Lately I told an English-speaking friend that I didn’t see why people font tout un plat over Natalie Portman. Though a good French speaker, she didn’t understand the expression. I then explained that “make all a dish about something” was to make a fuss....
Lire la suiteThe French and Their Food This time my Scottish friends, we’ll have a look at something the French really do take seriously: la cuisine. Eating. Gastronomy. Or, in a more colloquial vocabulary, la bouffe. Because we have a reputation to keep: food, wine...
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