Geoffroy d’Anglejan-Chatillon, DG of La Maison du Chocolat – interview
It’s a very French company and has an equally Gallic director general in the guise of the suave and genuinely charming Geoffroy d’Anglejan-Chatillon. He has...
A Table in the Tarn by Orlando Murrin – review
It’s not just a story of a table but, in fact, a whole guest house. That guest house being in the Tarn region of South...
Le Lys du Liban – Aix en Provence – restaurant review
This small restaurant (only 36 covers) is tucked away up a side street and is (if you are lucky) easily missed. I couldn’t say it’s...
The Other Side of the Bar
…or One Bar, Two Buses, Six Coffees and a Funeral. Don’t we all just love it? The thought of a nice little bar in France,...
Les Moustoussades – Bands Together in Villemoustaussou – review
Every year our village hosts a marching bands competition. These are not crisply uniformed semi-military, baton-swirling groups, these are “bandas”! The eight bandas performing this...
Le Panier Festival in the Back Streets of Marseilles – travel review
Le Panier had always been a rough part of the city. It’s the oldest part of town with a dense lattice of narrow streets with...
Absinthe – The Green Fairy
Originally produced in the Val-de-Travers region in Switzerland and in Pontarlier, France, Absinthe is a distilled anise-flavoured spirit made from herbs including the flowers and...
La Ferme, Carcassonne – food store review
If you only have time to visit one shop on a quick trip to Carcassonne, then this must be the one. This little up-market deli/wine/coffee/tea/sweet/fine...