Find out why you should never lay bread on the table upside down…

Margo Lestz – The Curious Rambler
Bringing History to Life
Find out why you should never lay bread on the table upside down…
At the beginning of the French Revolution, when the Parisians had nothing to eat, several thousand women took things into their own hands…
What could be more traditionally French than the baguette, that long slender loaf of bread that has become an instantly recognized symbol of France?
If you like bread, then when you’re in France you probably stop by the boulangerie, or bakery, every day to buy a baguette, croissant, or
When I recently toured Santo Sospir, the villa decorated by Cocteau, the guide pointed to a fougasse (a local bread) painted on the wall and said it was a reference by Cocteau to the hands painted by his friend, Picasso. I didn’t really understand the link because the bread looked nothing like a hand to me….