So the French said no to the constitution, but they seem to be saying yes to some creative ideas in their vineyards. What to do if you are a wine grower in France faced with a glut in the market. All those grapes and nowhere to go… but a girl always has a need for…
Even when it was snowy, windy and blustery last December, my daughter knew it was worth the wait to get the acknowledged best ice cream in Paris. Glaces Berthillon has a half-dozen storefronts on Ile Saint Louis, the little island on the Seine near Notre Dame, plus dozens of outlets all over the City of…
Well, it appears that all the resistance and chatter about French wine labels is finally coming to a head. The cork is under pressure and about to pop. French winemakers seem to be open to the idea of actually telling us what is in the bottle!
When Dan Brown wrote “The Da Vinci Code,” he never envisioned it would be a best seller for two years. Nor did he then think it would become part of a popular 2 1/2-hour Parisienne walking tour. But it did and it has. So here’s the 411. The tours begin daily (except Tuesdays when the…