The Battle of the Golden Spurs occurred in 1302, pitting a peasant army against a French army of noble knights. The Flemish ...

Now, Brasserie du Pays Flamand’s Anosteké Blonde’s victory this past September is drawing the attention of international beer lovers to the pocket of French Flanders where its dynamic craft beer scene ...

France – In a hilltop monastery near Godewaersvelde, northern France, Jesse Fidele, a monk from Madagascar, makes award-winning cheese. He’s modest, insisting the process “n’est pas difficile” (isn’t ...

Welcome to Lille, this yellow lady greets those disembarking the train in the city The Autumn sun reflected off his puffing cheeks creating the unmistakable notes of a tune from his ...

OUDENAARDE, Belgium (VN) -- The French have a new star for the spring classics. Twenty-five-year-old Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ) unexpectedly cracked the podium with third in the Tour of Flanders ...

At the recent World Beer Awards in London, a 45-member judging panel sought out a pale beer to crown the globe’s finest. They tasted a variety of styles from kolschs to blondes to pale ales and a host ...