My ten favorite pasta dishes, in no particular order and a lot of them with nice shavings of fresh Parmesan cheese…
1. Spaghetti with garlic and chilli oil
2. Pasta with peas and white truffle
3. Pasta al forno from Jamie’s Italy
4. Pasta alla Putanesca with capers, olives and San Marzano tomatoes
5. Ravioli con pere as eaten [...]

My last holiday was a ‘mer à boire’ for a foody like me. Everywhere you go in Italy and Provence you see something worth exploring. Even supermarkets are interesting abroad.
But the cookies I found in St. Remy de Provence were a real treasure! The place is called ‘Le petit Duc’ and it specializes in cookies [...]

Buonissimo! A very simple pizza with sweet pear and soft taleggio cheese, but o so delicious.
When in Italy it is almost impossible to eat bad food (although there are some tourist hotspot to steer clear from). When in doubt just take two left turns away from the main squares and you’ll be sure to [...]

Last month I had the pleasure of being in New York City for a Pilates conference. I lunched at Bloomingdale’s with my friend and we both had a very fresh looking Caesar salad with seared tuna. When asked if I wanted a popover with my salad, I was immediately intrigued. Now this looked interesting! And [...]

I tasted this lovely little trifle in St. Remy de Provence last week. It was at a place called Biscuit & Biscuit. A very nice lady with a smile offered us lunch with homemade soup, salad and a warm hearty scone. This desert came as the icing on the cake. Food with a soul for [...]