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    THE FRENCH NATIONAL DAY COMMEMORATES THE BEGINNING OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION WITH THE STORMING OF THE BASTILLE FORTRESS IN PARIS ON 14 JULY 1789, AS WELL AS THE FÊTE DE LA FÉDÉRATION, WHICH CELEBRATED THE UNITY OF THE FRENCH PEOPLE ON 14 JULY 1790. MANY LARGE-SCALE PUBLIC EVENTS ARE HELD TO CELEBRATE FRENCH CULTURE, INCLUDING A MILITARY PARADE IN PARIS, AS WELL AS COMMUNAL MEALS, DANCES, PARTIES AND FIREWORKS. WE’VE PUT TOGETHER A BLUE, WHITE AND RED, TRÈS DÉLICIEUSE FRENCHINSPIRED FEAST TO MAKE YOUR FESTIVITIES SIMPLY PARFAIT! Cook’s tip: As an alternative to vanilla, you could also flavour the cream…

    Brenty – as his fellow contestants called him – won the hearts of millions around the globe when he won Season 6 of MasterChef Australia and became a firm favourite, thanks to his unassuming and down-to-earth approach. Brent Owens’ book, Dig In!, reflects his personal philosophy of cooking – “to build your own take on something traditional.” Owens admits that he didn’t really take to cooking until he was in his late teens: “You really don’t know what your passion is when you are 18 or 19. I didn’t realise food was my passion until I started watching food shows,”…