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 People, it seems, have never been so afraid of their food - and, say some experts, an obsession with healthy eating may paradoxically be endangering lives. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171007/orthorexia-when-healthy-eating-ends-up-making-you-sick Sat, 07 Oct 2017 14:47:32 +0200 orthorexia-when-healthy-eating-ends-up-making-you-sick The land of boeuf bourguignon appears to be deep in soul-searching about whether or not to eat meat as more and more French people turn towards a vegetarian diet. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160401/france-sees-surge-towards-vegetarianism Fri, 01 Apr 2016 16:51:20 +0200 france-sees-surge-towards-vegetarianism Yes, despite what you might think there are vegetarian restaurants in France. To mark World Vegetarian Day, we take a closer look at some of the best. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151001/eight-top-vegetarian-restaurants-in-france Thu, 01 Oct 2015 14:41:20 +0200 eight-top-vegetarian-restaurants-in-france Life has always been hard for vegetarians in the land of steak tartare, foie gras and boeuf bourguignon but the times they are a changing. The vegetable enlightenment has finally reached France, but how far will it go? https://www.thelocal.fr/20151001/is-france-finally-set-to-embrace-vegetarianism Thu, 01 Oct 2015 10:49:14 +0200 is-france-finally-set-to-embrace-vegetarianism The new school year in France has kicked off more controversy around whether Muslim and Jewish pupils should be offered alternatives to pork. One MP believes obligatory vegetarian meals is the way forward in a strictly secular country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150907/vegetarian-school-meals-a-solution-for-secular-france Mon, 07 Sep 2015 10:37:31 +0200 vegetarian-school-meals-a-solution-for-secular-france