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 […]
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Château La Nerthe: one of the oldest wineries in Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Château La Nerthe is one of the oldest wineries in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The estate was allegedly established already in the 12th century, in the period when the popes were residing in Avignon […]
Expensive wine versus cheap wine: how to find a good value for money
Why you should (not) pay a fortune for a bottle of wine An expensive wine today indeed costs a fortune. Yet, the growing number of Masters of Wine, Master Sommeliers […]
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon in Hong Kong
Joel Robuchon does not need any introduction for a majority of food connoisseurs…
Les 110 de Taillevent: haute brasserie in Paris
Inspired by the two-star chef Alain Solivérès from its more glamorous and historic fine dining sister restaurant Le Taillevent…
Lucas Carton: Art Nouveau classic peppered up by modern culinary art
Formerly Lucas-Carton and now Senderens, the restaurant’s Art Nouveau carved wooden walls mix up with modern glass and light features, creating a unique old-meets-new comfortable ambiance…
Independent Growers Champagne rises to fame
Champagne was the first and still is the most famous sparkling wine in the world. The North-West French region is known for the big, branded and expensive bottles of fizz. Here, […]
Yacochuya winery: Michel Rolland's Argentine miracle
As you drive from Tucuman to Cafayate the lush green fertile hills with flora resembling my native Central Europe turn into an almost life-less dessert with the rising altitude. The […]
Semilla: buzzing market cuisine for locavore foodies in Saint Germain
Semilla fills an authentic yet contemporarily-aligned french niche in Saint Germain created by the expats and tourists flocking into Cafe Flore, Brasserie Lipp et al. This millennial Parisian bistro has […]
God's blessing and nature crafted into wine by the monks at Abbaye de Lérins
A brief boat ride from Cannes or Juan Les Pins into the azure Mediterranean 16-centuries of monastic life on l’île Saint-Honorat meets the tech-age. The industrious Benedictine monks of Abbaye de […]