My recipe for oysters with caviar, dill pickles, fresh dill and Champagne makes a sublime starter that’s perfect for kicking off a celebratory meal or romantic dinner. Impressive looking, it’s quick and easy if you buy freshly shucked oysters, and can be adapted to any budget: go all out with Beluga and French bubbly or … Read more
This watermelon mint cooler recipe is super easy to mix and makes for a refreshing light cocktail to drink on a stifling summer afternoon or a sticky day in the tropics. If you’re in the chilly northern hemisphere turn up your heating and pretend you’re some place warm. Here in Siem Reap we’re continuing our holiday cocktail … Read more
This scrambled eggs with smoked salmon recipe has become our go-to eggs recipe for Christmas breakfast. It’s decadent and delicious, especially when served with bubbly. This is what we’re enjoying for Christmas breakfast here in Krakow, Poland, today. When we were in a delicatessen doing some last-minute shopping in Krakow on Christmas Eve, before the … Read more
We’re in Paris, so we should talk omelettes. But let’s start with a revelation: not one Parisian we talked to said they made omelettes at home. Omelettes may not get made much in Parisian home kitchens yet they’re delicious, easy breakfasts to make when you’re away and staying in apartment rentals. We’re omelette lovers so … Read more
The secret was out about the French wine tasting experience at Ô Chateau long ago. Despite its inclusion in a dubious list of “private Paris” experiences that “hover below the normal tourist radar”, according to The New York Times, Ô Chateau has long been in the guidebooks. At the time of writing, it was #5 experience … Read more