Happy spring! Today's the perfect day to add a splash of color to your kitchen. As it happens, we have recently added 12 new tea towels to our selection. Take a look and take your picks!
Our new arrivals cover a broad array of French favorites: fruits and vegetables, petite pastries, Paris, and even two beloved icons, the Little Prince and the Laughing Cow.
You may also want to browse our entire kitchen linen selection. And just in case you'd like to celebrate the new season litterally, our Printemps tea towel is spot on!
Enjoy the colors. Take good care of yourself.
Marianne Prébet
Owner & Gourmand-in-Chief
P.S. Easter is just around the corner. Sample our Easter specials NOW. :)
Just in: more French favorites
Among the French favorites recently added to our shelves you will find Groix & nature gourmet fish soup and lobster bisque from Brittany, Le Guérandais coarse sea salt from Guérande, Brets potato chips with Jura cheese, a new assortment of Chabert & Guillot nougat pieces, and Mon Pari Gourmand vanilla caramels in a lovely bunny wooden box, just in time for Easter!
If there is a French treat you would like to find on our website, please share your craving with us.
Suggestions for your French agenda
There is plenty of exciting French cultural events all around America. Enjoy your picks!
The Orchestre de Paris has embarked on its first North America tour in 20 years. It will perform in Ann Arbor, New York City, Boston, and Montreal. March 14-19.
Chicago's Alliance Française celebrates the month of Francophonie (the cultures of French speaking countries all around the world) with its annual March festival featuring a variety of film screenings and live events. March 6-28.
The Cleveland Museum of Art presents Monet in Focus. March 31 through August 11.
The Denver Art Museum presents The 19th Century in European and American Art.
Houston's Museum of Fine Arts presents Vertigo of Color: Matisse, Derain, and the Origins of Fauvism. Through May 27.
In Los Angeles the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures presents Director's Inspiration: Agnès Varda, an exhibition showcasing the work of the most prominent female director of the New Wave. Through January 5, 2025.
In New York City, FIAF (French Institute) presents its new film series, Nicolas Philibert: A Tender Lens. Through March 27.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art present Rodin's Hands.Through January 25, 2025.
The Saint Louis Art Museum presents Matisse and the Sea. Through May 12.
In Washington, DC Marc Chagall's magistral Orphée mosaic in on view in the sculpture garden of the National Gallery.
These yummy cheese puffs are a specialty from Franche-Comté and Burgundy but they are popular all over France. Great for a cocktail party or as an appetizer served with dry white wine.
Ingredients (serves 6)
4 whole eggs + 1 yolk
150 grams (5 oz) grated Gruyère cheese
150 grams (⅔ cup) all-purpose wheat flour
80 grams (6 Tbsp) butter + 1 small knob for baking tray
1 pinch ground nutmeg
salt and pepper
Preparation
Pre-heat oven to 200ºC (400ºF).
Cut butter in small pieces. Put into a pan with 25 cl (1 cup) of water and 1 tsp of salt and bring to the boil. Remove from burner, pour all flour at once, and stir energetically. Let mixture dry slightly on low heat for one minute.
Remove from burner and wait for a moment before adding whole eggs one by one. Mix well. Add grated Gruyère cheese, nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
Make small heaps of mixture with 2 teaspoons and lay on a buttered baking tray. You can put some yolk on the gougères with a kitchen brush to give them a nice golden shine.
Bake for about 25 minutes. Be sure to check after 15 minutes though, as baking time can vary depending on oven and size of the gougères.