Archive for the 'Restaurants, Food & Wine' Category

Great Vacations To Napa Valley Can Be Found Online

When planning Napa Valley travel, you should understand the key areas that make up the majority of Napa Valley. Calistoga, St. Helena, Oakville/Rutherford, Yountville, and Napa are towns that offer winery tours, pleasant accommodations, and other activities that tourists can add to their Napa Valley travel itinerary. As Napa Valley is well known for its wine, adults will find plenty to do, but children may not be quite as thrilled.

August 29 2008 | 1. North America and California and Hotsprings and Restaurants, Food & Wine and Travel Tips | No Comments »

Espresso - A Taste of Italy in Every Sip

There’s not solely one way to enjoy espresso. Traditionally espresso defines the “shot”, the drink one enjoys in a single gulp of fullest flavor. But there are other drinks based on coffee made with the espresso brewing method.

July 04 2008 | 2. Europe and Italy and Restaurants, Food & Wine | No Comments »

San Luis Obispo County Wineries

Wet your appetite for a wine country vacation. The new Book ‘San Luis Obispo County Wineries‘ featuring California’s Best Wineries is a great resource. Author and Photographer Janet Penn Franks Captured the Charm and Splendor of Central Coast Wine Country in this already Best-selling Book.
Hundreds of gorgeous, inspiring photos grace this first-of-the-series book, “San […]

June 07 2008 | California and Restaurants, Food & Wine and Wine Tours | No Comments »

Jamaican Bars

The history of bars or taverns, as they were known, dates back to the British era when many bars were opened to entertain the huge crowd, which had come in due to the gold rush. It is believed that Jamaica had more churches and bars for each square mile compared to any other country in the world.

December 15 2007 | Jamaica and Restaurants, Food & Wine | No Comments »

The Wonderful Wines of Provence

The Wonderful Wines of ProvenceBy Peter Carnes
Over half a century ago, Elizabeth David, the doyenne of British food writers, wrote somewhat disparagingly about the wine of Provence.
“It was”, she wrote, “the kind of wine which it was wisest to drink out of a tumbler so that there was room for a large proportion of water”!
She […]

November 21 2007 | 2. Europe and Restaurants, Food & Wine and South of France | No Comments »

Great Vacations To Napa Valley Can Be Found Online

When planning Napa Valley travel, you should understand the key areas that make up the majority of Napa Valley. Calistoga, St. Helena, Oakville/Rutherford, Yountville, and Napa are towns that offer winery tours, pleasant accommodations, and other activities that tourists can add to their Napa Valley travel itinerary. As Napa Valley is well known for its wine, adults will find plenty to do, but children may not be quite as thrilled.

October 10 2007 | 1. North America and Bed & Breakfast and California and Hotsprings and Restaurants, Food & Wine and Travel Tips and Wine Tours | No Comments »

Looking for a Wine Tasting Tour? Sample the Wines of Provence in the French Riviera

Although often overlooked, the wineries of Provence in the French Riviera offer wine tasting tours that are as unique as the wines themselves.

August 06 2007 | 2. Europe and Recreation and Restaurants, Food & Wine and South of France | No Comments »

Some Favourite Restaurants in Provence - Part 2

By Peter Carnes
Here is the Second Part of our personal (and highly subjective) guide to some of the best restaurants in Provence.
You know, the more often I eat Provencal food, either at home or in the places described here, the more convinced I become that the cooking of Provence is the lightest, tastiest, most colorful, […]

July 25 2007 | 2. Europe and Restaurants, Food & Wine and South of France | No Comments »

Some Favourite Restaurants in Provence - Part 1

A brief and highly personal guide to some of our favourite restaurants in Provence, from glittering Michelin two- and three-star temples of gastronomy to delightful local bistros.

July 23 2007 | 2. Europe and Restaurants, Food & Wine and South of France | No Comments »