The 85th annual Foire Nationale à la Brocante et aux Jambons is actually a mix of over 800 stands selling antiques and bric-a-brac, with an entire section dedicated to regional French foods, particulary pork in all its varieties.
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This morning I stopped into a café in Montmartre with my tour clients (because one of them needed les toilettes), and tried to order a Perrier. But the bartender was having none of that. “Mais non, c’est le Nouvel an Belge, la fête de...
Heather spends an afternoon checking out the festivities and food at the Saint-Pourçain en Seine "marché du terroir" on the Quai St-Bernard. No guarantee of sun on Sunday, but if you've got some wellies or a rain parka, it's worth the trek over...
Aside from Amy Winehouse’s no-show on Friday (which, really, wasn’t much of a shock to anyone), the rest of the festival was quite fun, and — most important — dry! Here I am (on the left) with fellow journalist Kinneret, sporting our...
To pretty much no one’s surprise, Rock-en-Seine (Paris) headliner Amy Winehouse didn’t show up at her 10pm appearance on Friday, August 29. Festival attendees were left waiting until the last minute, just 30 minutes before showtime, to find out...
