by John Elkhoury | Aug 27, 2011 | French Food & Drink
France is McDonald’s 2nd largest market after the United States. Essentially, McDonalds and the Americanization of fast food has hit France hard. While my philosophy with traveling means that I don’t want to eat food I can easily find in the United States,...
by John Elkhoury | Aug 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
The French Paradox is a phenomenon that I’m sure many of you are already familiar with. Based off the book French Women Don’t Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano, how do French women eat all that butter, cheese, bread, wine, and chocolate while...
by John Elkhoury | Aug 16, 2011 | French Culture, French Food & Drink
Carrefour (Kar-Fewr) is a French “Hyperstore” chain which resembles the American version of Walmart. The first Carrefour appeared in France in 1960; now, Carrefour is the 2nd largest retailer in the world with over 9,500 locations dispersed around Europe,...
