Whiskey Mandarin
We spent the weekend in Ramatuelle getting our kitchen touched up for another season of cooking this summer. The good thing about having to clean out all your cabinets is that you come across forgotten ingredients and utensils that can conjure up inspiration. Surprisingly enough, we were moved by a forgotten cocktail shaker. This poor...
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 Oil Sorbet
Fresh from the olive harvest we were anxious to experiment with our new ingredient, olive oil from the Streitz groves. Over the next weeks we will be publishing many creative ways to use olive oil: in sorbet, cakes, focaccia and more. We are also going to visit some restaurants on the Riviera, that are now featuring...
Belle Epoque in Menton
Some of the main inspiration for Riviera Kitchen came from our visits to the city of Menton, and their ubiquitos lemons. As usual, Segolene and I found a way to get lost, in this small, simply laid out city!! As we rambled around searching for the market, with my mother in tow, we found our...
Summer vinaigrettes
One of the most important lessons we have learned is that citrus can improve and complete just about any dish. Perhaps our favorite use for citrus is simply on salad with olive oil, sea salt and pepper. Très simple. Our citrus vinaigrette takes the base of a traditional vinaigrette and pairs the acid from the...
