Happy Thanksgiving 2014

By Eyepreferparis88 @eyepreferparis

Here is my annual Thanksgiving blog, which I've published before. Enjoy!

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays and for the last seven years I have published this French Thanksgiving vocabulary list, courtesy of my former New York French teacher, Luc Georges.

Since Thanksgiving is not an official holiday in France, many ex-pats postpone their Thanksgiving dinner for Friday or Saturday, but some are tradtionalists and make it on Thursday. The advantage is that if you play your cards right, you can get invited to Thanksgiving dinner all three nights like I was last year.

Happy Thanksgiving and be thankful for what you have and for your family and friends. What are you thankful for this year? 

French Thanksgiving Vocabulary
Thanksgiving   le jour de l'action de grâce
autumn, fall   l'automne
colony   une colonie
feast   un festin, un banquet
football   le football américain
grateful   (adj)   reconnaissant
harvest   la récolte
horn of plenty   la corne d'abondance
native   (adj)   natif
(Native American) Indians   les Indiens (d'Amérique)
November   novembre
parade   un défilé
Pilgrims   les pèlerins
settlers    les colons
to share   partager
Thursday   jeudi
tradition   une tradition
traditional   (adj)   traditionnel
treaty   un traité
tribe   une tribu
The food served for the Thanksgiving feast varies from home to home, but here are some traditional dishes.

food   la nourriture
corn   le maïs
cranberries   les canneberges
gravy   la sauce au jus de viande
mashed potatoes   la purée
pumpkin pie   la tarte à la citrouille
stuffing   la farce
sweet potatoes   les patates douces
turkey   la dinde
yam   un igname

Christmas/Holiday Tour of Paris for 2014

Paris is magical during the holidays and I am happy to announce a special Christmas/Holiday Tour of Paris for 2014. Clients will experience the marvelous shop windows, gleaming outdoor lights, beautifully decorated trees, and festive Christmas markets. The tour includes a visit to Galeries Lafayette and Printemps department stores, the Champs Elysees Holiday market, the yummy gourmet shops Fauchon and Hediard on Place Madeleine overflowing with delicious holiday goodies, and the rue St. Honoré, with designer shops Hermes and Lanvin. To warm up, we stop for an authentic hot chocolate at one of the top Paris chocolate shops.

Tour times 10AM-1PM or 2PM-5PM
Cost: 225 euros for 1-3 people, 75 euros each additional person. Hot chocolate is not included in price. Click here to book the tour or for more information.
Tours will be conducted everyday from December 20, 2014 to January 5, 2015 except on Christmas and New Years Day.

I am pleased as punch to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I will personally be leading. The Eye Prefer Paris Tour includes many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes & food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks, and much more.

Tours cost 210 euros for up to 3 people, and 70 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.
 
Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

Click here to watch a video of our famous Marais tour

New! Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotte's professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.
Cost: 185 euros per person (about $240)
Time: 9:30AM- 2PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours)
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to the market
Class days: Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday,Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Minimum of 2 students, maximum 6 students.
Click here to sign up for the next class or for more info.