From muse to murderer: how France fell out of love with absinthe

The story of absinthe begins and ends with two Frenchmen in Switzerland. The first was a doctor who created a new spirit alcohol with an...

The story of absinthe begins ...

28th December 2021

When you move to a new country, you expect to be surprised by life there. Weather, religion, food, wealth, geography are the main causes of...

When you move to a new country...

5th October 2016

Wedding season is upon us so you may be clutching your faire-part ready to head off to your first French wedding. I'm a bit of...

Wedding season is upon us so y...

7th May 2016

The apéro (or apéritif as its mum calls it) is a tradition as thoroughly ingrained in French culture as strikes and adultery. Put simply, it's...

The apéro (or apéritif as its ...

20th February 2016