THE WEEK AHEAD: 5/9

THE WEEK AHEAD | May 9 - 16

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CONFERENCE - In French

Marie de France

By Prof. R. Howard Bloch (Yale)

Marie de France, who lived in the last half of the twelfth century, is the first woman writer of the French tradition. Fluent in Old Breton tongue, English, Latin, and Old French. She is the author of three major works- a series of 12 "lais" of short stories, a collection of Aesopean animal tales, a "Saint Patrick's Purgatory".

R. Howard Bloch, Sterling Professor of French at Yale University, is the author or editor of some dozen books on the history of medieval French literature, history and art. He teaches courses on medieval and modern French literature and culture as well as directed studies: The Freshman Great Books Course of Yale.

IMMERSION DAY

Les Neo-bistros

(French) Restaurants Français : nouvelles tendances. Néo-bistrots qui modernisent le concept de bistrot, légumes oubliés remis au goût du jour par les chefs, cantines bio qui privilégient les produits naturels et food trucks avec une touche française... la cuisine se renouvelle et fait preuve de créativité. Si vous voulez découvrir ce qui plaît aux français en matière culinaire aujourd'hui, c'est à l'Alliance, samedi 16 avril !

(English) French Restaurants: New Trends. Neo-bistros modernizing the concept of the bistro, forgotten vegetables brought back to life by chefs, organic cafeterias privileging natural products and food trucks with a French touch... French cuisine is reinventing itself and demonstrates creativity. If you want to discover what culinary trends pleases French people today, come to the Alliance, Saturday, April 16.

Price: $95 per person (4 hours)