Jean Paul Hevin is not just a top-notch chocolatier with ultra-luxe boutiques sprinkled across Paris, but he also personally controls all stages of the chocolate making from finding the most […]
Xavier Mathieu seasonally reinvents the Mediterranean cuisine. Textures, colors and nature are his inspiration to recreate the old provençal recipes he knew since he was a child.
Visit the Bodega Catena Zapata is a must for any wine lover coming to Mendoza. Its majestic edifice in a shape of a Mayan pyramid keeps mesmerizing thousands of visitors […]
From time to time you may find yourself standing in front of an enormous wine shelf filled with attractively labelled wines accompanied by even more appealing prices – in the […]
You do not meet only Westerners buying these wines, there are many locals browsing the shelves of the increasingly popular wine shops in Asia.
On my recent visit to Bordeaux I visited the famous Chateau Cheval Blanc in Saint Emilion and tasted the miraculous 2009 vintage just before it will be bottled in two […]
This wine shop is known for its cellar full of rare mostly French wines for which you would have to pay a fortune in a restaurant if they had them on their wine list.
From luxurious chocolates by Alain Ducasse, through sculptures of Patrick Roger to small boutiques of François Pralus, Paris gourmet chocolate thrives.
Richart chocolatier pioneered a number of delicious cocoa-based indulgences even on the highly competitive gourmand scene in Paris. Known mostly for his adventurous Les Petits Richart reflecting the year’s seasons, the grandson of […]
The House of truffle and wine of Luberon is located in a picturesque old village of Menerbes, just a short ride from the region’s commercial hub of Apt. Driving through the […]