Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, July 20, 2011
Of course, the food is important. The quality and variety of food is so important to the Spanish generally that it is said they spend a higher percentage of their disposable income on food than any...
View ArticleDavid Downie: some restaurants to add to the Food Wine Burgundy guidebook
by David Downie Change is the nature of the edibles-and-potables business everywhere. In Burgundy the region’s symbol is the snail. Change comes slowly. But the snail, like the tortoise, defeats the...
View ArticleSwiss Supermarket Discoveries Part I: Snacks
by Sonja Holverson I have found in my world travels that one of the highlights for revealing the secrets of the local culture when in a new destination is to go to the neighborhood supermarket. Even if...
View ArticleDavid Downie: Genoa’s Port and Medieval Backstreets
by David Downie The port city by definition, Genoa was made to be seen from the Mediterranean and entered by sea. If you arrive by plane, train, bus or car you miss the full effect. The best way to...
View ArticleDavid Downie: Delving into the Heart of Genoa and its Food Shops and Cafés
by David Downie A Favorite, Fabulous Specialty Food Shop and Historic Café in Genoa North of Genoa’s historic harbor — the celebrated Porto Antico — spreads the recently pedestrianized Piazza...
View ArticleFood News Daily: Latest food news and trends from around the world, December...
How Caffeine Can Galvanize Your Workout, Sweet Potato Soup With Ginger, Leek and Apple, Take a Tea Break – Whole Living Daily: Whole Living, First Write the Blog, then Write the Cookbook, Espresso...
View ArticleDavid Downie: Christmas in Paris is All about Eating and Drinking, What...
In most Christian countries, Christmas is about celebrating the birth of Jesus, to more or lesser degrees. In consumer-driven countries, much of Jesus’ birthday is lost as people scurry around looking...
View ArticleOur favorite food books of 2011
by Jonell Galloway Cookbooks: Ancient Grains for Modern Meals, by Maria Speck My favorite cookbook of the year. Maria Speck knows how to incorporate ancient whole grains from around the world into...
View ArticleThe Best Kebabs in Paris
Good kebabs do exist — with homemade sauces, fresh vegetables, and high-quality meat — and this site has tested them for you. The Parisian version is also referred to as “Greek sandwich.” Click here to...
View ArticleSwitzerland: Brasserie Lipp Geneva: The Brasserie of all Brasseries
Brasserie Lipp Geneva: a model for all brasseries The Brasserie Lipp in Geneva even tops the one in Paris. Some may say that’s not difficult to do in a sleepy, provincial town like Geneva, but it is...
View ArticleLatest rumors, first results for 2013 Michelin Stars from Gilles Pudlowski
by Jonell Galloway Photo courtesy of http://www.amazon.co.uk/France-2013-Michelin-Guide-Guides/dp/2067180657 Gilles Pudlowski‘s roundup of what we know so far about the 2013...
View Article35-year-old Arnaud Dockele to Enter Among the 27 Michelin Stars, to be...
Le Monde announced a few hours ago that Arnaud Donckele chef of La Vague d’Or in Saint-Tropez, will be awarded in Michelin’s famous red restaurant guide to France 2013. The new guide comes out...
View ArticleBest Fondue Restaurants in French Savoie as per Michelin Restaurant Guide
by Jonell Galloway For reference: here is a list of the Michelin guide’s favorite fondue restaurants in the Geneva/French Savoie area. A magnificent collection of the Michelin “red guides”...
View ArticleSwiss Travel: Hotel Basel, an Excellent “Base” in Basel
by Peter Heller White Belying its unassuming 1970s exterior, the quality of this the Hotel Basel‘s reception, the room (spacious and totally soundproof in our case, at least), and the food make this an...
View ArticleParis to the Pyrenees: David Downie Eats His Way Down the Way of St. James,...
Left: Cross with Rocks, copyright Alison Harris. Right: Forest Cathedral, copyright Alison Harris by Elatia Harris Their 50th birthdays in sight, the acclaimed travel and food writer David Downie,...
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