A taste of Tokyo in Nice
We heard about them twice in 5 days from very different people, that’s a sign. So that was a very good surprise to know that the Ma Yucca sisters were aboutt to cook for a special opening night we were invited to, in Nice. The place was the Gallery Sandrine Mons, showing the pieces of...
Midnight in Nice
Just spent a lovely night in Nice, wandering around the place Garibaldi and devouring delicious seafood. The city center of Nice is undergoing a revolution. Once shunned as a dangerous and dilapidated area, Mayor Christian Estrosi has put into place a series of urban improvements that is changing the face of downtown Nice. Not a...
Underneath a stone pine in Cap d’Ail
As some of you might know by now, these days all the Parisians are super depressed from the winter weather that has been there for the last 2 months. Yeah, we are talking may and june!!! Some friends were visiting us last weekend, we decided to warn them straight away from the airport, with a...
Oysters from Monte-Carlo?
After a brief hiatus from posting here at Riviera Kitchen due to our trip to the big apple, we are back in our home territory. We wanted to share some good news for Monaco residents, with a few new restaurants and a surprising local product. Monaco is not a country generally known for growing anything,...
Is Pipo’s the best socca in Nice?
There’s a war going on for ages between the true ancient people from Nice. The Socca War. What is the best place to have the typical, tasty, crunchy then plush chickpea galette? For some it’s in the “Vieux Nice”, at René Socca, a place we told you about a while ago. But for some others,...
My oily Valentine
Over the past six months, many friends have told us about the special olive oil tasting menus served across Liguria this time of year. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we visited a seventies showplace of Italian cuisine, the Balzi Rossi. The restaurant is located about 100 yards after crossing from France to Italy along the...
“Cinquante-cinq” and B.B.
Today we had lunch at Club 55, the beach restaurant that witnessed the golden age of the St. Tropez of Brigitte Bardot and the French bikini. Club 55 was founded by a French couple of adventurers from a well heeled family. The de Colmonts had traveled the world before discovering the untouched beauty of...
In search of Socca
Segolene and I finally got our butts to Nice so she could show me authentic Socca, a signature dish made of milled chick peas and water, cooked like a pizza in a wood burning oven. All the guide books I had read direct you to the port to feast on Socca, but Sego assured me...