The rise of US biscuits Biscuits, like the banjo, have a complex lineage. Their roots lie in dry, twice-baked breads, or rusks, that the British called “bisquites” after the Latin phrase panis bicoctus, or “twice-baked bread”. But in the American South, particularly in the hands of Black cooks, they became soft, leavened symbols of class, skill … Read more
Womp, womp, womp.” That’s the sound, according to Grammy Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens, of a sharp-rimmed glass cutting into just-right biscuit dough. Coming from Giddens’ mouth, the timbre translates as a low note plucked from a double bass. Giddens is an American scholar-musician whose folk, country and blues music illuminates the African lineage … Read more
3. Best for a local foodie experience: Marché Forville At the foot of Le Suquet is Cannes’ beating heart: the Marché Forville (Forville Market) “You’ll want to go see the old town’s market,” Bastoni says, to truly get the feel of the Côte d’Azur life and step into a local’s shoes. Over in Forville, a sturdy, orange-coloured … Read more
Every May since 1946, the red carpet has been rolled out onto Cannes’ palm-lined boulevards for its International Film Festival, turning the French Riviera resort city into a playground for silver screen stars. Much like the celebrities it attracts, Cannes isn’t camera shy: it’s a postcard-perfect town bursting with fuchsia bougainvillea and resplendent ivory-hued facades. And … Read more
Co-op customers should see stocks on shelves start to return to more normal levels this weekend, the company said, after it announced it was switching its online ordering system for suppliers back on after a cyber-attack. The hack resulted in payment problems, widespread shortages of goods in shops, and compromised customer and staff data. The … Read more
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