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...
Hyeres “Farmers” Market
We made a recent sojourn to what was once the “marché paysan” or farmers market of the city of Hyeres. Nestled on the far east end of the Riviera, Hyeres is a small city that fuses with Toulon. Famous for its proximity to the islands of Porquerolles, Le Levant and Port-Cros, the city also was...
Finding figs in Ramatuelle
This morning Joshua and I must have been half asleep when we tried to go to the St. Tropez market on a Thursday morning. We got to town only to discover that it was not market day, the open air market in the Place des Lices happens on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Not ones to be...
Scoping out the Ventimiglia Market
Some of the main inspirations for starting this project were the markets of the Italian Riviera. In particular, the covered market of Ventimiglia is one of the best in Liguria. Sego and I visited the market today in order to get inspired and start to finalize the recipes we will be cooking next week with...