How your favourite French patisseries got their names Do you know the stories behind these favourite treats?
How to spot mass-produced pastries in a French bakery Not all croissants are made equal - with the help of a āpĆ¢tissologistā we reveal the tell-tale signs of an industrial pĆ¢tisserie
magazine Five things they donāt tell you about baguettes in France The correct term for the ends and etiquette on eating it in the street, we guide you through some French bread essentials
Counting my blessings helps keep my love affair with France Do you remember what drew you to move here or is it lost in the everyday?
Should France allow bread to be sold seven days a week? A bakery union is the latest group to fight a 100-year French law that bans the sale of bread seven days a week - but not all bakers are in favour
Group calls for ā1,000 village cafĆ©sā to revive France A social and environmental enterprise is calling on 32,000 communes across France to create or re-open 1,000 rural āvillage cafĆ©sā, in a bid to revive the sense of community in small towns.
French bakers accused in court for working too much Two bakers from Calvados (Normandy) have been summoned before their local courts, accused of illegally selling bread through their bakery seven days per week.
French baguettes could soon be protected by Unesco Baguettes could soon be recognised as an official part of Franceās cultural heritage by Unesco, as a bakery group plans to present its case.
Pain au chocolat? MPs table chocolatine amendment Is this a ā pain au chocolat ā or a ā chocolatine ā? The age-old debate just got even more serious as ten MPs from the RĆ©publicain party have tabled an amendment in favour of chocolatine .
33,000 bakeries are under threat The traditional village bakery is under threat across France, with bakersā leaders pointing the finger at the rise of supermarket baking.
Boulanger fined ā¬3,000 for refusing to take a day off A baker in Aube is fighting a fine of ā¬3,000 for working too much, after his shop opened seven days a week in the summer of 2017.
Macron backs the baguette for World Heritage Status The baguette could soon be granted Unesco World Heritage Status, as President Emmanuel Macron has lent his support to a bakersā campaign to recognise the bread as a national symbol.
Fire chief writes formal thanks for Corsica croissants An Occitanie fire chief has written a personal and formal letter of thanks to an Haute-Corse boulangerie after it refused payment from his firefighters during the August wildfires. Labrador Tag Feed
