Luxury

Chapal, America Under the Skin

Fur coats for her, rabbit felt hats for him, and sheepskin jackets for bomber pilots! The French company, which is celebrating its 190^th anniversary […]

By Clément Thiery
| December 21, 2022

Gift Ideas

Five Coffee-Table Books for Francophiles

From fashion and interior design to gastronomy, this Christmas season, France-Amérique has selected five recently published coffee-table books about France, available in English. Happy […]

By Clément Thiery
| December 7, 2022

Portrait

Jim Harrison: Writing to Whet the Appetite

While in high school in Michigan, Jim Harrison dreamed of being friends with Rabelais. But Gargantua is who actually comes to mind when thinking […]

By Clément Thiery
| December 7, 2022

Diptych Icons

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a French-American Symbol

The American Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, dedicated in Virginia in 1921, was directly inspired by the French monument under the Arc de Triomphe. […]

By Clément Thiery
| November 11, 2022

Portrait

Thomas Chisholm, the Chef with a Lot on His Plate

Among the former participants in the reality TV show Top Chef who have gone on to open their own restaurants, one person particularly stands […]

By Clément Thiery
| November 10, 2022

History

The French-American Duel for Casablanca

In the collective imagination, the name “Casablanca” conjures up the sweet nothings spoken by Humphrey Bogart to Ingrid Bergman: “We’ll always have Paris.” But […]

By Clément Thiery
| November 3, 2022

Portrait

Pascal Baudar: Every Taste Is Found in Nature

Pascal Baudar spent many years hunched over a drawing table or a computer. But today, the Belgian artist, who lives just outside Los Angeles, […]

By Clément Thiery
| October 13, 2022

Frenchfluencer

Alexandre Durand, from TikToker to (Brand) Ambassador

The combination of angelic features, a keen intuition, two million followers, and now a podcast about French language and culture have seen this 22-year-old […]

By Clément Thiery
| September 22, 2022

Albertine Diaries

Alain Gomis, in the footsteps of Thelonious Monk in the United States

Every month, France-Amérique talks to a resident at Villa Albertine, the cultural institution launched by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, which […]

By Clément Thiery
| September 13, 2022

Portfolio

Gab Bois Turns Fashion on Its Head

Montreal-born artist and designer Gab Bois has personally showcased a number of unique, surrealist pieces, including shorts made with lettuce leaves, a bra in […]

By Clément Thiery
| September 8, 2022

Author: Clément Thiery

Chapal, America Under the Skin

Five Coffee-Table Books for Francophiles

Jim Harrison: Writing to Whet the Appetite

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a French-American Symbol

Thomas Chisholm, the Chef with a Lot on His Plate

The French-American Duel for Casablanca

Pascal Baudar: Every Taste Is Found in Nature

Alexandre Durand, from TikToker to (Brand) Ambassador

Alain Gomis, in the footsteps of Thelonious Monk in the United States

Gab Bois Turns Fashion on Its Head

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