Anne-Gaëlle, now 6, was born in France, but she arrived in New York City when she was just 3 months old. Like any American kid, she goes to Kindergarten in a Brooklyn public school and speaks
100% English there. But Anne-Gaëlle has an extra-skill: she speaks French at home with parents and siblings, Louis-Etienne, 4, and Jeanne-Marie, 2. “It is important for us to keep the French language at home, says her mom Benedicte. “As English is not my mother tongue, I think it’s more natural to speak French with my …

After only one year spent in the big city, Romain, 3 years old, knows how to interact with the other kids at his daycare. From shy toddler to confident speaker, there is just one step that Romain took without apprehension! “At the beginning, we had taught him how to say the basic words in English, like ‘to go to the bathroom,’” his mom Severine recalls. Indeed kids this age will absorb a language in a very short time. Romain is no exception. Like the other bilingual children, he’s able to …

The French stylist who made skirts so ridiculously charming.
On a January afternoon in Greenwich Village, I was on my way to meet Juliette Longuet, a lovely working girl. She wears many hats as a fashion designer but also as a TV host, and recently as a mom.
Like in her show “New York, New York” on Filles TV, Juliette in real life is a breeze of fresh air.
She has entirely embraced the New York City style, for 6 years and shares her passion about the city with a bunch of tips. …

Make any other girls Red with envy, treat her to one of those Valentine gifts

Cyril Renaud announced the closure of Fleur de Sel, his one star Michelin restaurant early February. This was sad news but among the clouds, a little ray of sun came through. Bar Breton, a more casual spot than Fleur de Sel, now has the full attention of Chef Renaud. The place offers a typical Brittany cuisine on Fifth Avenue. Indeed, this new French joint is really one of a kind.
The ambiance is one of those that you can find in many cities in Brittany such as Saint Malo or Dinan.  …

Offering one of the best coffees in New York City’s top restaurants: this is what La Colombe has been doing for over 10 years. La Colombe means ‘dove’ in English, and the brand’s name comes from a famous restaurant in Saint Paul de Vence (south of France) La Colombe d’Or.

Home of the best traditional French cuisine mastered by gifted students.The restaurant at the French Culinary Institute makes you expect a fancy French cuisine. And this is exactly what you get. French food is indeed on the plate.

When you spend your day running errands in New York, it is good to find a quiet and delightful place that will take care of you with treatments for your hair. Relaxation is just a couple of blocks away.

A Soufflé is just the right thing for a holiday dessert. Sweet yet airy, it will get your guest going oooh and ahhh and you can gobble it down just as fast as you cooked it. We promise there will be no leftovers.