https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Mashed potatoes were to Joel Robuchon, the star French chef who died on Monday at 73, what a madeleine sponge cake dunked in tea was to novelist Marcel Proust: a powerful, sensuous reminder of his youth. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180807/frances-chef-of-the-century-robouchon-recipe-for-the-perfect-mash Tue, 07 Aug 2018 19:11:48 +0200 frances-chef-of-the-century-robouchon-recipe-for-the-perfect-mash As shops across France are finding it more and more difficult to keeps their shelves stocked with butter, why not take the matter into your own hands and make your own? Here's the recipe. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171030/recipe-beat-the-french-butter-shortage-by-making-your-own Mon, 30 Oct 2017 13:24:05 +0100 recipe-beat-the-french-butter-shortage-by-making-your-own McDonald's in Italy has been ridiculed by the French after it emerged that it was adding potatoes to its Salade Nicoise. But Italy's version of 'McDo' is not the first to provoke a salad war. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170221/french-outraged-as-mcdonalds-puts-potatoes-in-salade-nicoise Tue, 21 Feb 2017 16:10:03 +0100 french-outraged-as-mcdonalds-puts-potatoes-in-salade-nicoise Île flottante, literally 'floating island', is a foaming meringue floating in crème anglaise (custard) sprinkled with caramel and pralines. It has a reputation for being a tricky recipe to master, so here's how you can do it at home. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160826/how-to-make-frances-famed-le-flottante-dessert Fri, 26 Aug 2016 12:22:01 +0200 how-to-make-frances-famed-le-flottante-dessert France-based food blogger Laura Tobin shares her tried and tested Ratatouille recipe. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160818/how-to-make-the-tastiest-ratatouille Thu, 18 Aug 2016 16:04:14 +0200 how-to-make-the-tastiest-ratatouille The picnic is the epitome of springtime in France - and what better way to add flair to your own picnic than with home-made meringues? Ariana Barkin, a Paris-based pastry chef from the US, shares her own recipe with The Local. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150515/how-to-make-picnic-perfect-meringues Fri, 15 May 2015 16:07:14 +0200 how-to-make-picnic-perfect-meringues