A Michelin star shines in Cavaillon, France
A vine-ripened Cavaillon melon is fragrant, intensely flavored and juicy, its high sugar content adding sweetness to the fruit's floral aroma. From mid-summer to...
Memories of spring in Switzerland
Tom and I moved to Portugal in the dead of winter, and frankly, until just this week it has seemed more like winter than...
A quick winter excursion to Lavaux
With our departure from Switzerland imminent, Tom and I were honored to be invited "down south" for an off-season tramp through the villages of...
Raise a glass to food and wine travel!
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For Tom and me, 2015 ends where it began—in Basel, Switzerland. We've spent a quiet holiday season, taking in local Christmas markets and concerts,...
Sampling Basler Herbstmesse
When Basel's Herbstmesse opened two weeks ago, trees at the Munsterplatz and along the Rhine were still in leaf, billowing bright yellow and burnt...
Celebrating street food in Basel, Switzerland
With October comes what travel planners call the shoulder season, a concept that applies equally to food-oriented festivals. Soon we'll have the late-autumn fairs,...
Lunigiana: Tuscany’s hidden corner
Lunigiana, in Tuscany's far northwest corner, is greener, wilder and at least as welcoming as the parts of Tuscany we all know. Vineyards set...
Autumn: Switzerland’s best time for food travel?
Switzerland is a marvelous year-round destination, but for many, autumn is THE season. Summer crowds are gone, ski season is not yet upon us,...
Ritterhaus Chasa de Capol: adventure in Swiss hospitality
Canton Graubünden is Switzerland's largest, its varied landscapes and villages offering much for discerning travelers to discover. Tom and I recently spent a week...
An evening with kings in Potsdam, Germany
Once each year on a summer night in August, in the little Prussian town of Potsdam, Germany, magic happens. For one enchanting evening, the...