French New Year Greetings Wishing you all an amazing year ahead!! Or, how to say it in proper French ? “Bonne année, bonne santé” (“Good year, good health”, because health really matters), or “Bonne et heureuse année" ( = “a good and joyful year”. A bit redundant in my opinion, but you never know ; it’s better to say it twice than none!). Traditionally, French people don’t say “Bonne année” before January 1st (superstition wise, it’s bad), but we have all of January –i.e until January 31st - to give our wishes/greetings, so there’s no rush. You can just say it to your friends the … 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 →