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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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Join our virtual Tour de France: no exertion, only great food and wine!

In honor of the Tour de France, our resident sommelier Viktorija and I are offering a series of virtual cooking classes that will take you all the way around the country without leaving your home.
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Cooking in confinement: Chicken, preserved lemon and olive tagine

The next best thing to being in Morocco is recreating its fragrantly spiced dishes in your own kitchen.
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.

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.