Wine, roses, art and un certain French flair.
The glittering gift store at Chateau Barrosa, in the Barossa Valley may well be named All That Jazz, but it oozes French style thanks to the creative flair of Lena Thumm. Lena, married to Dieter Thumm,...
View ArticleEscoffier – King of Chefs – Founder of French Haute Cuisine
French chef Auguste Escoffier was unquestionably one of the greatest chefs the world has known and is hailed by all the best chefs today as “The King of Chefs”. He was the genius who masterminded the...
View ArticleRed buses, red telephone boxes and black taxis
RED double decker buses, red telephone boxes on streets and countless boxy, black taxis lined up at Heathrow Airport. It must be London. The wonders of air travel dawn on me as I take a bright blue...
View ArticleLondon – a real life Monopoly board
Life in London is like living on a Monopoly board, stationed as we are at the Royal Air Force Club on Piccadilly for the next two days. I arrived yesterday and took a taxi from Heathrow to Mayfair...
View ArticleGerard Depardieu – mauvaises manieres
He is probably the most famous face on French films, yet Gerard Depardieu’s recent rude outburst against fellow French actor Juliette Binoche reeks of sour grapes. The star of 50 films, Mme Binoche is...
View ArticleGrandma’s cooking capers
I am on grandma duty in my daughter Serena’s London home, while she celebrates a late birthday high tea with husband, Jon, at Claridges. My three grandkids – two boys aged 8 and 6 and a three year old...
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