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Emily Monaco

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Sorry, France, the world's best bubbly is British

Over the past decade, international chefs have swept French culinary competitions with unprecedented frequency. Travellers wandering through Paris of...

10.12.2025 80

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Emily Monaco

Will The White Lotus get France right?

Rumours are swirling that the famously satirical HBO show is checking into a French hotel. Here are some things its writers should – and shouldn't...

16.09.2025 20

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Emily Monaco

How WW2 changed the French diet

More than 80 years after D-Day, the recipes and ingredients introduced during France's wartime occupation are slowly making a comeback. By June 1940,...

07.06.2025 80

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Emily Monaco

The French cocktail born from a banned spirit

Ever since absinthe was outlawed due to rumours it led to insanity, this simple drink has become the nation's go-to apertif. It's difficult to...

10.02.2025 40

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Emily Monaco