Discover here all that Monsieur de France tells or presents in relation with Lorraine. Discover our destinations, our recipes, our stories of Lorraine. Detours to live in Nancy, Metz, Epinal, the Vosges, Moselle, Meurthe-et-Moselle or Meuse. The region of mirabelle plums and Saint Nicolas
Monsieur de France gives you, each time, the name of the historical region, and the name of the administrative region.
If it's called a "salad", it's because there's salad in the ingredients, and vinaigrette. But as for the rest, there's nothing more gourmet than a Vosgian salad, since it's bound to include lardons, potatoes and lots of other heavy stuff. All the same, you can tell your doctor that you've eaten salad. He doesn't have to know what was in it, does he?
Every year, on 6 December, Saint Nicholas is celebrated in some French regions. This is particularly the case in Lorraine. What are the traditions of Saint Nicholas? Who was Saint Nicolas? Who are the butcher and the bogeyman? And why is Saint Nicholas celebrated in Lorraine every year? Discover his story with Monsieur de France
Although the tradition of decorating a Christmas tree in France comes from Alsace, it seems that the baubles that decorate them are a Lorraine invention. The story of this invention is told here.
When you fly over Toul, you get the impression that the Moselle River doesn't want to leave the area, looping around the old town before heading off again. Toul is a city with an extremely rich history, surrounded by ramparts that have seen history flood in, and whose treasure is the magnificent Saint Etienne cathedral. It's a city rich in architecture, but also in the art of living, with just the right amount of walking and in the heart of the "Côtes de Toul", where vines flourish before producing delicious wines.
French culture
Lorraine / Grand Est region
It is in France that America was given its name
Jérôme de France
We all know the story of Christopher Columbus who discovered America. In fact, far from thinking that he had discovered a new continent, the navigator was convinced that he had discovered a new route to India. It is much later, in France, by compiling what they knew of the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and a certain Amerigo Vespucci, that scientists from Lorraine deduced that Christopher Columbus had discovered a 4th continent and it was necessary to name it... Monsieur de France tells you this story.
In Lorraine, department of Moselle, Metz is a fascinating city. Gallic capital, vast Gallo-Roman city, imperial city, independent republic, French, German, but also very influenced by the Italians and the Flemish, the history of Metz is very rich and it left traces it is the least that one can say by discovering the 7 wonders of Metz.
French cooking
Lorraine / Grand Est region
Who invented the rum baba? It was Stanislas
Jérôme de France
The rum baba is a famous dessert. Discover here its original origin: from the greed of a king in exile in France who could not do without his brioche and who also liked good wine. Baba au rhum is a story that comes from Poland, that passes through Lorraine, before continuing in Paris. And it is also a recipe that Monsieur de France
France is full of castles, as we know, and the cities and villages of France are full of small wonders and a part of the Great History. Lunéville is the best example: a huge castle, home of the sovereign dukes of Lorraine, which has seen the greatest talents of the Age of Enlightenment, but also a hidden organ, a sculpted house, and names that have marked the history of Lorraine and France...
It is one of the most greedy departments of France: the department of Vosges. From Epinal to Gérardmer, from La Bresse to Vittel through the Val d'Ajol or Saint Dié des Vosges... You can find tasty culinary specialties. Monsieur de France has chosen 5 of them and presents them to you here... To discover also : a recipe of blueberry tarts (we say brimbelles here !) and the art of making tofailles... With Lard !
In a fruit salad, in a coulis, in a pie, in jam... We can put the currants in many dishes. They are harvested in summer, from June to September. It is in Lorraine that we started to be interested in this delicious berry and to plant it voluntarily. Here are the recipes of Monsieur de France:
