Los Angeles: the city of staring surprises
Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA, is often nicknamed the “entertainment capital of the world”. Hollywood runs through the veins of this expansive city. Yet, its eccentricities lie far beyond the whims of […]
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Nice: mirage of paradise on the Mediterranean
While the wings of your plane brush through the coastal winds, a shiver or a complete muscle looseness from the mesmerizing sheer of natural beauty might captivate your entire self. […]
Les Trois Vallées dining guide: luxuriate in Courchevel, Méribel and Val Thorens
Whether you have just embarked on your ski trip to the Alps or you plan to breeze into the oxygen-thin Les Trois Vallées mountains soon, my tips on where to eat […]
Cipriani restaurant in Monaco
Cipriani restaurant in Monaco is not a fine dining establishment, yet is as fancy as it gets in Monte-Carlo. The sleek interior is designed to evoke a luxurious yacht. At Cipriani […]
Ziya: pioneering modern Indian gastronomy in Mumbai
Ziya is a fine Indian restaurant with a streamlined statement – bold, glowing, elegant, smooth and proud to be counselled by the celebrity (Netflix and Masterchef judge in India) chef […]
Fouquet: from jam to chocolate luxuries sweetening up the picky mouths of old Paris
Since 1852 Maison Fouquet has been installed as a jam purveyor on Rue Laffitte in the heart of Paris, and it is still here, near to the Opera, where all […]
Le Strato Courchevel 1850: Provence in fur coat
Sylvestre Wahid (cooked at Plaza Athénée in Paris, Alain Ducasse “at the Essex House” in New York) has been cooking at the two-star Relais & Chateaux property L’Oustau de Baumanière in Provence for years before he took charge of the menu at Le Strato.
Urasawa: the most exclusive Japanese restaurant hidden on Rodeo Drive
Hiroyuki Urasawa is often praised as the best japanese chef in America. I have not dined at all of the thousands of Japanese restaurants in the US, but if one […]
Art in Napa Valley
Art in Napa Valley thrives. In their excellent book The Art & Science of Wine James Halliday & Hugh Johnson, renowned Masters of Wine, propagate winemaking as an art form. […]
The spirit of Napa
Last week I was filming in the Napa Valley, California, and interviewed owners of four outstanding family vineyards: Gargiulo, Martin Estate, Quixote and Palmaz (check videos). As wonderful as their wines […]