by Tanaka Jaravaza | 11 Jun 2025 | News
Bonjour French Market Friends, This last week I drove up from Charente to Charles de Gaulle Airport, it’s nearly a 6-hour trip, even driving at the maximum speed limit. I broke the route with several stops for coffee at the motorway rest places. Interesting to see...
by Tanaka Jaravaza | 27 May 2025 | News
Bonjour French Market Friends, This week in France violent storms hit the Southeastern areas near Marseilles. Massive rains caused extreme flooding across a wide area. Roads were covered with mud, vehicles were swept away, even the fast TGV train was impacted as the...
by Tanaka Jaravaza | 18 May 2025 | News
Bonjour French Market Friends, A lot happens in a week, in France the Cannes Film Festival became the “centre” of the Universe, for those who love the glamour of the film industry. This is Hollywood glitz paired with the height of French culture and global creativity....
by Tanaka Jaravaza | 11 May 2025 | News
Bonjour French Market Friends, This Sunday we will be celebrating Mother’s Day in South Africa; this is a time to spoil that really special person in your family. Here are a few of my ideas to spoil your Mama for that day. Bake some of our frozen French croissants for...
by Tanaka Jaravaza | 4 May 2025 | News
Bonjour French Market Friends, In France the weather is warming up and it is a clear sunny day in Paris, friends are sitting on the banks of the Seine enjoying outdoor picnics. Today is the Fete du Muguet, the Festival of Lily of the Valley, traditionally the day that...
by Tanaka Jaravaza | 27 Apr 2025 | News
Bonjour French Market Friends, This week in France, news spread of a farmer in the Auvergne, Michel Dupont who, while wandering through the fields of his farm, which has been in his family for several generations, noticed an unusual glistening in the mud at the bottom...
