Festival du Livre Culinaire (Upcoming Event)
Sunday, February 27th, 2011
I just marked my calendar for the Paris Cookbook Festival 2011! Next weekend, March 3-6, over 200 publishers will gather in Paris to present their cookbooks to professionals (March 3-4) and then to the general public (March 5-6). I can’t wait to go and check the collection of recipes and enticing food photography from around [...]
GMOs on the Decline in Europe
Thursday, February 24th, 2011
According to an article I just read on Audrey Garric’s ecology blog for Le Monde, “Les OGM reculent-ils vraiment en Europe?”, GMO use is on the decline in Europe – thanks primarily to the public. In fact, in 2010 only 0,06% of all European agricultural spaces were subject to GMO use (a 23% decrease since [...]
NPR on the Louvre
Friday, October 23rd, 2009
“MacDo,” as it’s often called here in France, is up against the Louvre. Can’t help sharing this “feather ruffling” NPR article on the controversial subject of McDonald’s opening in one of the most celebrated museums in the world. Anyone who knows me can probably guess what my initial reaction to hearing this was (similar to [...]
