La Maison de la Truffe et du Vin
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 […]
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Wines from Israel go beyond religious rites
Wines from Israel take mostly the coat of kosher wines exported to suit the orthodox Jewish wine drinkers’ religious needs. Yet, winemaking in modern Israel is not only about pleasing […]
La Frégate: Authentic Parisian brasserie
La Frégate’s convenient location across the Seine river from the Louvre and just a few blocks away from Musée d’Orsay makes it a frequent dining spot on my visits to Paris. Authentic and honest […]
Etxebarri: transforming the Iberian seas and mountains through fire, live coal and ember wood into a gourmet escapade worth a detour
Etxebarri invites you to its “new house” for simple, perfectly grilled produce from the Spanish marine waters and sustainable mountain farms. In a contemporary rustic, rural Basque stone housing with […]
BALSAMIC VINEGAR: slow evolution, family tradition and purity for top quality
Balsamic vinegar is a vinegar made by cooking the grape must (defrutare in latin) so it is reduced to about one-third. Unlike a wine vinegar that is not heated and […]
Mariage Frères: centuries of tea heritage in Paris
Mariage Frères set the ground for the French tea culture. The tea shop sells tea from China, Japan, and less known tea regions such as Argentina and Burma.
Michel Guérard at Les Prés d’Eugénie: the milestone for fine millennial tastes
With his three Michelin restaurant Les Prés d’Eugénie, the octogenarian chef Michel Guérard stands as one of the last iconic personas of the French nouvelle cuisine. Set in a remote Relais […]
Arpège: Alain Passard, the chef and sustainable gardener takes you to a French culinary escapade with or without the animal flesh
Ahead of Dan Barber‘s farm and garden sustainable culinary fame, Alain Passard envisioned a less animal cuisine sourced mostly from his three organic gardens that, like the best wines, genuinely reflect […]
Basque authenticity, nature's wildness, pintxos and other charms of San Sebastian
San Sebastian,in Basque Donostia,can pride itself in being cast on the Europe’s most alluring beaches facing the Bay of Biscay and Spain’s best restaurants.
Chez Panisse: Berkeley farm to table movement mothered by chef Alice Waters
The renaissance of farm to table dining in the 20th century America hailed from the opening of Chez Panisse in 1971 in the university town of Berkeley. Less than half […]