Matera (city guide)

Matera Food Tour I spent a week roving all over this World Heritage-listed city in 2009, discovering the local Lucanian cuisine on my personal Matera food tour. Matera was still off the tourist trail back then, though it’s been doubling as Jerusalem in films since the early ‘60s. Explore Matera with me on a small-group […]

Rome (city guide)

Rome Food Tour Wherever I travel I aim to get inside the food, wine and culture of a place, to discover what makes it unique. The Eternal City, as Rome has long been called, is no different. My personal Rome food tour is all about being secretly ‘off the beaten track’ while walking through the […]

Rome – Best Wine Bars

Best Wine Bars in Rome No food and wine tour of Italy is complete without the daily aperitivo hour. While I enjoy a spritz or sbagliato in many places, in The Eternal City I find myself drawn to some of the best wine bars in Rome for this ritual. Join me for aperitivo at some […]

Rome – Best Classic Roman Pasta

Classic Roman Pasta Dishes Romans love their pasta and have four or five favourite sauces that have become the classic Roman pasta dishes. Enjoy these classic Roman pasta dishes on my small-group Southern Italian food & wine tour starting in Rome! Despite the locals never considering themselves “southern”, Rome is far enough south that Roman […]

Paris for Food Lovers (city guide)

Paris for Food Lovers As Ella Fitzgerald sang: I love Paris in the springtime, I love Paris in the fall. Let’s face it, it’s a pretty easy city to love – and I find it grows on me a little more with each visit. Keen To Explore More Of Paris? Discover The Best Bistros, Wine […]

Paris: Quirky Shops Self-Guided Walking Tour

Quirky Shops in Paris: Self-Guided Tour Paris is a wonderful city to stroll around. It’s full of gardens, monuments and beautiful unique stores. I love the galleries, boutiques, perfumeries, bookshops, antiques, bric-a-brac and, most of all, the really quirky shops in Paris. Discover The Best Food Shops in Paris on the Place de la Madeleine! […]

Santarcangelo di Romagna (city guide)

Santarcangelo di Romagna Food Tour Santarcangelo di Romagna, just inland from Rimini on the Adriatic Coast, is one of my favourite Italian villages. It’s a great base for a a food tour of southern Romagna and neighbouring Marche. Join me on an Italian Food & Wine Adventure Including Beautiful Santarcangelo! Santarcangelo is a bit of […]

Comacchio (city guide)

Comacchio Food Tour Comacchio is like a mini-Venice! This small town, in a lagoon of the Po Delta, is built on 13 islets joined by bridges. Settlement here goes back to the Etruscans and, for a time, Comacchio flourished due to its salt pans. Later however powerful neighbours (including Venice, Ferrara and The Holy See) […]

Bern: Best Restaurants

Best Restaurants in Bern Whether you’re after fine-dining or something more casual, Bern has some of the best restaurants in Switzerland. Join me on a Swiss Food & Wine Adventure soon including some of Bern’s Best Restaurants! From a beautifully-restored farmhouse on the city’s outskirts to a riverside microbrewery and historic wood-panelled dining room that’s […]

Romainmôtier: Where to Eat & Drink

Romainmôtier Food Tour The ancient village of Romainmôtier in Switzerland’s Jura mountains is one of my favourite places in the world. It grew up around a monastic community founded about 450AD by a monk called Romanus and has a lovely sense of serenity (Romainmôtier means ‘Romanus’ monastery’). Join me on a Swiss Food & Wine […]

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