A Weekend in Besançon
Why a weekend in Besançon? Or where is Besançon – as a few friends asked when I said I was visiting. Well, one of the reasons I wanted to visit the city of Besançon was because Raymond Blanc was born there.
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Taste of Savoie Travel Highlights of 2018
I’ve really enjoyed looking back on my highlights of 2018 and all my travel and eating experiences. People I’ve met, foods I’ve tasted and amazing sights I’ve seen. I visited six Countries and made 26 different trips in 2018.
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Restaurant L’Alexandrin, Lyon
Every time I go to Lyon I love to try a new restaurant and as there are so many I’m never going to run out of great dining experiences in this gastronomic capital of France. So my lunch choice on a recent trip was L’Alexandrin. Very conveniently situated close to The Halles de Lyon-Paul Bocuse
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What the French eat at Christmas
The main Christmas meal is called The Reveillon and consists of luxurious and the more extravagant foods found in France. The Reveillon is a long meal, the aperitif is often blinis with smoked salmon and caviar. This would be followed with oysters (huîtres) smoked salmon (saumon fume) and other seafood like lobster (homard).
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Christmas Markets 2018 to visit in the region
Les Marché des Noël 2018. Here is a roundup of a few Christmas markets going on around The Haute Savoie, Savoie, Rhone Alpes and Genevois regions this winter.
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La Ciboulette Restaurant Annecy
So now right up there on my list of favourite restaurants in Annecy, is La Ciboulette. I enjoyed lunch in the summer on the terrace and on my latest shopping day out in Annecy I had lunch inside the restaurant. Having had such a great first lunch, I was hoping the return would be as good…IT WAS
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Baking with Cheese My top 5 recipes
It would be hard to live in the Haute Savoie in France and not love cheese. Luckily I’m a lover of cheese and baking! I’ve put together some of my favourite recipes from Taste of Savoie using cheeses from this region.
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Six Things To Do in Chambery
Having lived in the Haute Savoie region for over ten years I thought it was high time to visit Chambery the capital of the Savoie region. I enjoyed my day of discovery and have created Six Things to do in Chambery which I enjoyed on my day trip!
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Aromatik Restaurant Annecy
Fabulous! another delicious restaurant discovery in Annecy. Aromatik restaurant in Annecy has two entrances and is in a lovely old building which can be accessed either via Filaterie or Rue du Collège. Aromatik boasts not one but two outdoor eating areas and has a stunningly decorated interior restaurant combining traditional aspects of the building with modern accents and colours
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Muffins with Beaufort, Walnuts and Apple
Everyone has their favourite flavour muffin, don’t they?… I normally associate muffins with sweet flavours and enjoy mine with a
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