Anglophone Grenoble, a rough guide
March 10th, 2010 | by James Dalrymple | published in Features
Just landed in Grenoble? Grenoble Life editor James Dalrymple gives his rough guide to Grenoble’s expat clubs and Anglophone businesses and services.
Cafés and bars
February 26th, 2010 | by Gill Baconnier | published in Features, Life & Culture
Gill Baconnier has lived in France for over twenty years – seven of them in Grenoble. A former feature writer for an English regional magazine, her articles about life in France can now be found at her blog French Windows. She has kindly agreed to share this article about French cafés and bars with Grenoble Life.
Snapshot of an Isère village
February 24th, 2010 | by Rebecca Skillman | published in Comment, Features, Interviews, Life & Culture
Rebecca Skillman talks to residents of the hamlet Villeneuve d’Uriage, near Grenoble. She shares with us her discoveries about issues of sustainability and community in Alpine village life.
B&B and wine at the Mas du Bruchet, Meylan
February 1st, 2010 | by Anne-Marie Ferguson | published in Features, Life & Culture, Work
Anne-Marie Ferguson and her husband run the Le Mas du Bruchet Bed & Breakfast in Meylan. Here is their story of how they set about restoring the building and its original vineyards.
English Talk Radio talks to theFrenchPaper
January 21st, 2010 | by Vivian Draper | published in Features, Interviews, Life & Culture
Michael Streeter, Editor of theFrenchPaper, talks to Vivian Draper of English Talk Radio, 90.8 Radio Campus Grenoble. Read the full interview here.
Pumpkins!
November 2nd, 2009 | by Suzanne Bonnefond | published in Comment, Features, Life & Culture
Regular Grenoble Life contributor Suzanne Bonnefond takes a seasonal opportunity to share her photos of Foire A L’Ancienne Et Aux Potirons in St Antoine l’Abbaye, and her recipe for stuffed potimarron pumpkin. Enjoy …
Grenoble Spice
October 29th, 2009 | by Hannah Dee | published in Comment, Features
The French are not known for their love of spices – difficult for Grenoble’s British expats such as Hannah Dee, who comes from multicultural Leeds. Here is her guide to Grenoble Spice: the specialist food stores that hold those treasured, hard to find exotic ingredients.
Chartreuse
October 27th, 2009 | by Gill Baconnier | published in Comment, Features
Gill Baconnier has lived in France for over twenty years – seven of them in Grenoble. A former feature writer for an English regional magazine, her articles about life in France can now be found at her blog French Windows. She kindly agreed to share this article about Chartreuse with Grenoble Life.
Don’t stress: it’s France!
October 17th, 2009 | by James Dalrymple | published in Comment, Features, Life & Culture
James Dalrymple of Grenoble Life asks why the French – despite sleeping more and living longer than everyone else – are so stressed. Apparently the French government wants to know too …
Nuts about Grenoble
October 5th, 2009 | by Gill Baconnier | published in Comment, Features, Life & Culture
Gill Baconnier has lived in France for over twenty years – seven of them in Grenoble. A former feature writer for an English regional magazine, her articles about life in France can now be found at her blog French Windows. She kindly agreed to share this article about la noix de Grenoble with Grenoble Life.