Category: French

Good Fat for the Holidays: How to Make Duck Rilletes

The holidays are approaching, and cheese and charcuterie boards are a great way to entertain. Look to France for inspiration and add duck rillettes to your charcuterie board. Rillettes are potted jars and terrines of shredded meat confit, traditionally prepared with duck as well as goose, game, and pork. Confit is the French term for…


Parliament Hill Language Interpreter Sent to Hospital, Union Blames Lax Headset Rules

A parliamentary interpreter was sent to the hospital during a Senate committee meeting last week. Public Services and Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek says she was “astonished” to learn that an interpreter had collapsed and was sent to hospital. The Canadian Association of Professional Employees has blamed the incident on remote participants not following rules that…


Roadwork Unearths Remnants of 1800s Montreal Zoo Run by the ‘Canadian Barnum’

Long before the Plateau-Mont-Royal became one of Montreal’s trendiest neighbourhoods, the area was home to a 19th-century botanical garden and zoo where Montrealers marvelled at the sight of hippopotamuses, acrobatic circus acts and a live whale in a tank. This piece of history has resurfaced in recent weeks thanks to an archeological dig that unearthed…


Hanging Wall Clock/thermometer Is Louis XV Style

By Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson From Tribune News Service Dear Helaine and Joe: When my wife and I purchased our home in 1994, the owner included all the furnishings including this clock in the sale. My wife and I think we own a vintage Louis XVI gilt wood wall clock with a “Thermometre.” Note…


French TV Stocks Slide After Merger to Challenge Netflix Collapses

PARIS/MILAN—The collapse of a deal to form a French TV giant to challenge U.S. streaming services such as Netflix knocked shares in M6 Group and TF1 on Monday. France’s two biggest private broadcasters gave up their merger plan on Friday citing French antitrust requirements that rendered the deal unworkable. Like other local broadcasters in Europe,…


French Court Awards Damages for 2009 Yemenia Plane Crash

PARIS—A French court on Wednesday ordered a Yemeni airline that operated a passenger plane that crashed into the Indian Ocean in 2009 to pay damages to the flight’s lone survivor and the families of 65 French citizens who died. The Yemenia flight departed from Paris, picked up more passengers in the southern French city of…


Ratatouille Brings Out the Best in Late Summer Produce

Best made in late summer using ripe vegetables, ratatouille is an iconic French Provençal stew of tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, and bell peppers, slowly cooked together until creamy soft. While an uncomplicated recipe, making a good ratatouille does require a bit of time. Make this stovetop version on a weekend, and enjoy it throughout the week—ratatouille…


Proportion of French Speakers Declines Nearly Everywhere in Canada, Including Quebec

The proportion of Canadians who mainly speak French at home continues to decline in nearly all provinces and territories, including Quebec, the latest census release shows. Statistics Canada reported Wednesday that the percentage of Canadians who speak predominantly French at home fell to 19.2 percent in 2021 from 20 percent in 2016. All provinces and…


Easier Than Pie: How to Make a Rustic, Fuss-Free, Summer Fruit Galette

Every bit as delicious as a pie, but requiring half the work, a galette is the perfect summer bake. This rustic fruit tart doesn’t require much time to assemble. There’s no meticulous trimming, blind-baking, or lattice-making—nor even a pie dish involved. It’s laid-back, forgiving, and endlessly riffable, using whatever fruits you like or have on…


The Flying Deuces (1939)

Ollie falls in love with a woman. When he finds out she’s married, he attempts to kill himself. Of course, the suicide is stopped and the boys join the Foreign Legion to get out of their trouble. Eventually, they are arrested for trying to escape the legion and escape the firing squad by stealing a…