Tag: French wine
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Food & Travel Guide to Provence, France – What to See, Eat & Do

I’ve come to know Provence through the taste of aioli, a sauce made of garlic, egg and olive oil. This is the sauce of the Mediterranean side of France. While butter is a staple, Provence’s climate in the far south yields aromatic herbs, tomatoes, apricots and above all, olive oil. The aioli is a humble…
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Food & Travel Guide to the French Riviera, France – What to See, Eat & Do

The beauty of the French Riviera came to us at the end of a rain. We are eating in, a bowl of roast chicken in front of us, as the rain pours in curtains of greys and whites. Soon, the rain slows… then it stops. So we abandon our roast chicken and head out. As…
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Food & Travel Guide to Lyon, France – What to See, Eat & Do

I once heard a memorable saying in Lyon. At work you do what you have to, in bed you do what you can, and on the table you do what you must. Since then, I know that food and dining is everything in Lyon. Paris and Lyon have always been the two great French cities.…
