Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Canada
Hugo Bonneville talks about the relationship between music and money, the success of his first album, and offers us all the sound advice to take a good long look at ourselves.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Canada
Meet troubadour Hugo Bonneville, a socially aware singer-songwriter whose love of words makes his lyrics pure poetry. Hugo shares with us what being a musician means to him.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Canada
Feast your eyes on some of the finest organic produce Quebec has to offer! Farmer François shows us all the best of November’s fruits and vegetables — from the staples, like apples, potatoes, and garlic, to the less usual offerings, like black eggplant and kohlrabi.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Canada
From dreams to reality, putting forth “a little bit of energy each day,” Annie Chartrand, a vocalist who debuted singing behind her bathroom door, burst onto the music scene in 2006. Here is an interview with the singer of Ma blonde est une chanteuse [My Girlfriend Is a Singer]—a group that's actually part of a love story…
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Canada
Ever heard of a pleurotte mushroom? Lacking as we are in mushroom expertise, neither had we—until we visited the kitchen of Les Héritiers, that is! What’s better than getting to watch a scrumptious dish of pleurottes, brie, escargots, and garlic, all together in a puffed pastry, be prepared before your eyes? Getting to eat it, of course!
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Canada
For more than ten years, Les Héritiers [The Heirs] restaurant in Montreal, which specializes in French cuisine made from Quebecois ingredients, has been concocting dishes like risotto with marinated ginger and rack of lamb with garlic and rosemary sauce. But the food isn’t the only reason for the popularity of Les Héritiers: you can bring your own wine!
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Martinique
Mario Canonge is one of the most exciting pianists tickling today’s plastic ivories, and Yabla was lucky enough to have caught him in person.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Martinique
Mario has been influenced by Martinique, and he discusses what it means to represent and build upon French Caribbean rhythms on the world stage.
Difficulty:
Advanced
France
Sophie and Patrice discuss the pollution problem in Paris. Although efforts have been made to keep cars out of the city center, there's still much to improve. Cars still clog the freeways outside Paris.
Difficulty:
Advanced
France
"Sarah" and "Marguerite" (aka Amal and Caroline) have a falling out. It starts with Sarah missing Marguerite's birthday party and escalates from there.
Difficulty:
Advanced
France
Patrice and Sophie have a conversation in one of the many little parks that dot the Paris landscape.
Difficulty:
Advanced
France
Louis and Fabio meet in a park to discuss the nice weather, their summer vacation plans, and the benefits of taking a break from their phones. You'll learn a lot of new slang words in this video!
Difficulty:
Advanced
France
Hilaire shows us some of the more unusual clogs at the Clog Museum, from souvenirs clogs made for American troops in World War II to clogs made for cracking chestnuts.
Difficulty:
Advanced
France
Sophie is upset because someone stole her cell phone. It's not just the loss of her phone that makes her mad but the real inconvenience of losing all her contact information. Patrice has a few good suggestions for her.
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