St Emilion Area, France Even if locals are tempted to say that the Libournais area (other name for St Emilion’s area) does not provide a good restaurant offer, I have to disagree. Maybe there are few restaurants offering good value for money but they still exist. They are offering great food in beautiful environments. First [...]
Lasarte Restaurant by Martin Berasategui Executive chef Paolo Casagrande 2 Michelin Stars Barcelona Friday night was an amazing night. I had the chance to be invited to the Lasarte Restaurant in Barcelona. The atmosphere is modern and earthy. All beige and dark wood. The personal is top class. They are all able to speak 3 [...]
Almost 3 years in Barcelona and 2 years with my boyfriend… To celebrate, I have been invited to one of the best restaurant in Barcelona: El Restaurante Lasarte Mallorca 259, 08008 Barcelona The diner is set this friday 3rd of May and I can’t wait to dive in! The 2 Michelin stars restaurant is run [...]
Kiosko Burger, Barcelona There are several burger restaurants in Barcelona and so far, it is our favourite price/quality restaurant. (although we didn’t try all restaurants yet, so more tests to come) This restaurant offers burgers from different inspirations with great local ingredients. Our favourites are the Asturiana (with goat cheese option yummi!) and the Japanese. [...]
THE romance city? An architecture jewel? A temple of gastronomy? Shopping heaven? Or A rainy city? An unfriendly place? An expensive tourist trap? Paris is all that and much more at once. I feel sorry for that beautiful city unappreciated by its inhabitants and over appreciated by the tourists. I love to visit Paris for [...]
Andalusia, 2013 This snapshot is a small presentation of what I remember most of my trip in South Spain in April. You will find a mix of Cordoba, Sevilla, Granada and Malaga. For a first look to this beautiful region, consult the tourism page of Andalusia: http://www.andalucia.org/en/ For detailed info on each city, look at [...]
Hello everyone! Spring is here (finally) and no, I did not forget about my blog and the several posts about my trip in Andalousia that should already be online. You can find a first post about my culinary discoveries (and a second one very soon) on my coookery blog but I promise I will post at [...]
Holiday, sweet taste… I just can’t believe that we are finally in holiday… Let me present our road trip. I hope to be able to offer you some great pictures along the way! First stop Sevilla for a few days, we hope to enjoy the “Semana Santa” (Holy week) festivities! Next stop: Códoba and its [...]
Don’t look at the envelop, this restaurant is a hidden treasure! You have to know the village to find it and trust that the inside is nicer than the outside because it is sooooo true. The restaurant is cosi and as modern as it should be for this promising young chef. His cuisine is fresh, [...]
Barcelona is surely the city with the most restaurants I have ever seen. I once read somewhere there are more than 2,000 of them. It seems absolutely crazy. Of course you have to take out the numerous tourist traps. It makes already a large number. I intended to create a map with the bars and [...]
La Gré desLandes, La Gacilly, France. The ecohotel designed and managed by Yves Rocher company is a very enjoyable retreat for a long spa weekend. I invited my parents and their friends for their 40th anniversary. Do you envy them? I do sometimes But back to our subject… The hotel is not particularly easy to [...]