e-My American Market

The November e-newsletter from My American Market has just come out - and if you don't get it, you really are missing out. I've lived in France for 6 years and every issue of this newsletter has consistently had topics of interest and things that made me go, "I didn't know that!" and, "How cool!"

In this issue, for example, there's not only a recipe for Pumpkin Cranberry Bread, but also a recipe for Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice. (Now that's useful in France!)

It's more than just food though - the new immigration visa (no carte de séjour required) and saying it with flowers en français and the 8 flowers to avoid.

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10cm Baby Subway for 1€

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SUBWAY restaurants in Lyon have launched a new ranges of Baby Subways for only 1€! The 10cm sandwich comes in 5 varieties: ham, turkey, tuna salad, roast beef or salami & pepperoni - all with your choice of lettuce, American cheese and the usual topping selections.

6 Place des Terreaux , Lyon, 69001

19 rue Childebert, Lyon, 69002

3 Rue Saint Jean, Lyon, 69005

Gare de Perrache (2nd floor), 69002

Centre Commercial de la Part-Dieu (4th floor), 69003

Gare de la Part-Dieu / Station Tram T1, 29 boulevard Vivier Merle, Lyon, 69003

85 avenue Gambetta, Métro Garibaldi, Lyon, 69007

1 Cours Emile Zola Charpenne, Villeurbanne, 69100

36 rue St Pierre de Vaise , Lyon, 69009

21 Avenue Debourg, Lyon, 69007

New to Lyon?

The Lyon AVF invites you to an Open House and tour of Vieux Lyon on Saturday, November 21st from 10am - 4pm.

5 place de la Baleine
69005 LYON
Tel: 04 78 42 50 03
(métro D – Vieux Lyon Cathédrale Saint Jean)

Sign up by email: avf-lyon.rhone@wanadoo.fr


What is AVF?

AVF is a national association with 350 local branches throughout France (including Lyon!) designed to help people who have recently moved to the area.

What do they do?

Qualified AVF personnel listen to your needs provide you with the information to answer your list of questions. Oh, and it's free. AVF is staffed by volunteers who want to help you with the transition.

There are 30 AVF branches in the Rhône-Alpes region. Click here to find one near you.

Found: animal crackers!

Brought to our shelves at Monoprix by Cadbury, these animal crackers are 1.23€ a box. Zanimo are biscuits in the shape of animals, half covered in chocolate. Works for me!

Pepperidge Farm roundup

We've come a long way since the arrival of the first Pepperidge Farm cookies just a few years ago. Now, on any given stop by the local Monop' you can find a wide selection of cookies by Pepperidge Farm, all in the 3 to 4 euros range.

Time to celebrate by dunking!

What's in season in Lyon

According to Fruits-Légumes, here are some of the items you should be stocking up on at Lyon's markets in October:

beets
broccoli
carrots
white cabbage
red cabbage
Chinese cabbage
cauliflower
Brussels sprouts
winter squash
pumpkins
celery
spinach
romaine lettuce
fennel
onions
leeks
potatoes
radishes
pineapples
avocados
bananas
lemons
quince
figs
passion fruit
persimons
mandarins
mangos
kiwis
walnuts
strawberries
chestnuts
papayas
apples
pears
plums
grapes
tomatoes

Attention English-reading bookworms!

Lyon à la Carte is partnering with Raconte-moi la Terre bookshop to do some something bookworms will love: a book exchange!

Bring up to three books (any language) to the Lyon à la Carte event on October 17th and swap them out.

Bring one, take one!