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My Favorite Champagne Bars in Paris
Just across from la Grande Dame, as the Eiffel Tower is affectionately called by Parisians, is “La Grande Dame” Champagne bar. Created by Shahé Kalaidjian, founder of the famous Sezz hotel in St-Tropez, the contemporary style bar sits inside…
An American (Brunch) in Paris
I first heard about “Think Globally…Eat Locally!” on Meetup.com as I was making travel plans to come to Paris and looking for different things to do. The group is intended as a way for open-minded food travelers to come together and sample and learn about international foods in the city.
Made it to Paris
Made it to Paris! It’s amazing how you can be thousands and thousands of miles away and still feel like this is home. So when I arrived, Isabel the apartment “manager” whom I really think was just a friend of the owner who at that time was out of town, wasn’t there to let me…
The Great Challenge
For well over a decade, the Musée du Louvre in Paris has posed probably one of the greatest challenges for me. I remember the first time that I visited some years ago, I thought it was fun and exciting, probably because it was also my first trip to Europe. So of course it was great…
Exploring the Food and Wine Regions of France: Beaujolais, Lyon & Dargoire
After leaving Burgundy, I continued southbound on my two and half-week road trip to Lyon. In between Mâconnais, the last area or appellation in Burgundy, and Lyon however, lies another well known wine region which is Beaujolais. I especially made it a point to come here because unfortunately back home, it seems that Beaujolais wines…
Exploring the Food & Wine Regions of France: Burgundy
The first time I came to the Burgundy region of France (Bourgogne in French) was a few years ago. At that time, I came by train as part of a day trip from Paris and visited the town of Beaune. There in the city centre of Beaune, you’ll find plenty of “Caves” or wine cellars…
Exploring the Food & Wine Regions of France: Switzerland
Contrary to my last destination in the small Franco-German town of Colmar, Montreux is glitz and glamor all around. Boulevards are lined with high end stores, fancy hotels, a huge casino, and tall buildings with pretty architecture. Hotel Helvetie is a boutique hotel situated on the main strip, Avenue du Casino. It is within…
My Two-Week Road trip: Exploring the Food & Wine Regions of France
It’s that time of year when school has let out for the summer. So you know what that means….it’s time for my Passport To Europe, as Samantha Brown would always say. This year I am doing a food and wine tour of Eastern France. One of the things I’ve always said that I love about…
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