My kingdom for a Bonnat bar!
This is the magic of Monaco, here all standards and norms are turned upside down. In Paris, when you want to buy a bar of the exquisite old fashioned French chocolate bar “Maison Bonnat”, you go to “La Grande Epicerie de Paris“, one of the most selective, expensive, and sophisticated food markets on the planet (it is...
Ma Yucca’s enchanted world in Nice
I told you previously about the Ma Yucca’s magic when my friend Sandrine organized a dinner with the two talented japanese sisters behind the stove. Last week, I finally visit them at their restaurant, the now famous Mayucca in Nice. After a delicious lunch, we crossed the street and visited the tiny Mayucca shop where...
Café Restaurant de la Bourse in Nice
Let’s be clear, this is not a fancy address, this is A TOP address in Nice. A genuine, family, old place “dans son jus” as we said here, not a tourist magnet! Homemade raviolis, gnocchis, stuffed cabbage, pissaladière of course, aïoli (a garlic mayonnaise famous in the south of France, watch your breath), and every...
Cheese in the corner
We are having a rainy and cold week here on the Riviera, making for a dreary January! What better way to cheer things up than with some French cheese! Sego missed out on her favourite dish this weekend, when Joshua and I headed up to La Turbie to visit a new gourmet cheese venue that has...
Get sharp at Belloubustou
This is a REALLY GOOD address, either for those of you who live around the Riviera or those traveling with a swiss knife. We found a real knife sharpener, in the pretty village of La Turbie, just above Monaco. Michaël, the owner of Belloubustou, is a true artisan, who speaks with real passion about his craft....