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Relaxing in Finale Ligure

Living in Nice, we have the privilege — in normal times — of being able to casually cross the border to Italy. The nearest town, Ventimiglia, is just 40 minutes away by car (about an hour by train) and, though it's a little rough around…
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Seeking great cappuccino in Nice

No matter how perfect a place might seem, there is always an “if only”. For a long time in Nice, mine was “if only the coffee were better”. This might sound surprising given that Nice is barely 30 minutes down the coast from Italy,…
Tel Aviv: Love, Religions
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Tasting Tel Aviv

I have never kept a journal consistently, but I do carry a notebook in which I jot down thoughts, lists and resolutions. In this notebook is a list of travel destinations, which I try to place in order of priority. 

Singapore Food Court
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Eating in Singapore

Though Singapore has a reputation for cleanliness and order, it also has a more down-to-earth side that comes through in its multicultural cuisine inspired by China, Malaysia, Indonesia and India.

Rosa Jackson at polo
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Happiness is…

I'm fortunate to live in one of the most beautiful places in the world, doing work I love, surrounded by a circle of true friends that is growing all the time. So happiness should come easily, right? Sometimes, though, it's not that simple, and like anyone else I need to remember what makes me happy even as I get swept up in the swirling currents of life. 

Cartems Mexican Moles
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Vancouver: Artisan donuts

After centuries of making fun of our cuisine, the French have suddenly embraced all things Anglo with a passion. In Paris it seems that everywhere you turn someone is dressing up hot dogs or piling gourmet ingredients onto burgers.

Bandidas Tacos
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Vancouver: Eating on The Drive

It was ten years ago that I founded Edible Paris and Les Petits Farcis, my Nice cooking classes, after an inspiring trip to Montreal. It has also been ten years since I last set foot in Canada. 

Lake Atitlans
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Ten days in Guatemala

Guatemala, where one of my oldest friends has lived on and off since the 1970s, seemed the perfect destination to satisfy my thirst for adventure.

Nanashi Dining Rooms
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Nanashi

My job frequently requires me to eat elaborate three-course meals at lunch and dinner several days in a row, and I am grateful when I come across a restaurant that acts as a kind of cleansing interlude, replenishing my body with crunchy vegetables and wholesome grains…

Bastia
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A weekend in Bastia

Nonstop sunshine, rustic cakes made with chestnut flour, honey tasting of sun-scorched wild herbs, sausages of boar and donkey: these are a few of the things I expected to find in Corsica, and over the course of the weekend more than one of these preconceived ideas would prove to be false.