Steve, a Francophile student, shares his film review of "Délicieux" (2021) The story takes place just before the French Revolution, around 1780… The main character is a chef who works for a duke but gets fired because some of the guests don’t like his food. In fact, the chef loves to innovate and create new […]
Have you ever seen a movie that’s “delicious”? A movie that makes you want to eat? Read More »
A very informative little lesson, courtesy of Ekaterina, who shared her expert knowledge on the subject with us last fall. Let’s hear from her. How to pick mushrooms correctly? Last week, a young family asked me, “How do you pick mushrooms correctly?”This isn’t the first time someone has asked me this important question during mushroom
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Do you know the story behind the creation of this true classic of French music? "Les Filles de l'aurore" is a song written, composed, and performed by William Scheller in 1983. It was after a concert during his 1982 tour that Les Filles de l’aurore began playing in the author’s head one night while he
A Look at "Les filles de l'aurore" by William Scheller Read More »
From lovesickness to plain old sickness, here’s a quick dive into a linguistic world that’s very useful in everyday life. Songs are an important tool for language learning because they draw on the musicality of language and specific prosody. You’ve probably noticed that some of our learners have better pronunciation when they sing than when
"I'm sick…"; yeah, but what's wrong? Read More »
