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By Foren Clark, CNN (CNN) — The roots of French cooking run deep. The foundations of the country’s culinary empire were laid as early as the mid-1600s when chef François Pierre La Varenne penned his hugely influential “Le Cuisinier François” recipe book, which emphasized regional and seasonal ingredients and highlighted complementary flavors. “French cooking is,

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our roundup of travel stories this week: how Paris’ first female mayor transformed the city, Japan’s iconic vending machines hit troubled times, plus why more and more Americans are moving to Central and Eastern Europe. North Macedonia: beyond the big three Most visitors to Europe focus their trips

By Jake McGowan, CNN (CNN) — A painting by famed Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, valued at more than $1 million, has sold for the price of a dinner in Paris. Ari Hodara was the lucky winner of the “1 Picasso for 100 euros” raffle, which offered entrants the chance to take home Picasso’s 1941 gouache

By Blane Bachelor, CNN (CNN) — When New Yorker Antoni Scarano visited Romania in 2019, the trip marked his first return to his country of birth since the 1990s. As a newborn, Scarano, now 34, was among tens of thousands of Romanian children adopted by US families following the fall of the Soviet Union in

Steve Salter, CNN (CNN) — Over the next few days, something unusual will be happening across Spanish soccer. Nearly 40 men’s professional clubs in La Liga’s top two divisions will take to the field wearing retro-looking uniforms inspired by their respective histories. The kits were first unveiled at Madrid Fashion Week and are part of

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — This spring, it’s all about tradwife with a twist. For a recording of the “Mark and Kelly Show” in New York on Wednesday, Elle Fanning wore a girlish iridescent tutu and a buttery yellow polo shirt. From the waist down, she was dressed in her shimmering Sunday best. From

By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN Every Friday night of his childhood, Kurt Evans and his mother would order cartons of Chinese takeout, the cardboard boxes filled to the brim with classics like shrimp lo mein, egg foo young, General Tso’s chicken and beef and broccoli. After each meal the Philadelphia native, now in his late

By Terry Ward Hollywood, Florida (CNN) — On a sunny and warm late-February day at Richard’s Motel in Hollywood, Florida, guests mostly from Quebec and Ontario dipped into the swimming pool and gathered for morning coffee and conversation in a courtyard the hotel’s Quebecois owner calls the Parc de l’Amitié, or Friendship Park. The motel’s

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Experiencing the Eiffel Tower can be a crowded affair – about 7 million people visit each year – but now you can enjoy a part of this majestic French monument in your own home. A piece of the Parisian landmark’s original staircase is going up for auction in the

By Edward Russell, CNN (CNN) — Step aboard a Boeing 767 operated by United Airlines and you’ll encounter the carrier’s very latest cabin comfort experiences — a smart foyer with gray walls and the rich blue United globe logo, rows of Polaris business-class suites, a dark purple premium economy section and blue economy seats equipped

By Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — During a storm in a quiet village in southern France, artist MB Boissonnault couldn’t stop herself crying as years of stress from living in Los Angeles finally began to surface. As the rain fell, she says she saw a ball of light moving toward her. “It was not a

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: India’s enormous new airport, countries’ shifting citizenship rules and, as gas and jet fuel prices skyrocket, airline prices are on the rise. Paths to citizenship While some countries are reducing pathways to citizenship, others are opening up. President Donald Trump’s push to end automatic

By Vivian Song Paris (CNN) — One of the hottest restaurants in Paris right now does not boast a celebrity chef or a palatial dining room. In fact, there is no seating. Nor is the menu especially groundbreaking. But over the last few months, the French take-out fast food chain Tasty Crousty, which sells chicken