A Year in Villefranche sur Mer - Moving to France

  Day 2794 (Friday) 31 st January 2025 This is Villefranche-sur-Mer and this is Villeneuve Loubet, near Antibes.   It was lovely and sunny this morning so we made a chicken and roast potato sandwich and went over to Passable beach in Saint-Jean Cap-Ferrat to eat it. This is a private beach in the summer and it’s super expensive – it doesn’t look like much in the winter. This is Villefranche After yesterday’s horrors here are some of France’s best dishes to help you forget about tripe, trotters and testicles. 15 French meals you have to try Image credit: Photography by Rob Palmer Renowned for the best cuisine in the world, these French recipes will have you saying Ooh la la. Brought to you by Coles®. 1. Steak frites Voila – this simple, yet impressive recipe is inspired by French bistro cuisine. Photography by Andy Lewis 2.  Chicken confit In this classic confit, the chicken is salted and seasoned with herbs, then slowly cooked in olive oil to make it rich and tender...

  Day 2793 (Thursday) 30 th January 2025 This is Paloma beach in Saint-Jean Cap-Ferrat and this is Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. France is famous for its  gastronomy but they do eat some revolting dishes too. If you’re a vegetarian I wouldn’t read this if I were you, some of these dishes turned my stomach. Weird French Foods and Delicacies You Should Try Snails are a delicacy in France – and not as bad as you might think | © REDA &CO srl / Alamy Stock Photo With national nicknames, we so often are what we eat – or at least what our enemies deride us for eating. The  French  rechristened the English Les Rosbifs and the English hit back with the Frogs. In reality, the French eat far weirder and more wonderful things than just cuisses de grenouilles – these are the delicacies you need to try in France. Escargots de Bourgogne Snails are up there with frogs’ legs as one of the most stereotypical French foods; a rubbery treat that many visitors to France feel compelled ...