It was the fall of 2019, B.C (Before Covid) in Bologna, Italy. We lived in a quaint one-bedroom flat in the quiet residential area of Costa Saragozza. The porta Saragozza,…
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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…
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…