Baguettes take centre stage on France’s Labour Day

French bakeries sold crusty baguettes and flaky croissants with government backing Friday, defying labour unions arguing that May 1 should remain a day of compulsory rest. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu ordered several baguettes for lunch in front of the cameras in the village of Saint-Julien-Chapteuil in central France. “Let’s have several… at least four,” he […] The post Baguettes take centre stage on France’s Labour Day appeared first on Digital Journal.