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Bon appétit, really? A TCK’s encounter with French cuisine — and culture

2 Comments Posted by on October 28, 2011

Our Third Culture Kid columnist, Charlotte Day, regales us with stories of encounters with France and French cuisine that piqued her curiosity somewhat more than her palate. My experience of France and of French food consists of a miserable trip to Paris and the Loire Valley with my mother and stepfather in cold, drizzly March, [...]

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A Julia Child for our times: Expat author & French cookery expert Elizabeth Bard

5 Comments Posted by on October 26, 2011

Et voila. In a little less than a month, The Displaced Nation has gone from reminiscing over American expat in France Julia Child to engaging with American expat in France Elizabeth Bard. Move over Julie Powell. At a pace rather like a simmering le Creuset pot of Child’s signature boeuf bourguignon, Bard is on the [...]

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CONTEMPORARY DISPLACED WRITING: A tale of two countries — Joanne Harris

2 Comments Posted by on October 25, 2011

Given that Joanne Harris was born in her grandparents’ sweet shop and has a French mother, it is perhaps fitting that she is best known for her third novel, Chocolat. Fitting, yes — but, it seems, a little irritating as far as the author is concerned. Since Chocolat‘s 1999 publication and Oscar-nominated movie adaptation starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny [...]

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A further Parisian lunch, à la displaced author Elizabeth Bard

1 Comment Posted by on October 24, 2011

As we’re continuing this month’s theme where we celebrate all culinary things Frenchie (well, you’ve got to really, the French are such a retiring lot — they’d never dream of singing their own praises), it seems like now is the time to let you into my shameful, dark secret. There is something in my past that I cannot escape [...]

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RANDOM NOMAD: Jennifer Greco, Writer & French Cheese Specialist

3 Comments Posted by on October 19, 2011

Born in: Spokane, Washington, USA Passports: USA and France Cities/States/Countries lived in: Washington (Seattle): 1987-99; Louisiana (New Orleans): 1999-2003; France (Cesseras*): 2003-present Cyberspace coordinates: Chez Loulou | A taste of life in the south of France (blog) * A tiny village in the Languedoc-Roussillon region What made you leave your homeland in the first place? [...]

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CLASSIC DISPLACED WRITING: Proust — The Way by Swann’s

1 Comment Posted by on October 18, 2011

There is a  discernible whiff of Frenchiness to the blog this month. Doubtless you can smell it too, it’s that heady scent of garlic, Gauloises and ennui. Like any true-blooded Englishman it has certainly got my nostrils flaring and my back up too, but don’t worry, I’ll contest it as best I can with pig-headed jingoism and outrageous displays [...]

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A Parisian lunch in Manhattan, à la displaced author Elizabeth Bard

3 Comments Posted by on October 17, 2011

I have a confession to make. I have a bit of fluff on the side. I’ve had it for many years now — and the flame of my passion never diminishes. The love burns in my soul, aches in my flesh, and ignites my nerves. Why am I revealing this now, and in such a [...]

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12 French cooking terms — a glossary for kitchen dummies, or anyone not lucky enough to be an expat in France

2 Comments Posted by on October 14, 2011

Although Julia Child made a career out of teaching French cuisine to the masses, not all of us have had the opportunity to practice our culinary skills to the extent that good lady may have envisioned. Still, the good news is, sometimes we use French cooking methods without even realizing it. For those not lucky enough [...]

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RANDOM NOMAD: Mardi Michels, Elementary School French Teacher, Home Cook, Writer, Photographer & Traveler

10 Comments Posted by on October 12, 2011

Born in: Adelaide, South Australia Passports: Australia (by birth), Britain/EU (through my dad), Canada (I became a citizen in 2007) Countries lived in: France (Paris): 1995-2000; Canada (Toronto): 2000-present Cyberspace coordinates: eat. live. travel. write | my creative refuge from academia (blog); eatlivtravwrite (Twitter handle) What made you leave your homeland in the first place? [...]

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Finding Paradise in Provence, Part 2: Our expat foodie asks – Patisserie or Pudding?

7 Comments Posted by on October 11, 2011

In the second of her guest posts this month, Joanna Masters-Maggs talks more about her recent culinary discoveries in France, as we ask her, “Is the foodie capital of the world everything it’s cracked up to be – or does the emperor need to put his clothes on?” “I’m tired of these perfectly-glazed French tarts”, [...]

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