What about the pies, though?

They’re at it again. Europe’s two proudest nations are at war. Over who has UN-quality food…
The contest is between Italy and France, and the battle is over whose food should go on the UN’s World Heritage List.
The List was, until now, exclusively for solid, physical things such as the Egyptian Pyramids, the Great Wall of [...]

All is not forgiven, Guillaume, and we have the cartoon to proove it.

Mr Rude with his normal, friendly face

Anyone for an Alsace ‘amster?

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It is the most unlikely story.
The country known for its more than laissez-faire attitude towards animal welfare, where kittens are not kittens but ‘chatons virtuels’ and duly drowned for their inconvenience, has turned over a new leaf.
France love hamsters. Fact. And let’s not have any jokes about the fact that hamsters, [...]