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Gordon Ramsay wins Michelin stars for first restaurant in France - Times Online
Submitted by France.com on March 2, 2009 - 8:19am.Gordon Ramsay weathered the disdain of French critics today, emerging as one of the winners in the 100th edition of the Michelin Red Guide, the bible of gastronomy.
Ramsay, 42, was given two stars for his first French restaurant, Gordon Ramsay au Trianon, at Versailles, which opened a year ago. This makes him the first British chef to be awarded deux macarons on Michelin's home soil in the 109 years since the guide was first published.
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'Seraphine' sweeps France's Cesar Awards -
Submitted by France.com on March 1, 2009 - 1:21am."Seraphine," a biopic about French painter Seraphine de Senlis, swept the Cesar Awards, winning seven, including best picture, screenplay, costumes, sound, photography, décor and lead actress (Yolande Moreau). Previously, Moreau won the same award for "When the Sea Rises" (2004), which she also directed.
Accepting the best-picture prize at France's equivalent to the Oscars, director Martin Provost said, "I would like to thank Seraphine, who disappeared during the 1930s Depression but apparently is getting her luck back from this crisis."
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French Town Changing Name Because They Can’t be Found on Google
Submitted by France.com on February 25, 2009 - 6:07am.From the telegraph: “Anybody entering the word “Eu” in a search engine is likely to get a number of results, but most will be a reference to the past participle of the French verb avoir (to have), not to the pretty market town in Normandy. The search also brings up pages related to the European Union. Accordingly, the [...]
Despite stroke, French star plays it like it is
Submitted by France.com on January 24, 2009 - 2:43pm.Jean-Paul Belmondo uses a metal crutch and drags his right leg when he walks. His upper body tilts to the left when he moves. He speaks in short sentences, sometimes slurring his words. His right arm sits lifeless by his side.
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Sharon's Champagne Blog
Submitted by France.com on January 21, 2009 - 3:00pm.
If this keeps up, I'm going to have to rename my blog.
I cannot deny that the picture above represents one of the most beautiful sights in the world.
Picasso and the Masters at the Grand Palais
A major exhibition dedicated to the influence of the masters of painting on Picasso and his works will be at the Grand Palais from October 8, 2008 through February 2, 2009.
Picasso, as a young man, studied the collections in the Prado and later the Louvre that he frequented often after his arrival in Paris. The exhibit will explore the artist’s work with a new intrepretation of history through the constant themes and subjects found in paintings from ancient to modern.
210 works have been gathered from some of the most prestigious private and public collections in the world. They will be grouped into ten large sections representing the different approaches of Picasso:
- the Academy, Antiques
