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Eating & drinking in Reims

It was three summers ago that I was sitting one evening around a table in Koko Doko in Reims, the champagne capital...

07 August, 2020 / 0 Comments
dish with pomegranates & fennel flowers
Clamato: an unexpected journey in Paris

That time of year came round again: Paris Photo in November. My aim and my desire was to eat at Septime, No 15...

17 November, 2019 / 0 Comments
Two amuse-bouches, Fleur de Pave, Paris
Fleur de Pavé in Paris: Sylvain Sendra

A new luxury mindset is emerging. Out goes the starchiness of traditional luxury and in comes 'liberation' luxury. It's all about being...

17 September, 2019 / 0 Comments
Paris in spring: Hotel Amastan & more

I spent one night and two days in Paris this spring. The one night was at Hotel Amastan, near Le Grand Palais, in...

21 May, 2019 / 0 Comments
Model of the Bourse de Commerce at Tadao Ando exhibition, Centre Pompidou
All change: Bourse de Commerce to open in Paris 2020

When I visited the area south of the Bourse metro station, in Paris' 2nd and 1st arrondissements in November 2018, I was reminded...

26 November, 2018 / 0 Comments
Bowl of panisse with pair of hands, Le Grand Bain, Paris
Finding my tribe in Belleville, Paris

As humans we are tribal. Our ultimate fear is rejection. Often, we pull away from people before they reject us; it feels less...

25 November, 2018 / 2 Comments
View through sculpture by Jaume Plensa towards the sea, Antibes
Antibes: tender is the Côte d’Azur

Flash people; flash boats. That was my perception of Antibes on the Côte d'Azur. One-time resident F Scott Fitzgerald of Great Gatsby fame...

05 October, 2018 / 2 Comments
Empty crates with graffiti behind, Rue du Nil, Paris
My life in Silicon Sentier: Paris’ 2nd district

I like to go to a place and live like a local. That's what I did when I was in town for the...

06 December, 2017 / 0 Comments
Inside Paris Photo, Le Grand Palais, Paris
Paris: eating well across the Seine from Le Grand Palais

When Paris welcomes the Olympic Games in 2024, Le Grand Palais is likely to take centre stage. This Beaux Arts wonder of the...

29 November, 2017 / 0 Comments
dish, Les Itineraires, Paris
In homage to Restaurant Les Itinéraires: on Paris’ Left Bank

Restaurant Les Itinéraires is renowned for its one Michelin star, a natural wine list among the best in Paris and for creating a...

21 November, 2017 / 2 Comments
At the heart of Pommard: Fanny Sabre & Lejeune

Pommard in Burgundy has everything I desire from a village: a bakery, a café, a natural wine bar serving good food, peace &...

22 August, 2017 / 0 Comments
The house at Domaine Chandon de Briailles, Burgundy
Burgundy style: Chandon de Briailles & lunch in Gevrey-Chambertin

I'm a descendent of the Dukes of Burgundy according to my aunt, née Cynthia Power. True or not true, I'm happy with this...

14 August, 2017 / 0 Comments
Adrien Dhondt of Champagne Dhondt-Grellet
Dhondt and Julien: young, French & making waves

I was lost and insecure in my 20s, despite jetting around the world, from Hong Kong to Algeria, in my role as a...

24 July, 2017 / 0 Comments
Nathalie & Stephane Rossillon in the kitchen, Les Avises, Champagne
Les Avisés: a wise place to eat in Champagne

My road trip with Clos Driver Wine Tours this summer was about taking photographs of inspirational champagne producers as well as eating at...

18 July, 2017 / 0 Comments
Champagne Emmanuel Brochet: when small is big

I popped in for a drink at the new Henrietta Hotel in Covent Garden this weekend to see to my delight on the...

12 July, 2017 / 4 Comments
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