Ali Baba’s Wine Cellar
Yesterday, I was lucky enough to have an unexpected visit to a magical place: The wine cellars of Monaco’s historic Hôtel de Paris. Jean-Marc Ayme, the Food and Beverage Manager, kindly offered me the thrill of spending a half hour in the underground caverns beneath the Hotel de Paris and the Hermitage hotels in Monte-Carlo....
An organic village: Correns
Last week when we were wine tasting around the Var, we heard about a village in the upper Var region that was the first 100% organic village in France. Intrigued by this idea, we looked it up on the internet and found there was a market on Fridays, so we decided to check it out....
Springtime visit to Les Olivades
All the signs of a beautiful spring have come out across the Riviera. We have taken advantage of the beautiful weather to get a head start on planting our vegetable garden. We followed this up with a visit to our friends Daniel and Denise Vuillon’s gorgeous AMAP (Associations pour le maintien d’une agriculture paysanne) Les...
Lemon Carnaval in Menton
If you are a regular reader of Riviera Kitchen you know about our obsession with lemons from Menton. They have been part of our recipes from the very beginning of our project, and this year we had the pleasure of attending the legendary “Fete du Citron” or Lemon festival that happens each year in Menton....
A taste of Morocco: Chicken Pastilla
This year we wanted to get away from the Riviera and go somewhere a bit warmer for the holidays, so we spent a week in Morocco, and the highlight of the trip was, surprise surprise, the food. After leaving Marrakech we set out for a two day stay in Essaouira, on the Atlantic coast. Nestled...
Corsica : how I ate grouper tripes
Sounds disgusting i know, but it tastes delicious. I was staying with some friends near the Ile Rousse in Corsica. Translucent blue sea, sunshine everyday, nice people…paradise.
