The mood is festive. Local dishes -- mussels, shrimp, oysters and tielle, Sete's famous octopus and tomato pie -- are being served from food tents and regional wines are flowing freely.
If you're headed to Paris this year, take note of one particular bakery which took home the award Thursday for making the best baguette in the city. FULL STORY
Right in the heart of Paris, sandwiched between the Champs-Elysees and the River Seine, sits Avenue Winston Churchill. So why not a Rue Margaret Thatcher, some French politicians are asking. FULL STORY
Emma "Baby Spice" Bunton and Sophie Ellis-Bextor were among the stars who headed to France last week to mark the 20th anniversary of Disneyland Paris. FULL STORY
One thing that has always intrigued me about the French is how they manage to preserve time-honoured traditions but, at the same time, embrace the avant garde. FULL STORY
