Brittany
We Finally Know Why Garfield Phones Washed Up on French Beaches for 30 Years
Since the 1980s hundreds of phones featuring the likeness of our favorite Monday-hatin’ cat washed up in France and no one knew why.
Meet the French Chef Making Crepes Inspired by Edith Piaf
“I think it’s quite a unique galette and she’s very unique. It just fits her character, in my mind.”
24 Hours at the World’s Biggest Scallop Festival
Set in a region where 240 tons of scallops are processed every week, Brittany's Scallop Festival is a true paradise for bivalve lovers.
A Leak at a Dairy Plant Turned France’s Prettiest River into a Massive Butter Slick
An accident at a Quimper dairy manufacturer this week saw hundreds of kilos of butter pumped into the Odet, described by tourist guides as the “prettiest river in France.”
Talking Down Gunmen and Breaking Up Fights: The Life of a Supermarket Security Guard
Finding the lifeless body of a homeless person next to the supermarket is never easy, even the third time it happens.
Buckwheat Crepes and Pork Are a Match Made in Hot Dog Heaven
While Brittany, France is primarily known for its pâté, it’s the buckwheat galette and pork sausage hot dog combo that's the peninsula's most beloved food staple.
The Breton Galette-Saucisse Recipe
Cécile and Gildas have agreed to unveil the recipe behind the galettes-saucisses they serve near the Roazhon Park stadium in Rennes.
Parents Busted After Buying 20 Pounds of Heroin on Family Trip to Disneyland Paris
The couple had stashed the drugs under teddy bears and other stuffed animals purchased at the French capital's magic kingdom theme park.
This Guy Plans on Spending 60 Days in a Haunted Lighthouse
Marc Pointud will spend two months in the infamous Tévennec lighthouse—a place marred by legends of death, insanity, and ghosts.
These Guys Are Bringing Back the Onion-Selling French Stereotype
Three Breton friends are resurrecting the Anglo-French tradition of the “Onion Johnny,” the beret-wearing, bike-riding onion seller not seen on British high streets since the 1970s.
Cry-Baby of the Week
This week: A woman stabbed her fiancé because they couldn't agree on a color scheme for their wedding and a French bar got fined $12,000 after customers returned their own glasses to the bar.