Exclusive | Famed NYC French bistro La Ripaille bids adieu after more than four decades: ‘Time to pass the torch’

Exclusive | Famed NYC French bistro La Ripaille bids adieu after more than four decades: ‘Time to pass the torch’

A famed French restaurant in the West Village will soon serve its last appetizer of escargots as the eatery’s owner retires after more than four decades, Side Dish has learned. La Ripaille – which has attracted celebs and francophiles alike since 1980, long before the neighborhood turned trendy – has been put up for sale along with … Read more

French actor and heartthrob Alain Delon dead at 88

French actor and heartthrob Alain Delon dead at 88

PARIS — Alain Delon, the internationally acclaimed French actor who embodied both the bad guy and the policeman and made hearts throb around the world, died at age 88, French media reported. With his handsome looks and tender manner, the prolific actor was able to combine toughness with an appealing, vulnerable quality that made him … Read more

A beloved French bistro returns, Neom opens on Bleecker Street, more NYC events

A beloved French bistro returns, Neom opens on Bleecker Street, more NYC events

Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city.  What’s making our luxury list this week? A beloved UK wellness brand opens on Bleecker Street, Todd … Read more

National French Fry Day 2024: How to score freebies and deals at McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King and more

National French Fry Day 2024: How to score freebies and deals at McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King and more

It’s Friday — and it’s fry day. For the uninitiated, today, July 12 is National French Fry Day, meaning you’ll be able to score some serious deals on the salty treats at your favorite fast food franchise. The annual event previously occurred on July 13 every year, but it now falls on the second Friday … Read more

The trick fast food restaurants use to short-change customers on french fries revealed

The trick fast food restaurants use to short-change customers on french fries revealed

If you’ve ever thought that fast food fries are the biggest rip-off due to stingy portion sizes, this might just confirm your suspicions.  A sneaky photo snapped by a customer at a Queensland KFC shows a sign that tells workers exactly how to stiff us on the fries. Prepare to feel supremely scammed… The sneaky maneuvers to give you … Read more

‘Law and Order’ and ‘The French Connection’ actor Tony Lo Bianco dead at 87

‘Law and Order’ and ‘The French Connection’ actor Tony Lo Bianco dead at 87

Actor Tony Lo Bianco, best known for the movie “The French Connection,” has died. He was 87. His representative confirmed on Wednesday that he died of prostate cancer. “Tony Lo Bianco passed away last night at his horse farm in Maryland after a battle with prostate cancer,” the rep’s statement to Fox News read. “His wife, Alyse, … Read more

Paula Badosa holds hands with Stefanos Tsitsipas at French Open after reuniting

Paula Badosa holds hands with Stefanos Tsitsipas at French Open after reuniting

Paula Badosa celebrated her second-round victory at the French Open on Thursday with one of her biggest champions. Shortly after defeating Yulia Putintseva in three sets, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5, the 26-year-old Spaniard was seen holding hands with on-again boyfriend Stefanos Tsitsipas at Roland Garros, as seen in a video posted to the tournament’s X page. … Read more

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa enter mixed doubles at French Open after rekindling relationship

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa enter mixed doubles at French Open after rekindling relationship

Jannik Sinner’s budding relationship with Anna Kalinskaya isn’t the only romance taking over this year’s French Open. Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa are set to compete in mixed doubles at Roland Garros beginning Wednesday, shortly after confirming they got back together. “The relationship is working very well now,” Bardosa said in a press conference Saturday … Read more

Jannik Sinner confirms he’s dating Anna Kalinskaya after French Open appearance

Jannik Sinner confirms he’s dating Anna Kalinskaya after French Open appearance

A new romance is heating up on the tennis circuit. Fresh off his first-round win Monday against American Christopher Eubanks at the French Open, Jannik Sinner confirmed his relationship with fellow pro Anna Kalinskaya during a post-match presser amid recent dating buzz. “I don’t like to talk about my private life much, but yes, Anna … Read more

How to get free French fries at Wendy’s every Friday for the rest of the year

How to get free French fries at Wendy’s every Friday for the rest of the year

Every Friday is now FRY-day! Wendy’s is declaring Friday, April 19, the best FRYday yet — which is why the fast-food chain is making this Friday the first of many for fans to get free fries. Customers can get any size French fries for free with any purchase every Friday through the end of the … Read more

‘Coup de Chance’ Review: Woody Allen’s Usual With a French Twist

‘Coup de Chance’ Review: Woody Allen’s Usual With a French Twist

“Coup de Chance,” the latest from Woody Allen, looks and plays like many of his recent movies, only better; it sounds like them, too, except that it’s in French. Set entirely in France, it features well-heeled, loquacious narcissists who circle one another in a comic-dramatic story that touches on existential worries and folds in lightly … Read more

Mon dieu! The pompous French crave our fast food — shocked Americans say they’re très stupide

Mon dieu! The pompous French crave our fast food — shocked Americans say they’re très stupide

Do you want le fries with that? France, the oui-oui nation with a notorious reputation for poo-poo-ing American culture has a dirty, delicious little secret — one that sometimes catches tourists by surprise. The land of boeuf bourguignon harbors a burning love for two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce cheese, pickles and onions on a sesame … Read more

Ex-McDonald’s employee shares the french fries hack that all workers secretly do: ‘Literally the best thing’

Ex-McDonald’s employee shares the french fries hack that all workers secretly do: ‘Literally the best thing’

If you thought the key to the tastiest McDonald’s fries was extra salt and extra hot, you would be wrong.  According to a former Australian McDonald’s employee, there is a little-known hack that promises the most delicious chips you’ve ever tasted from the fast food joint.  TikTok user @rubyguestt hit social media this week to share a tip she’s been … Read more

Secret to healthier potato chips and french fries revealed in breakthrough study

Secret to healthier potato chips and french fries revealed in breakthrough study

Potato chips are technically made of vegetables — and soon they could be considered healthy-ish, too. Everything we know about spuds and the scrumptious snacks they yield could change after breakthrough food science findings published in the journal The Plant Cell, revealing the healthiest, most cost-effective and low-waste methods for storing and consuming starchy produce. … Read more

American dietician in Paris shares ‘unreal’ French school lunches: mussels, fancy cheese, sorbet

American dietician in Paris shares ‘unreal’ French school lunches: mussels, fancy cheese, sorbet

Snack-ré bleu! No steel tubs of mass-produced slop in l’Hexagone. An American dietician in Paris, France, had the online masses salivating after sharing a TikTok video detailing the mouthwatering and highly nutritious dishes served at her daughter’s school. “I feel so lucky to live in a country that puts such value on making sure all … Read more

Famed NYC French restaurant La Grenouille reopens after gas leak

Famed NYC French restaurant La Grenouille reopens after gas leak

They’re breaking out the  Dom Perignon at 3 E. 52nd Street. La Grenouille, the romantic, last surviving outpost of the city’s old-school French-cuisine era, reopened on Friday following a four-and-a-half months shutdown due to a gas leak. The Post reported back on Sept. 27 that the famous frog was shuttered in June by Con Ed … Read more

Matthew Perry spotted at French Open in Paris months before his death

Matthew Perry spotted at French Open in Paris months before his death

Lifelong tennis fan Matthew Perry attended the French Open four months before his untimely death on Saturday. The “Friends” star, who was found unresponsive at his Los Angeles home, made his final major public appearance on June 9 at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, where he watched the semifinals with a group of friends. Photos … Read more