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Source: www.washingtonpost.com. Posted on 15 December 2006.
Truffle inspector Rene Roudiere walks his beat armed with a razor-sharp penknife and clear plastic baggies.
In a warehouse, he plucks a lumpy black truffle from a tray and shaves off a moon-shaped slice. Too many white veins, not yet ripe. Next one: Caterpillars have burrowed deep into its insides, turning them spongy. Next: a perfect specimen, firm, charcoal black, with only a hint of white veining.
More and more Brits moving to FranceThisFrenchLife.com reports: The number of older Britons living abroad is expected to hit 3,325,000 - or one in five - by 2020, a new study reveals. Figures from the Institute for Public Policy... | No Christmas blues for Pamela AndersonPamela Anderson is npt about to let the breakup of her marriage dampen her holiday cheer. Though the erstwhile Baywatch babe described her ongoing divorce proceedings from Kid Rock as 'stomach... |
Durham, UK to Nice route launchedThisFrenchLife.com reports: A new service between Durham Tees Valley and Nice by Flyglobespan is to start next summer. From July 1 the airline will operate flights between the two destinations on... | Monaco Josephine Baker homageJo et Josephine, a brand new musical show about the life of the legendary Josephine Baker starts tonight at the Princess Grace Theatre in Monaco until December 17th. Tickets are on sale now by... |
'A Good Year' not doing too wellRussell Crowe trying to twinkle may not be the most unsettling thing on the big screen this season, but it's up there. In 'A Good Year,' he plays a shark of a London bond trader, Max Skinner,... | All about CarcassonneCarcassonne is most often described as a walled Medieval town in the Languedoc region of southwest France. There are, in fact, two Carcassonnes: the famous walled City (cité) and the adjacent town... |
Résidence Les Marronniers is a Provençal villa, situated on the Presqu'île de Saint-Tropez on the French Riviera. It lies in a beautiful, unspoiled setting with a breathtaking, panoramic sea view. With its four bedrooms, three bathrooms and 175m² sun-drenched terrace, the villa comfortably sleeps 8 people.
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