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Satan’s Beverage & Toasted Colonialism: A Tale of French Breakfast Forget bacon and eggs, in France, breakfast doesn’t even come on a plate. 🥐☕️
Instead, it’s all about the bowl, a ritual shaped by global trade, 17th-century aristocrats, and a serious caffeine habit.
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Why the French word f
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Forget bacon and eggs, in France, breakfast doesn’t even come on a plate. 🥐☕️
Instead, it’s all about the bowl, a ritual shaped by global trade, 17th-century aristocrats, and a serious caffeine habit.
Tune in to learn:
Why the French word for lunch, déjeuner, actually means breakfastThe FWOP's take on bacon and brunch in FranceHow three caffeinated plants from three corners of the world: coffee, tea, and chocolate changed French mornings foreverWhat French people actually eat for breakfast (spoiler: it’s not croissants 🫣)Plus: Caroline and Emily spill their favorite breakfast spots in Paris (5 Pailles) and Lyon (Odessa and Le Déjeuneur).
🎧 Fishwives of Paris — where French food myths go to die (and breakfast gets a reality check).
Hosted by Lyon-based sommelier Caroline Fazeli & Paris-based food journalist Emily Monaco.
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Release Date: 28/10/2025, 10:30:00
