Tag: etiquette

Readers

reconfort: a farewell to a reader with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease

Bon voyage, chère Mélo. If you only knew how much you meant to me–je te garderai dans mon coeur pour toujours. Our dear friend and fellow Francophile, Mélanie, passed away September 23rd after surviving 18 years with the neurodegenerative disease known as ALS. Melanie will be honored in a ceremony on Monday. In case, like me, you struggle to find words to comfort a family in … Continue reading reconfort: a farewell to a reader with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease

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Etiquette, Food and Drink, Giveaway

How to say chopped in French? + gift giveaway

Ann Mah is giving away three advance copies of her new book Mastering the Art of French Eating: Lessons in Food and Love from a Year in Paris. Enter to win here. haché (ha-shay)      : minced, ground; chopped un steak haché = hamburger (the French say hamburger when the burger is served on a bun; sans bun and it's called un steak haché) A DAY IN … Continue reading How to say chopped in French? + gift giveaway

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Cycling, Guest Blogger

peloton

Pro riders in the stage race Le Dauphine. Gary, who sent me the photo & wrote today's story, notes: You can't pick him out in the photo, but this year's Tour de France winner, Cadel Evans is in this peloton, along with Alberto Contador, who won the previous three Tour de France races. Paris apartment for rent. St Sulpice.  215 euros per night (min.  3-nights rental)   … Continue reading peloton

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Hospitality

inhospitalier

 I would like to be more welcoming to strangers. And you? inhospitalier (in os pih tal yay) adjective     : inhospitable  A Day in a French Life… by Kristin Espinasse The French have a synonym for ingracious. They call it "uninhabitable" ("inhabitable") and I guess that sums up the way I seem to be: resistant to anyone taking up residence inside of me… which may … Continue reading inhospitalier

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Etiquette, Food and Drink, French Destinations, Story Selections 2006

gaver

             The seaside town of Agay, near Fréjus and just east of St-Raphael. gaver (gah-vay) verb   1. to force-feed; to fill up (with) …and in English there is the noun "gavage" (gah-vazh): a feeding for someone who will not or cannot eat. Expressions and Related Terms: en avoir jusqu'au gaviot = to be stuffed, to have eaten too muchgaver quelqu'un = … Continue reading gaver

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