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Given that bread is such an integral part of French culture and life, it's held to high standard — and that goes for the people, the bakers, and the law.
According to Apollonia, the war didn't only change how France eats. "It probably changed the way the world eats," she ...
The trouble began months ago when France’s 63,000 neighborhood bakers decided that the 45 francs (about 14¢) the government allowed them to charge for a pound of bread did not give them enough ...
LE VESINET, France — In France, the fight against COVID-19 is being waged one baguette at a time. No longer just a mere staple, the iconic loaf and the French daily ritual of buying it have ...
Robert Zaretsky teaches at the University of Houston. His new book is “Victories Never Last: Reading and Caregiving in a Time of Plague.” France is on a roll. A cylindrical roll, to be precise ...
The classic French bread loaf "embodies a ritual, that of going to your bakery, a local business anchored in the regions, attracting twelve million consumers every day," France's postal service La ...