a Brit who lives in France. Aperitifs A is for Aperitifs. An aperitif is a drink before …
At Christmas in France, the star of the festival table is the bûche de Noël cake. It’s a tradition that goes back to the middle ages though then the bûche, log, was a real one and burned on the day of the winter solstice, the longest night of the year. It was believed that the …
The biggest bûche de Noël – Yule Log Cake – in the world Read More »
Bonjour and a great big bienvenue to The Good Life France Magazine Winter 2023 issue. I’m over the moon to share this bumper winter issue with you, it’s filled to the brim with fabulous features and wonderful photos to inspire, inform and entertain – places to go, culture and history, scrumptious recipes, guides and much, …
Follow the Normandy cheese trail and discover sleepy villages, dairy farms and rolling fields – plus taste some of the creamiest, most delectable cheeses in the world. Gillian Thornton samples and sips her way through cheese and cider country. In 1962, former French President Charles de Gaulle famously bemoaned the challenges of governing a country …
The Vallée de la Gastronomie® is a unique route dedicated to food and wine. It straddles three major regions of France from the north to the south: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. In this article we’ll visit some of the most delicious destinations of southern France along this 1000 year old trade route. Celebrating passionate …