Romainmôtier Food Lovers’ Guide The ancient village of Romainmôtier in Switzerland’s Jura Mountains is one of my favourite places in the world. Join me on a Swiss Food & Wine Adventure Starting in Beautiful Romainmôtier! It grew up around a monastic community founded about 450AD by a monk called Romanus and has a lovely sense […]
Lake Geneva Food & Wine Lovers’ Guide I adore Lake Geneva (Lac Léman in French), especially the flower-lined promenade of Vevey and the steeply terraced vineyards above it. This stunning region is an essential part of any Swiss food and wine tour. Join my Swiss Food & Wine Tour Finishing On Lake Geneva! Called ‘the […]
Best Restaurants In Italy I love Italy’s wonderful regional diversity; friendly, hospitable people who know how to enjoy life; and simple, delicious food and wine. Every time I go, I make new discoveries, so this isn’t a definitive list of the best restaurants in Italy … Discover the parts of Italy the tourists miss – […]
Best Dishes From Around The World 2016 In 2016 I had an especially big year of eating, discovering some wonderful dishes from around the world as well as at home. Join me on a Food & Wine Adventure soon! So, rather than knock any of my local favourites out of my annual list of best […]
Best Dishes From Around The World 2017 For me travel is about discovery – I learn a little history and see some amazing scenery – but best of all I get to eat things that are rare or unavailable at home. Join me on a Food & Wine Adventure soon! Occasionally I even discover something […]
Best Dishes From Around The World 2019 I covered a lot of ground in overseas travel in 2019: Switzerland, several regions of France, the UK and Ireland. Join me on a Food & Wine Adventure soon! I ate some fabulous meals from fine dining to simple pub fare and have to give a shout out […]
Best Dishes From Around The World 2023 Each year I seek out the best dishes from around the world so I can share them with fellow food-lovers through my small-group food & wine tours and writing. Join me on a Food & Wine Adventure soon! In 2023, I was hosting a tour in Emilia-Romagna and […]
Best Desserts From Around The World 2024 This year my European travels took in northern and southern Italy as well as Switzerland. All areas that make delicious, unassuming sweet treats from fresh local ingredients. Join me on a Food & Wine Adventure soon! In autumn that often means stone fruit as well as grapes (it’s […]
Favourite French Hotels I don’t know about you, but I travel for diversity, to see ‘the other’. I live in a beautiful city – multicultural, on a magnificent harbour, full of great art, culture and architecture, with some of the world’s best eats. Join me on a Food & Wine Adventure soon! So why travel […]
Brittany Regional Guide (Bretagne) One of France’s most remote and intriguing regions, Brittany (Bretagne in French), is the rugged north-western tip of France jutting into the Atlantic Ocean Join me on a Food & Wine Adventure soon! Prehistoric standing stones attest to its ancient past, while its local dialect, Breton (closely related to Cornish and […]