Massimo’s Offerta Fantastica! Franceschetta58 in Modena Story and photos by Christopher J Davies Additional photographs from the Francescana Group The Struggles we endure today, Will be the "Good Old Days"…
Category: Food for Thought
Viognier, Seductive and Complicated
Viognier is a white wine grape variety. It is the only permitted grape for the French wine Condrieu in the Rhône Valley. Outside of the Rhône, Viognier can be found…
Chez Maggy
Chef Ludo Lefebvre’s Butter-Filed, French Brasserie touches down in Denver! Colorado foodies have been able to pick from a wide variety of dining choices for the past two decades. Denver…
Le Gratin by Daniel Boulud
Story by Christopher J DaviesPhotos © by Bill Milne Le Gratin Interior Chef Daniel Boulud is like the energizer bunny of restauranteurs. His latest edition, Le Gratin, brings you back…
Dario Cecchini-To "Meat Or Not Meat," That is not the question!
Tuscany is one of my favorite regions in Italy. Panzano in Chianti is an easy drive from Florence. Antica Macelleria Cecchini in Panzano is a must visit for carnivores! Many…
Turkey in Bologna?
How we pulled off Thanksgiving in Italy! Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy We are residing in a small apartment in the Saragozza neighborhood of Bologna. The area is just a short 15-minute…
La Cité du Vin Bordeaux’s city of wine museum is worth several visits!
The city of Bordeaux is the gateway to the world’s most celebrated wine regions. It seems only appropriate that this city is home to a new generation cultural site that…
Denver’s Latest Urban Wine Tasting Room is Rooted To California
Blanchard Family Wines in The Dairy Block Denver, Colorado is booming with award-winning restaurants, breweries, and distilleries. The wine scene has recently elevated several notches with the urban expansion of…
Oysters ‘R’ Always in Season
“He was a bold man that first ate an oyster,” opined Jonathan Swift, the satirist whose writing four centuries ago displayed biting wit. Many would agree that the homely bivalve…
Oysters ‘R’ Always in Season
“He was a bold man that first ate an oyster,” Opined Jonathan Swift, the satirist whose writing four centuries ago displayed biting wit. Many would agree that the homely bivalve…