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! […]
Shops on Place de la Madeleine (Paris) Paris has many beautiful public squares (‘place’ in French), but none more attractive to food lovers than the one built around the imposing 19th century neoclassical church L’église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine. Discover The Quirkiest Shops in Paris on this Self-Guided Walking Tour! Ringed with gorgeous, indulgent food shops, Place de […]
Victor Churchill: Sydney’s Best Butcher Victor and Anthony Puharich come from a long line of butchers, back to Anthony’s great-great-grandfather. Combining Victor’s traditional butchery skills and Anthony’s passion for produce, they’ve created one of Sydney’s best providores: Victor Churchill in Woollahra. Master Meat Cookery With These Easy, Delicious Recipes In 1996, Anthony and Victor started […]
Frank’s Fruit Market In 1974 Frank and Mary Bonfante opened Frank’s Fruit Market in Haberfield, on a site that had already been a greengrocer for almost 50 years. Then, in 2019, when Frank and Mary needed to retire, John & Bree Velluti stepped up and took over what had become one of Sydney’s best providores […]
Uncut Seafood: Sydney’s Best Seafood Kaitlin, Jack and Nic Lucas have seafood in their blood, going back to their propappoús (great grandpa), a fisherman in Kastellorizo, the small island from which many of Sydney’s first Greek immigrants came. They’re the new look of Sydney seafood with old-school service: Sydney’s best seafood shop! Master Seafood Cooking […]
Walking Tours of Italian Food Markets One of my favourite parts of any food and wine tour in Italy is walking around the food markets found in every city, neighbourhood, town and village. Join my Italian Food & Wine Tours For Walking Tours of Italy’s Best Food Markets A walking tour of Italian food markets […]
Top 5 Persian Food & Culture Like this list? You’ll love my online Persian cooking class! Persian is one of the world’s oldest and most sophisticated cultures and cuisines. Aqueducts built around 3,000 years ago are still used to grow produce in the arid interior of modern-day Iran, and 2,000-year-old buildings, used to keep ice […]
The inner western suburb of Petersham is Sydney’s ‘Little Portugal’ – with everything you need for a vicarious Portuguese gourmet tour in a short strip of New Canterbury Road. There’s a butcher, a baker, a deli, liquor store and authentic Portuguese chicken shop. Here’s where to stock up on Sydney’s best Portuguese food and drink. […]
Sometimes half the fun of cooking can be exploring specialty stores full of exotic Ingredients – it’s like a mini holiday to a distant land. Apart from the dizzying array of spices, Indian food shops are a wonderful place to discover the vast array of rice (and rice products), legumes and condiments used in this […]
I love French markets – not just for the fresh produce, though there’s always something new to discover, but also the traditional baked goods, distinctive charcuterie and local cheeses that give an insight into the regional cuisine. There’s also the voyeuristic pleasure of watching locals go about their daily business and the chance to find […]
