by MerciSF | 1-12-2021 | Beauty, Clothing, Home, News, Shopping French touchLocal productsShop localSmall Businesses
Just like last year, let’s support local businesses. We have put together this Holiday Gift Guide 2021 to help you connect with independent shops that offer locally made products or products with a purpose; you should find something nice or useful to put under... 
by MerciSF | 1-12-2021 | SF Specials, Visit East BayGlen EllenJack LondonOaklandVisit California
Sponsored content – with Alexis Orand and Virginie Goubier’s video. MerciSF is not responsible for the elements contained in this article. Did you know Jack London was a native of Oakland? Two neighboring towns face each other above a bay, animated by the... 
by MerciSF | 1-12-2021 | Food, Shopping End of YearFrench CuisineGastronomy
Is Foie Gras legal or not legal in California? Amateurs, be happy, the anti-foie gras ban ended on July 14, 2020! Foie gras can be purchased again from the state of California but it must ship from another state or country. So never mind, here is a list of producers... 
by MerciSF | 29-11-2021 | Agenda, See All, Theater ComedyEast BayOaklandStand up comedy
Clara Bijl, the Franco American stand-up comedian hosts a comedy show called the Nuthouse at the Golden Squirrel, a gastropub in Oakland. Nuthouse is a weekly stand-up comedy show in the heart of the Rockridge neighborhood. Every Saturday, the so-called Nuthouse hosts... 
by MerciSF | 26-11-2021 | Agenda, See All, SF Specials, Visit, Wander Burning ManCharles GadekenIlluminate SF Festival of Light
Entwined, A Wonderland of Lights comes back to Golden Gate Park for its second year. The Golden Gate Park shines for the darkest months of the Winter with Entwined, an art installation that transforms the Peacock Meadow into an enchanted forest of ever-changing... 
by MerciSF | 24-11-2021 | Education, News, Schools, Settle In Bilingual schoolsEast BayEcole Bilingue de BerkeleyMiddle School
Sponsored Article – In August 2019, Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley (aka EB Berkeley) opened its new Grade 6 International Track with just three students! The concept was new and exciting: welcoming non-French speaking students into the Middle School. Ecole Bilingue... 
by MerciSF | 24-11-2021 | Movie
When we introduce a new service or a new product, we like to follow up and if the promises have been kept after a few months. So, following the announcement in early September of France Channel, the subscription streaming service dedicated to movies, shows, and French... 
by MerciSF | 24-11-2021 | Beauty, News, Shopping EntrepreneursFrench businessesHairstylists
Sponsored article – Glyph San Francisco results from over 30 years of professional friendship between Reynald Ricard and Sébastien Oxner. And over time, it turned into a coast-to-coast success story. They started in the hairdressing sector by joining Jacques...
