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“No Reservations” with Anthony Bourdain

“No Reservations” with Anthony Bourdain

TONIGHT, at 10 pm ET, the new season of Anthony Bourdain’s popular show “No Reservations” premieres on Travel Channel. In tonight’s programme, chef, world traveler, and best-selling author Anthony Bourdain explores the food culture in Laos.

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California’s First Stop For Wine Lovers: Family-Run San Antonio Winery

California’s First Stop For Wine Lovers: Family-Run San Antonio Winery

Especially aimed to all lovers of wine and good food, today’s first post takes you to Los Angeles’ only working winery. With a welcome as warm as the sun-baked hills of Tuscany, San Antonio Winery offers the atmosphere of a European wine estate and quality wines made from grapes grown on the owners’ vineyards in [...]

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An Exclusive Valentine’s Stay at London’s Finest Address

An Exclusive Valentine’s Stay at London’s Finest Address

Pamper yourselves with an exclusive Valentine’s stay at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, the finest address in London. Arrive to a flower adorned room and indulge in a glass of Dom Perignon with your loved one before having afternoon tea in the elegant Park Room. The skilled Chef offers various delicious treats such as heart-shaped cup-cakes, mille-feiulles or rich, dark chocolate cake. A [...]

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Top Six Bars in Chamonix

Top Six Bars in Chamonix

The nightlife in the French ski resort Chamonix will satisfy most budgets and personalities.

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Tokyo: World Leading Gourmet Food City

Tokyo: World Leading Gourmet Food City

According to the new Michelin Tokyo restaurant guide, the Japanese capital is the place to be for real gourmet dining. The city’s 150 selected restaurants received 191 stars in total, more than any other city in the world. Paris “only” has 97 stars. Sixty percent of the chosen restaurants serve Japanese food, some French, a handful of Chinese and Italian, and one Spanish. Visit the [...]

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Where Are the World’s Best Food Markets?

Where Are the World’s Best Food Markets?

According to a list compiled by a Swedish travel magazine that I recently had the pleasure of reading, these are the best food markets in the world:  1. Djemaa el Fna, Marrakech, Morocco Djemaa el Fna is located in the middle of the town next to the souk. 2. La Bouqateria and Mercat Santa Caterina, Barcelona, Spain [...]

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Café Culture in Vienna

Café Culture in Vienna

You might have seen Vienna captured in Richard Linklater’s “Before Sunrise” with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. The city is most famous for its café culture. The cafés are for the people what the pubs are for the British. Experience the café culture from one of the city’s many meeting places, where people gather to do business, read [...]

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Spend a Day at St Christopher’s Place

Spend a Day at St Christopher’s Place

St Christopher’s Place is a charming shopping area near Bond Street tube station in central London. Here you will find stylish fashion shops like Noa Noa, Jigsaw and Marimekko, bars, restaurants and cafés. The best way to get here is from Bond Street: cross Oxford Street and turn into Gees Court, on the right side of James [...]

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Two Malmö Cafés in Gamla Väster

Two Malmö Cafés in Gamla Väster

Gamla Väster near the Lilla Torget square is a charming and rather quiet neighborhood with pedestrian streets lined with boutiques, galleries and cafés. CoffeeManiac is a trendy café located in an old cellar at Långgårdsgatan 8. Their open-air café is definitely one of the best in the city. Don’t miss CoffeeManiac’s special sandwiches — served warm with [...]

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Organic Living in Malmo

Organic Living in Malmo

When living in Malmo, the third largest city in Sweden, I found that the square Drottningtorget is unbeatable in terms of organic living. Morot & Annat, an organic food shop is located at the upper right hand corner near the street Norra Vallgatan. Further up the street you will find Manatura, one of few organic [...]

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