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Have you ever locked eyes with a stranger from across the room and wondered what it was about that person—among all the other handsome folks in the room—that caught your attention? That happened to me at Lafayette Grand Café & Bakery in New

Stateside, last weekend (August 3, 2014) in the Hamptons, that exclusive east end tip of Long Island, New York, at the annual Great Chefs charity dinner, a large format double magnum of the Château d’Esclans “Garrus” rosé was auctioned off for a record $15,000 for one bottle.

ots of wine news in the little village of Cotignac, in the heart of the Var. Rosé country, this is. Les Vignerons de Cotignac, the local cooperative dating back to 1967, is currently undergoing a complete transition to organic agricultural and winemaking practices. A cuvée called Douceur

“The greatest challenge as a [seventh-generation] wine maker is to find your place,” said Matthieu Négrel. He and his sister Maud Négrel comprise the most recent generation of wine makers to step forward at Mas de Cadenet and, along with their father Guy Négrel, work to

Aside from watching my daughter play soccer in Lauris, I never had a reason to get out of my car...

“It’s breathing history and serenity…and then there’s the food.” Tancrède Barale, Managing Director of Hostellerie de l'Abbaye de la Celle...

Deep in the heart of the pine, oak, and garrigue covered forests that lie between Mont Ventoux and Les Dentelles...

June 6th marked the 70th anniversary of the Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy. I got a message early...

Today's post is coordinated with my friend David's current Cocoa & Lavender post. David and I each chose a recipe...

This is the first in a series of posts about buying, renting, and selling our property in Provence.  It is...