Loulabelle’s FrancoFiles

Kent Tisher has been a follower of the LFF podcast for some time but I only met him after he recently won the Loulabelle's giveaway and was communicating with me regarding the arrangements for the sending of a magnum of Taittinger champagne to him in Canada. I then uncovered his French story and felt I wanted to share it with FrancoFilers everywhere! Kent is the son of international teachers...

Mardi Michels is an Australian born, Canadian living, Francophile who's journey over many years was lovely to immerse in for a while as we chatted. Mardi and I talked over zoom with her sitting in her gorgeous vacation home in south west France in Nerac. The light over her shoulder had me longing for France even with just an online connection... swoon! So Mardi grew up in Adelaide and learned...

I first met Andrew Prior when he was a guest on the Loulabelle's FrancoFiles podcast way back in episode 66 and since then I have been to stay at his home in Montmorillon . It is in one of 12 departments in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region, in the beautiful Vienne not far from the Loire Valley.  When I stayed there, I had one of the two best meals of my whole life. As a previous MasterChef conte...

I have always had a love of France as long as I can remember. When I was a little girl, my home was filled with old music and the old “chanson” from my dear Papa who is a wonderful muso. In this 100th episode of the Loulabelle's FrancoFiles podcast, the tables are turned and I am interviewed about my own French story by previous Loulabelle's podcast guest, now lovely friend, Ruby Boukabo...

Richelle Harrison Plesse is an accomplished international journalist who many Aussies would recognise from reporting and news-reading on our screens. She did not grow up as a Francophile but conversely considered herself an Anglophile! She moved to London after finishing university where she met her French husband and moved to Paris pour l'amour! * Richelle's career moved into a new fiel...

Suzie Jackson has always had an affinity to France.  She deliberately didn't make her first trip to Paris until her 30s as she was concerned she would be let down by the reality not living up to the dream. But there was nothing to fear, as Suzie's first French experience had her feeling like she had come home. For years then she dreamed of owning a property in France and spent hours Goog...

Paris is a place filled with myriad cultures, religions, languages and nationalities. We tend to view France through the quintessentially French perspective of "chateaux, champagne et croissants", but there is so much more to discover with just a little scratch of the surface. ** I spoke recently to Pakistani woman Fiza about her move with her family from Pakistan to Paris. She has famil...

Tom Munro spent 20 years working for vineyards and wineries both in Australia and France. He now imports French wine straight from the château to our door! I know in my house everyone gets very excited when a delivery of a box arrives from The Other Bordeaux!  Tom's knowledge of wine is incredible. It is clearly a passion for him as he started making wine at home when he was only 9 years old!...

I love checking in with my lovely friend Emily Gaudichon (@therealemilyinparis) who lives in Paris's 6th arrondissement. She has her finger on the pulse of everything going on and always has some terrific tips for me to pop into my itinerary for my next visit to the French capital! In this podcast chat Emily and I discuss the café culture in Paris, the rituals for chocolat chaud and where to...

Over ten years ago, a client flew Shannon Pratuch to Paris from the US for a project she was working on. Over the few days she was there she wandered throughout Paris, losing herself in the nooks and crannies of the city ultimately falling in love with Paris and then with all of France. Every time after that when she returned she stayed longer, eventually making the move to live there. Shannon say...

Jane Hiscock and her husband Steve have both always loved France. They originally travelled there every couple of years before starting their family many years ago. Then in 2010 they went to Paris to start a search for a Paris apartment, but before commencing that task, they travelled to stay with friends in Normandy who invited them to a party at a place they called the "chocolate box châtea...

Lisa Anselmo is the author of My (Part-Time) Paris Life and has spent most of her professional career in magazine publishing, working on such iconic brands as Allure , Mademoiselle , InStyle, and People . She started to head over to Paris more and more and was following the fashion trends she saw there. She would write to her friends about her experiences and created an early form of a blog, pre-s...

Nicole Ress is Melbourne's go-to Frenchie for language and travel! Nicole grew up in a French speaking household with her mother who had come to Australia from Paris in the 1950s, met Nicole's dad and settled here. It was a wonderful and unusual childhood not just because of the French influence. Nicole's father and grandfather were in the hotel business and owned the Ress Oriental...

Jennifer Greco has tasted over 460 French cheeses! I looooooved chatting to her so much as fromage is one of my favourite foods. She says there is a cheese for every mood and she eats cheese every day.  After moving to France with her husband 20 years ago, Jennifer discovered a love for fromage and took on the challenge to try every French cheese there is! The current number of French cheeses is b...

Natalie Mueller always had a love for France which intensified during her early 20s when she worked in hospitality and had experience with a Michelin starred chef. He would only speak to her in French! So with that and the daily immersion in French food she was hooked! Since then she has built her own thriving and successful business "Olive Catering" in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia...

Loulabelle's FrancoFiles is hosted by Louise Prichard. Other Loulabelle's links:  FrancoFile Fix on YouTube   Loulabelle's FrancoFiles Spotify Playlist     Loulabelle's FrancoFiles Instagram   Loulabelle's FrancoFiles website   Joyeux Noel and Bonne année! Recently I was in France for an amazing adventure! I travelled from Lyon, through the Beaujolais region, across to Ann...

Loulabelle's FrancoFiles is hosted by Louise Prichard. Other Loulabelle's links:  FrancoFile Fix on YouTube   Loulabelle's FrancoFiles Spotify Playlist   Loulabelle's FrancoFiles Instagram   Loulabelle's FrancoFiles Website If you're planning on going to Lyon during its Fête des Lumières in any December, or to visit Lyon at any time, this Loulabelle's chat will b...

Loulabelle's FrancoFiles is hosted by Louise Prichard. Other Loulabelle's links: FrancoFile Fix on YouTube     Loulabelle's FrancoFiles Spotify Playlist     Loulabelle's FrancoFiles Instagram     Loulabelle's FrancoFiles website     Emma Morgan had such a different French story to chat about with me! It's not often we consider the sport of Ultra Marathon Running as be...

Loulabelle's FrancoFiles is hosted by Louise Prichard. Other Loulabelle's links: FrancoFile Fix on YouTube   Loulabelle's FrancoFiles Spotify Playlist   Loulabelle's FrancoFiles Instagram   Loulabelle's FrancoFiles website * I adore Christmas! I love the decorations, the carols, the advent calendars, the gift-giving, the food! Living in Australia though, Christmas has alwa...

Loulabelle's FrancoFiles is hosted by Louise Prichard.      Other Loulabelle's links:  FrancoFile Fix on YouTube     Loulabelle's FrancoFiles Spotify Playlist   Loulabelle's FrancoFiles Instagram   Loulabelle's FrancoFiles website   I wonder if chef and restaurant owner Matthew Carnell from Bistro Terroir in Daylesford, Victoria was always destined to be connected to Franc...

Loulabelle's FrancoFiles is hosted by Louise Prichard. Other Loulabelle's links: FrancoFile Fix on YouTube Loulabelle's FrancoFiles Spotify Playlist Loulabelle's FrancoFiles Instagram Loulabelle's FrancoFiles website    Janine Marsh is an author, the creator of The Good Life France website and editor of the associated magazine as well as an all-round fabulous fellow Franco...

Loulabelle's FrancoFiles is hosted by Louise Prichard. Other Loulabelle's links: FrancoFile Fix on YouTube Loulabelle's FrancoFiles Spotify Playlist Loulabelle's FrancoFiles Instagram Loulabelle's FrancoFiles website Lorena Stipani is a soprano I saw perform at the wonderful Entrecôte restaurant in Prahran, Melbourne in her Edith Piaf show earlier this year. I was blown aw...

Loulabelle's FrancoFiles is hosted by Louise Prichard. Other Loulabelle's links: FrancoFile Fix on YouTube Loulabelle's FrancoFiles Spotify Playlist Loulabelle's FrancoFiles Instagram Loulabelle's FrancoFiles website Author Patricia Sands is such a wonderfully warm and engaging woman. I loved chatting to her and could have kept talking with her over a cuppa for the rest of...

Loulabelle's FrancoFiles is hosted by Louise Prichard. Other Loulabelle's links: FrancoFile Fix on YouTube Loulabelle's FrancoFiles Spotify Playlist   Loulabelle's FrancoFiles Instagram Loulabelle's FrancoFiles website This episode is the second part of a chat about our epic road trip around western France in the French summer of 2022. On this vacation, my husband Paul and...

Loulabelle's FrancoFiles is hosted by Louise Prichard. Other Loulabelle's links: Loulabelle's FrancoFiles website FrancoFile Fix on YouTube Loulabelle's FrancoFiles Spotify Playlist Loulabelle's FrancoFiles Instagram Over the past couple of years travelling anywhere has been a challenge and for most people, it has been completely out of the question during what I call &quo...