Mazagran
What on earth is this word ‘Mazagran’? Well, it is to do with coffee and the French occupation of Algeria way back in 1840……
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Vallauris
Vallauris refers to a commune in the South East of France, near Cannes. Some Vallauris pottery is immediately recognisable, with it's bright colours and lava effects…
Saint Hubert
As Legend goes on a Good Friday morning, while other faithful would have been in church, Hubert was out hunting in the forest.
De Bruyn Fives Lille
The story of the majolica of Fives-Lille starts with Antione Gustave De Bruyn, a fourth generation potter who left Belgium in 1864 and moved to Fives-Lille…….
La Fée Vert - The Green Fairy
Originating in Switzerland in the late 18th century absinthe is traditionally prepared with white grape spirit (eau de vie) and the herbs wormwood, anise and fennel.