Belgian Advent Calendar – Day 13 In Belgium, the tree doesn’t come out immediately after …
Belgian Humour: Cheese, by Willem Elsschot
Belgian Advent Calendar – Day 12 As I wandered through the Christmas market in Bruges, …
A Day in Ghent Visiting the Rebel City & its Waterzooi Recipe
Belgian Advent Calendar – Day 11 There’s a particular quality to Belgian light in winter—filtered …
War and Turpentine by Stefan Hertmans: The Art of Gentle Witness
Belgian Advent Calendar – Day 10 Do you remember when you learned how to look …
Maison Hannon and the Art Nouveau Soul of Brussels
Belgian Advent Calendar – Day 9 You cannot speak of Belgium without speaking of Art …
Les Catilinaires by Amélie Nothomb: A Defense of Solitude
Belgian Advent Calendar – Day 8 There’s a particular tyranny in the modern insistence that …
Tropismes: A Bookshop That Remembers It Was a Jazz Club
Belgian Advent Calendar – Day 7 There are places in Brussels where the past doesn’t …
A Story of Feminine Strength: Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt’s Three Women in a Mirror
Belgian Advent Calendar – Day 6 There are countries you love because you were born …
Waiting for Sinterklaas with Delicious Speculoos
Belgian Advent Calendar – Day 5 It wouldn’t be December 5th at The Ritual of …
Traditional Belgian Speculoos: A Two-Century-Old Recipe from Maison Dandoy
On the eve of Saint Nicholas, Belgian children place their shoes by the fireplace, hoping …
