Category: Travel

  • Le Col De La Bonette: Crossing The Highest Paved Road In Europe

    Le Col De La Bonette: Crossing The Highest Paved Road In Europe

        The highest paved road in Europe Welcome back from Summer everyone!  I hope that you’re not suffering too much from being back at work/school and knowing that the Summer’s over for another year (except you guys down in the Southern part of the world……you’ve got it all to look forward to very soon!).…

  • Spanish Tapas: Bean Salad With Red Peppers

    Spanish Tapas: Bean Salad With Red Peppers

        It’s all about the tapas So, here we are in the last week of Spanish Tapas Month on Italian Kiwi, with Part IV!  I hope you’ve been enjoying the change of scenery for a month and had a look at  the salmorejo soup , the tiny fried fish and the roasted peppers. This bean salad is the…

  • Jumping the St Jean Bonfire in Valbonne

    Jumping the St Jean Bonfire in Valbonne

        St Jean: a not-to-be-missed festival in the South of France This week, it’s all about the festival of St Jean: one of the most spectacular festivals of the year in Valbonne, where I live.  All around France around this time of the year there are festivals celebrating St Jean, or as the saint…

  • Salone Del Gusto 2014, Turin, Italy

    Salone Del Gusto 2014, Turin, Italy

    This post is a little different from my regular ones.  It’s not about cooking and doesn’t have a recipe, but it IS still about food!  So, bear with me.  I want to tell you all about it as it’s such an important event in the food world. The Salone del Gusto (“Tasting Fair”in English: sounds…