Desperately Seeking Summer

Just how optimistic are you?  Are you a ‘the glass half full’ ...

San Remo for lunch

Any reason to travel is a good one I say.  With D’s ...

A Day of Discovery

On Saturday, probably the last sunny day in Nice –  a petit exaggeration ...

Help!

Mayday: the international radiotelegraph distress signal used by ships and aircrafts.  It’s origin?  (Venez) m’aider, French for (come) help me! Mayday is also one of my favourite programs on the Discovery Channel. If you’ve never watched an episode — I think I’ve seen them all — and if you’re not a fan of flying this [...]

Picture this: cherry blossoms

I love cherry blossoms and their delicate sweet fragrance.  Despite the fact that I hate to get up-close-and-personal with bugs of any kind, I will gladly poke my nose into almost any flower. I do like to stop and smell the roses and the cherry blossoms. Sometimes you are just forced to stop…or to take [...]

Two hours in Ménerbes

This time last year, I was in Toronto preparing to return to France with my mother in tow.  Even though we’re only a few days into April, much like last year, much of France was blessed with an early spring.  Even Paris had shrugged off her grey coat in favour of sunny skies. D and [...]

Picture This: Flowers

Today happened to be one of the few times I had my camera with me while at the market.  I marked this ‘occasion’ by snapping a quick photo of some of the lovely flowers for sale at Cours Saleya. My favourite flower is la pivoine (the peonie) but I do appreciate Mother Nature’s skill at [...]

The Man

People have asked me what I do in France (besides eating croissants and pastries of course). Monday to Friday I got to the office because I have a job. I work for The Man. That’s what I say whenever I’m asked.  ”I work for The Man,” is my reply. Yes, I even imagine the words [...]

Dining in the 14th: Restaurant Monteleone

Business trips to Paris are always a lot of fun for me:  I get the trip without the business.  D’s schedule generally dictates in which arrondissement we stay and on our most recent stay we’d found a nice hotel in the 14th.  To my knowledge, there isn’t anything in this part of Paris.  At least, [...]

Sweet things: LAC Chocolatier

Sadly (for my taste buds) but fortunately (for my wallet and waistline) I don’t dine out often in Nice.  This is a sorry state of affairs for someone like me who enjoys a good meal — wine, cheese, and dessert included — without having the hassle of cleaning up afterwards. While I do have a [...]

7 Cs of Nice

At some point last week I realized that my last 4 or 5 posts were about food or drink.  I do like to eat and pairing good food with good wine is just a part of my life.  Besides, I do like sharing with you the yummy foods and places to eat them.  In the [...]

Buying Wine for Valentine’s Day

The 2nd Annual Salon des Vins des Vignerons Indépendents (Wine Expo for Independent Wine Producers) was held this past weekend at the Nice Acropolis Parc des Expositions.  Over 200 independent wine producers from across the country were in attendance. We had checked online to see which, if any, of our favourite wine producers would be [...]

Le Charlot

Its full name is Le Charlot “roi des coquillages“.  The Art Deco decor serves to highlight the restaurants speciality: shellfish.  Everywhere you look, everywhere your gaze stops there is a shell, a coquille, a little reminder that you are in a seafood restaurant. And it was by sheer luck that D and I stopped at [...]