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Cap 24 - Paris 2ème : Alessandro joue le Pique-assiette!

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Alessandro becomes a pique-assiette (freeloader, literally "plate-stealer") for a day with his friend Marc Antoine who takes him to rue Montorgueil in the second arrondissement of Paris. What's the big attraction? Friendly shopkeepers give out free food and wine samples daily.

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Cap 24 - Découverte d'un restaurant parisien

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Come inside this fabulous restaurant and bar in Paris’s 19th arrondissement and see what the chef is preparing and the bartender is mixing. Just don’t watch this one on an empty stomach!

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Sophie et Patrice - Les viennoiseries parisiennes

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Sophie and Patrice sample some delicious pastries for breakfast: pain au chocolat, chausson aux pommes, pain au lait, and more. Warning: this video may give you some serious cravings!

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Michel - Les Macarons Parisiens

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Michel Le Leannec, a pastry chef from Meudon, won fourth place in the 2011 contest for best macaroon in the Île-de-France region of France. French macaroons (les macarons) come in many flavors, colors, and sizes, but in this video Michel will teach us his award-winning recipe for Italian meringue macarons filled with salted butter caramel custard. Don't miss this mouth-watering video!

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Actu Vingtième - Vendanges parisiennes

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

A grape harvest right in the heart of Paris? Some might call it a miracle, but the "Vendange Château Charonne" (Charonne Castle Grape Harvest) is celebrated each year with a huge block party in the eleventh arrondissement. There are plenty of prizes to win (thousands, in fact!) and delicious wines to sample.

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Provence - Domaine Rouge-Bleu - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Tailler la vigne proprement n'aura plus aucun secret pour vous après les explications de Jean-Marc Espinasse, viticulteur de Provence et vainqueur de la médaille d'argent au Concours Général Agricole Paris 2008, catégorie 'Vin de Pays de Méditerranée Rouge'.

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Actus Quartier - Fête de quartier Python-Duvernois - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, Morocco, West Africa

Ce quartier du XX arrondissement de Paris est en fête en ce 2 juillet 2011. Pour célébrer l'arrivée des vacances d'été, ses habitants et leurs voisins partagent jeux et tournoi sportif dans une atmosphère bon enfant. Un stand de prévention de l’alcoolisme est aussi présent, avec lunettes simulant l’état d’ébriété et... un "slalom" d'obstacles hilarant!

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Actus Quartier - Fête de quartier Python-Duvernois - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, Morocco, West Africa

Promenons-nous dans ce coin de Paris à Python-Duvernois où la fête du quartier bat son plein. Ce ne sont pas les activités qui manquent ! Il y en a pour tous les goûts: repas partagé, animations pour enfants, conseils sur la consommation d'alcool, etc...

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Sophie et Patrice - La pluie

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sophie and Patrice discuss the weather as they shop at the market on a miserable winter day. Sophie detests the cold and the rain whereas Patrice doesn't mind at all!

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Caption 12 [fr]: Paris...
Caption 12 [en]: Paris...

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Asma - Choux crémeux au chocolat et noix de pécan

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Asma shows us how to make a scrumptious pastry made from pecan praline and chocolate crémeux (a mixture of chocolate and crème anglaise). Believe it or not, this dessert is low in sugar!

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Caption 4 [fr]: J'habite à Paris.
Caption 4 [en]: I live in Paris.

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KTOTV - Recettes traditionnelles de Noël - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Mother Francis of Assisi has prepared a Christmas feast for the eyes and the palate. You can even try the recipes yourself if you wish!

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Caption 29 [fr]: pour laquelle il vous faudra cinq cents grammes de champignons de Paris,
Caption 29 [en]: for which you will need five hundred grams of button mushrooms,

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Sophie et Patrice - Après le réveillon

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sophie and Patrice are trying to recover from the Christmas festivities and can't stand the sight of foie gras, turkey, or Yule logs... They consider doing away with the Christmas tradition of big feasts altogether and escaping to the tropics instead.

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Caption 81 [fr]: Tu sais quoi? L'année prochaine on est... on n'est pas à Paris.
Caption 81 [en]: You know what? Next year we're... we're not in Paris.

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Le saviez-vous? - La tradition de la galette des rois - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patricia explains in detail the tradition of the galette des rois (kings' cake), which predates Christianity. The tradition is linked to a Roman pagan celebration called Saturnalia, during which a lucky slave was crowned "king" for the day.

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Caption 74 [fr]: est particulièrement servie à Paris.
Caption 74 [en]: is served in particular in Paris.

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Boursorama - Voici pourquoi il n'y a plus de beurre dans votre supermarché...

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The price of butter has skyrocketed in the past year. It's a concern for French people, bakeries, and supermarkets alike. As you may know, butter is a basic and indispensable ingredient in French cuisine. Multiple reasons are cited in this video for this sudden increase. Let's hope it's only temporary!

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Caption 68 [en]: for example in a bakery in the fifteenth arrondissement of Paris,
Caption 68 [fr]: exemple dans une boulangerie du quinzième arrondissement parisien,

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Le Figaro - Elle a banni le sucre pendant un an - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Danièle Gerkens, who decided to give up sugar for a year, discovered some unexpected benefits on her health. She claims that she looks younger, feels healthier, and is free of cravings, but she cautions that everyone reacts differently. You can read another interview with her here.

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Caption 75 [fr]: Et là, on en est dans les pics de pollution à Paris,
Caption 75 [en]: And now, we are in the peak pollution periods in Paris,

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