Summary: The Grande Chartreuse, considered one of the world's most ascetic monasteries is based in the French Alps. In 1984, German filmmaker Philip Gröning wrote to the Carthusian order for permission to make a documentary about them. They said they would get back with him. Sixteen years later, they were ready. Gröning, sans crew or artificial lighting, lived in the monks' quarters for six months -...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2007
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF INTLowe, Lindsey
Summary: "The French are known for their cuisine, and readers are introduced to the basics of French cooking in this accessible collection of recipes paired with fun facts. Readers explore the culture of France through its food, learning about important French holidays, daily life in France, and the connection between geography and cuisine along the way. Maps and vibrant photographs of incredible dishes...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.5944 LOWBarr, Luke.
Summary: Presents a dramatic account of the 1970 gathering in Provence where such culinary luminaries as James Beard and Julia Child debated and inadvertently launched the modern food movement in America.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014