Your Cozy Home Beaujolais Festival Guide: No French Accent Required!

Before we dive into the bottles, let me tell you a fun story. Every third Thursday of November, the French throw a huge party called "Beaujolais Nouveau Day." It's when they release their young, fresh wine that basically went from grape to bottle fas...

Here's your super practical cheese shopping guide - no fancy cheese shops required! All these can be found in regular grocery stores near you.
Money-Saving Pro Tips: Check the "Manager's Special" section near the fancy cheese case Store brands are usually 20-30% cheaper and often just as good Most stores mark down fancy cheese 2-3 days before the sell-by date Buy the smaller size - fresh is...
The Perfect Plate Setup: Something to cut with (a regular knife works, but a cheese knife makes you look fancy) A mix of crackers (including some gluten-free ones because someone always asks) A handful of grapes or dried fruit for that "I totally kno...

Because staring at wine bottles gets boring after a while. Bonus game: The Photo Challenge Best wine-holding pose Most artistic cheese plate photo "Draw me like one of your French girls" recreations (keeping it PG!)

Because we're going for "French-ish" vibes