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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…
Exploring the Food and Wine Regions of France: Alsace
So the first stop on my food and wine journey this summer is in the region of Alsace. A fun fact about this region is that for CENTURIES, this part of France went back and forth many, many times between French and German rule. It wasn’t until after World War II that it became situated…
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…
The Biltmore. Not to be confused with the Biltmore
Over the Christmas holidays, my friend Sue and I took a trip to Asheville, North Carolina for the Candlelight Christmas Evenings at the Biltmore. Since I first visited the estate with my mom one summer several years ago, I have heard that the tour is even more spectacular at Christmastime with all of the beautiful…
Pooch Parcs in Paris
If you’re like me and would never dream of leaving your little pooch behind when traveling to Paris, you will definitely want to know which jardins and parcs little Fifi (fee-fee) or Fido will be allowed to sniff the roses. While many places in this amazing city are dog-friendly, contrary to common belief, not everywhere…
An Evening in Sicily
When I first met Miguel at one of the monthly French groups in Atlanta, one of the topics he spoke passionately about was his oven. While I politely listened to his conversation, I secretly wondered, “Well what on earth could be so remarkable about an oven?” I then asked, “So is this a custom built wood-burning oven or something?” When he answered yes, I then became curious.
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