Tosan family orchard
After the lemon festival Segolene and I were motivated to get out in the countryside surrounding Menton to find some of the real deal. Thanks to the Association for the Proteciton of Menton Lemons (APCM) we were able to find the Tosan family orchards near the village of St. Agnes. Perched on hills terraced by...
Olive Harvest in Valbonne
We’ve been waiting since last spring the right time to see a traditional olive harvest, and here we are, end of november, at Antonin Streitz olive farm in Valbonne. A real journey through ancient times. Stephen, Joshua and I are surrounded by 2000 olive trees, some of them 400 years old! Antonin shares the exploitation...
Sour Cherry and Rosemary Ice Cream
When we first arrived in Ramatuelle for the filming, the sour cherry tree in the garden was overflowing with ripe fruit just begging to be picked. A first thought was to make a compote with rosemary from the garden. Joshua whipped this up, and bam! we go the idea to confect a full on ice...
Organic market in a parking lot?
Sego and I set out in search of an organic market near Monaco, and were directed by our friends at the Agribio to check out the organic market at St. Laurent du Var as one of the best in the region. We were more than surprised to find that the market takes place in a shopping...
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...