Tis the Season of Scares

Le Club will be holding its annual
Halloween party October 25th @ 7PM

I have yet to read a study to know whether or not you get more candy during Christmas, Easter, or Halloween.  I do know however that I get about equally sick of chocolate during these holidays, but I don't think that's any sort of basis for a good academic study.  So, lacking any sort of accredited study and only having my own personal opinion to roll on, Halloween is most definitely the time of year that you get the biggest variety of candy (mmm...Tootsie Rolls), thus leading to more happiness in the world.

Now I'm sure many of you participated in Trunk-or-Treating, or even Trick-or-Treating if your parents were really brave, when you were a little kid.  Sadly about the time that you got around to high school old people just started chasing you off their porch with out even the smallest Lemon Head.  Well thankfully Le Club has got your back to help you with your Halloween fix.  That is why it is with great pleasure that I announce this year's Le Club Halloween Party!

Here's the skinny:

Where: WSC 3228 (big room = big party)

When: October 25th @ 7 PM (always good to start the festivities early)

What: Besides an awesome presentation on ancient torture techniques (how cool!), there will be the standard fare of contests including a costume contest (best costume and best French-themed costume) and a dessert contest (these won't be your Grandma's sugar cookies).

I imagine this will be a good time, so don't miss out!

Also I don't have a flier yet for this, but look for it in the coming weeks.

Happy Monday world!

France takes steps to preserve its culinary heritage

As announced by President Sarkozy in late February, the French government will be working with UNESCO to preserve France's culinary heritage and make sure its global influence does not fade. UNESCO is a section of the United Nations which oversees the research and protection of cultural icons (rituals, sites, languages, etc.). As France works through a candidature process, a plan will be developed by UNESCO to preserve and protect French cuisine.

For more on the preservation of French culinary heritage:
Le Monde: "La cuisine comme bien commun"

BYU FS Podcast: Episode 2 - Philosophy and Food

Time for another episode of the BYU French Studies Podcast!

For those of you that missed the symposium on Thursday, dry your eyes. We recorded it, and
here it is in podcast form! You can listen to the symposium by clicking the link below, or you can subscribe to the BYU French Studies Podcast in iTunes and get new podcasts downloaded automatically by clicking on the "Subscribe to Podcast in iTunes" link in the left-hand menu of the blog.

Listen to BYU FS Podcast Episode 2 (to download right-click and "Save as...")

Just some quick notes:

• Sorry the recording is not the greatest, we're still working out the recording. Some of the audience questions were just too quite to hear. Next time we'll have to get a mic out in the crowd.
• The music for this podcast is provided by the group Paul, be sure and visit their website.
• If you have any comments about this podcast or any of the post on the blog, please leave them by simply clicking the "Comments" link just below the post.
  

French and Italian Department Symposium

French and Italian Department Symposium

The Philosophy of Food

James Faulconer
of the
Department of Philosophy

Thursday, February 22, 2007
11:00am
B092 JFSB

You're not going to want to miss this.