The best Festival for lovers of all things French! End of November marks a very exciting time of the year for all French lovers: “Paris to Provence”, Melbourne French Festival is on at Como House and Gardens (South Yarra). This year, I had cancelled my participation as an exhibitor due to my pregnancy (I’ve just entered the third trimester!), which gave me the opportunity to enjoy the festival as a visitor. You may already have seen some of the Melbourne French Festival pictures that I’ve posted on my Facebook and my Instagram. Talking about pictures, I won second place at the photo … Read More →
FV 005 : Choukette – A Traditional French Patisserie in Melbourne
This is a mouth-watering interview with Nans, a young and talented chef patissier in Melbourne, Australia. His pastries are very traditional: they are exactly the same ones, the same flavours and the same taste as the pastries you would find in any city or village in France… I love them! For Christmas, Nans is also making the “bûche de Noël”, THE traditional French Christmas dessert. Episode Timeline [04 min 22 sec] Nans’s experience and background [06 min 45 sec] About Choukette’s staff [07 min 15 sec] A French library in Choukette! [08 min 00 sec] Choukette’s specialties [08 min 56 … Read More →