Champagne Ayala, one of the oldest champagne houses, might not yet be a household name. However, its interesting history and its pioneering spirit is known…
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A Taste of Sunshine at Veuve Clicquot’s Café Clicquot Reims
The sun is always shining in Reims with the opening of Veuve Clicquot’s new project! Café Clicquot is the collaboration between the famed Champagne house…
A Solaire Veuve Clicquot Grande Dame Visit
With its sunny yellow labels, Veuve Clicquot is one of the largest and most recognizable champagne houses in the world. Founded in 1772 and based…
Review: Eataly Paris, an Italian food mecca in the heart of the French capital!
If you’ve ever been to Italy, you’ll know that a trip there is 20% sightseeing and 80% eating! Eataly is a chain that takes this…
White Meadows Farms: The Perfect Sugar Bush Trek
I never realised how Canadian I was until I moved to France. My constant maple-guzzling and peanut-butter-munching really fits the stereotype! Of course, when it…
Review + Pairing: Terre des Dames La Diva 2018 with Venison and Broccoli Purée
Languedoc is a fascinating wine region. Located in southwest France, along the Mediterranean, its wine making history dates back to antiquity. In fact, it is…
REVIEW: Restaurant Sagamité Introducing Contemporary First Nations’ Cuisine
As with many Indigenous cultures around the world, the traditional diet of the First Nations peoples of Canada were derived from the land. With their…
REVIEW: Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura
“Gucci has always represented great design and contemporary lifestyle.” Marco Bizzarri, CEO of Gucci Gucci. The Italian luxury powerhouse has roots in Florence, where it…
Discovering Les Intrépides, a collective revolution in Languedoc wines
Wine growing can be a solitary and lonely path. This is especially true for women, who lead a new generation in this male-dominated industry. Thus…
Private Hennessy Visit and Lunch at Château de Bagnolet
Hennessy is an icon of pop culture. It is the biggest producer of cognac, located in Cognac, France. Literally the H in LVMH, it is,…