Tag Archives: france

Best of Burgundy (CheapOair)

Posted on 2012-06-14 by tikichris

Burgundy is a foodie heaven, a wine lover’s paradise and an ideal setting for that French countryside vacation you’ve been dreaming about. Best of Burgundy CheapOair, 14 June 2012

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Where to Eat in Beaune, Capital of Burgundy Wine (OneTravel)

Posted on 2012-06-03 by tikichris

… Burgundy’s delectable regional specialties epitomize what’s great about French cuisine … and demand equally delicious wine. Here’s (a hardly exhaustive) list of some of Beaune’s best places to wine and dine in style … Where to Eat in Beaune, Capital of Burgundy … Continue reading →

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The Lucky Duck Does Burgundy (Great British Chefs)

Posted on 2012-05-27 by tikichris

Writing about the yummy things in life, I get a lot of ‘lucky Chris’ this and ‘lucky Chris that’. Maybe. But to quote Ernest Hemingway (somebody who lived a much more interesting life than I probably ever will), ‘You make … Continue reading →

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Wine Tasting in Burgundy: Day Four

Posted on 2012-05-17 by tikichris

I spent most of last week as a guest of the Burgundy Wine Board visiting vineyards and wine makers in the region, dining at some of the area’s best restaurants and generally having a fantastic time learning about all things … Continue reading →

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Wine Tasting in Burgundy: Day Three

Posted on 2012-05-16 by tikichris

Posted in Drink, Food, France, Restaurants, Wine, Wine Tasting in Burgundy 2012 | Tagged beaune, biodynamic wine, burgundy, burgundy wine board, chablis, cote d'or, discover the origin, domaine de bellene, domaine rapet, france, french wine, l'ecusson, la feuillette 132, louis jadot, maison louis jadot, saint romain, wine, Wine Tasting in Burgundy 2012 | 2 Comments

Wine Tasting in Burgundy: Day Two

Posted on 2012-05-15 by tikichris

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Wine Tasting in Burgundy: Day One

Posted on 2012-05-14 by tikichris

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This Post is Francophonik

Posted on 2011-07-12 by tikichris

Francophonik is a cool new service to help Francophiles and music fans keep up to date with French travel and entertainment news. I’ve just discovered Francophonik but wish I had known about a few week’s ago when I booked a … Continue reading →

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Exhibition: Some Photographs Taken In France at Diemar/Noble (Londonist)

Posted on 2011-05-13 by tikichris

Want to see some cheeky photographs of Toulouse-Lautrec taking a dump on a beach? That (taken by art dealer Maurice Joyant at Le Crotoy, Picardie) and much more is on show at photo gallery Diemar/Noble in Some Photographs Taken in France. Continue reading →

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Paris Please

Posted on 2010-09-06 by tikichris

I’ve got this theory that if I write about something I desire, there’ll be a much greater chance of it happening. I make all sorts of lists (upon lists upon lists) all the time about stuff I want or need … Continue reading →

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Perfect Paris Weekend with €1000 to Blow? Hmmm …

Posted on 2009-12-04 by tikichris

Okay! The good folks at We Are Social and Le Nouveau Paris just offered me a chance at a freebie trip to Paris if I could come up with a blog post about “your dream weekend in Paris … if … Continue reading →