French Culture Guide

French Culture in New York, with a Touch of Paris

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Williamsburg: CC’s vintage wonders

Williamsburg: CC’s vintage wonders

  A magazine once called it “your best girlfriend’s closet”. Others liken it to a dollhouse or a high- end flea market. The best way to find out what the…

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The French Culture Nights

The French Culture Nights

  What’s even better than the French Culture Guide? A lively evening of entertainment and conversation, put together by the folks who bring you the city’s best resource on French…

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Day trip : Huguenot Street

Day trip : Huguenot Street

  They arrived in 1628, before New Amsterdam became New York. Eleven sturdy Huguenot families from France and Belgium immigrated to the mid-Hudson Valley, where they bought 40,000 acres from…

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Grape Focus : Sauvignon Blanc

Grape Focus : Sauvignon Blanc

  Sauvignon Blanc is made all over the world, from California to Chile to New Zealand, but its first home was France.   The climates of Bordeaux and the Loire…

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Champagne, uncorked

Champagne, uncorked

  Champagne sparkles, but all that sparkles is not Champagne. To earn the title, sparkling wine must come from the region of Champagne, 90 miles northeast of Paris. It’s the…

Jul 06, 2010 by
Zerza, a Moroccan oasis in the East Village

Zerza, a Moroccan oasis in the East Village

We met with Radouane Eljaouhari, founder of Zerza restaurant.

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Griot: Haiti on your plate!

Griot: Haiti on your plate!

Discover the Best Griot addresses in NYC

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Where to find Rosé in NYC

Where to find Rosé in NYC

Grape talk with wine specialist John Bandman

Jul 02, 2010 by
Our pick: “Pommes Frites” in the East Village

Our pick: “Pommes Frites” in the East Village

We met up with Suzanne Levinson, the founder of this quaint Belgian eatery

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Making connections

Making connections

You are a French-language student? Just seeking compatriots? There are many ways to connect with others in French.

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