Difficulty:
Advanced
France
Hugo is cooking homemade gnocchi. To make it even more delicious, he adds some chanterelle mushrooms and a deluge of Parmesan cheese. Try this simple recipe at home if you have plenty of time to spare!
Difficulty:
Advanced
France
Hugo shows us how to make a classic and absolutely mouth-watering dessert: crème brûlée! You might want to invest in a blowtorch for this one...
Difficulty:
Advanced
France
Learn how to make spaetzle, an Alsatian pasta, to accompany a mouth-watering dish, chicken with yellow wine and morel mushrooms. A delicious way to end the year!
Difficulty:
Advanced
France
Hugo continues to concoct his delicious chicken with yellow wine and morel mushrooms. He'll tell you everything you need to know about carving a chicken!
Difficulty:
Advanced
France
Hugo serves up his delicious winter dish of chicken and morel mushrooms over a bed of spaetzle. He bets that his guests will ask him to make it again next year!
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
France
Hugo will show you how to make falafel from scratch. Don't worry, it's not hard as it seems. Follow his instructions carefully and they should not fall apart and end up looking like "falafails."
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
France
Hugo finishes preparing the falafels and cooks them to perfection: crispy on the outside and ultra-soft on the inside. You'll be dying to take a bite!
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Canada, France
Corneille reflects on his fifteen-year career as a hip hop variety singer. Born in Germany but raised in Rwanda and now residing in Canada, Corneille absorbed various musical influences, which resulted in an eclectic and interesting mix of genres that he will explain in this video. You will also hear short music clips, one of which is from his latest album Entre nord et sud [Between North and South].
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Belgium
Singer-songwriter Stromae walks us through his personal creative process and the many choices he has to make to create his beautiful songs, such as the one you will hear in the background called "Papaoutai" (Dad, Where Are You?). Knowing what goes into the complex process of making music only deepens our appreciation of his work.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Indila, a French singer whose first single "Dernière Danse" (Last Dance) topped the chart in 2013, talks about her debut as a singer. She felt more comfortable as a writer and composer of melodies and only recently started singing onstage.
Difficulty:
Advanced
France
The twenty-seven-year-old rapper Maître Gims talks about a change of direction in his career path. He decided to leave his rap group Sexion d'Assaut to sing solo for a while. He assures us that it's an amicable agreement and that he is looking forward to spreading his wings.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
France
In an interview with "Watt's In," Fabien Marsaud, aka Grand Corps Malade, reflects on his success and his creative process. A self-proclaimed artiste engagé (artist activist), this talented slam poet shares some great insights on songwriting and collaborating with other musicians.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
The French pop group Baden Baden talk about their second studio album, Mille Éclairs (A Thousand Lightning Bolts), on this episode of "Watt's In." The band members discuss their creative process and the differences between playing onstage and in the recording studio. You'll also hear a few excerpts from their song "À tes côtés" (At Your Side).
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
France
In this interview for "Watt's In," electro-pop star Yseult explains the conception of her first album, which she co-wrote with Da Silva in 2014. After coming close to winning the "Nouvelle Star" (New Star) talent quest, Yseult is ready to dazzle her fans once again. You'll learn some interesting musical buzzwords in this video.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
France
On "Watt's In," Kendji tells us how he became the star of the TV show The Voice in France. You will discover how he molded his talent by mixing his family's Gypsy origins with his love for new music. You'll also notice Kendji's southern French accent!
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