Month: January 2022

Trendy restaurants: what you may have missed in 2021 ...

Even if the year 2021 turned out to be mixed, it still witnessed the opening of a myriad of hyper trendy Paris restaurants. Mimosa, Café Lapérouse, Montecito… If you haven't yet had the opportunity to visit these places where you have to be seen, follow the guide! - Yakuza After Yakuza Porto and Lisbon, Olivier Da Costa sets down his suitcases in Paris. The chef has taken up residence at the Maison Albar Vendôme hotel. The speakeasy-style entrance makes us smile, it looks like a golden door hidden in the hotel lobby, through which we signal ourselves. Once inside it is a decor dappled with velvet, carp on the ceiling and geishas on the walls that we discover ... And good news, the wonder continues on the plate! We then delight in a Mediterranean interpretation of Japanese specialties around fish. On the menu: tuna belly toro and king crab, also available with fish and guacamole, truffled gunkan with a quail egg, temaki shake, salmon chives… To accompany these delicious dishes, Yakuza offers a fine selection of sakes as well as…

BURGONDIA: the Bourguignon contest for all tests!

After 2 years under covid, the Burgondia competition confirms the holding of its next edition on February 16 and 17 at the Hospices de Beaune! The Burgondia competition is preparing for its 38th edition, synonymous with novelties with the extension of its borders to all the AOP appellations of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, but also to all the IGPs. Other notable novelties: on the back of growing demand, the competition has decided to open up to beers from Burgundy Franche-Comté and Beaujolais! This year, in order to further optimize the tasting of the samples, it will be done in performance glasses from RIEDEL, their new partner and an application for the scoring of the samples has been created especially for the occasion! Notice to interested parties, registrations are open until January 25th, they can be done directly online on the site www.burgondia.com or by mail/email… The AOP and IGP wines of Bourgogne Franche-Comté and Beaujolais will be tasted 2021 and earlier vintages: still and sparkling wines, as well as beers. Register right here! Also read: Happy Languedoc

Our best addresses for a weekend in Rome

Capital of Italy, Rome encompasses the Vatican City State. Founded 3000 years ago, it conceals architectural gems such as Saint Peter's Square, the Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain or the Sistine Chapel... Magnificent spots to discover during a weekend in the Eternal City. – The essential visits in Rome There are so many things to do and see in Rome that you won't be able to cover everything in one weekend, that's for sure! The Eternal City is a veritable open-air museum, so discover it on foot. As soon as you look up, you will see a temple here, a church there... Don't miss the superb squares and illuminated fountains, such as the famous Trevi Fountain. Custom dictates that you throw in a coin, making a wish. – Saint Peter's Basilica If you had to visit only one museum, this is it! St. Peter's Basilica dates from the Renaissance and is one of the largest churches in the world. The spots not to be missed are…

A walk in the Opera district

The architecture of the Opéra district certainly represents one of the finest legacies of Haussmann town planning from the Second Empire. Bringing together magnificent period buildings, this area comprising the 9th, 2nd and 1st arrondissements has succeeded in the challenge of modernizing itself while retaining its beauty dating from the XNUMXth century. Loaded with a very broad cultural heritage, the Opéra district gradually became a temple of shopping and fashion, with the opening of department stores at the end of the XNUMXth century. During a walk in this district, do not miss Boulevard Haussmann, on which sit the Grands Magasins: the famous Galeries Lafayette Haussmann, Printemps Haussmann, but also a myriad of must-see shops: Zara, Mango, Adidas, H&M, Sephora , Minelli… On Avenue de l'Opéra, you will also find various shops: fashion, beauty, stationery… For fashionistas, we advise you to pop into Levi's, Anthropologie and Pourchet. Beautystas, for their part, will inevitably find their happiness at Panier des Sens and Paris Duty Free, while aesthetes and other literary people will get lost at Brentano's, the American bookstore. A …