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
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
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
