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Cocktails at Vessel Bar: King Street Wharf, Sydney

Gourmantic — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:29:27 +0000

“Good evening. May I offer you a cocktail with the compliments of Richard Branson and Virgin?” This must be a dream. Or an opening line from a movie or a setting for a lavish fantasy. I blink and remind myself that we are at Vessel, a swanky new venue in Sydney’s King Street Wharf. Our [...]

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Calissons d’Aix: The Delicate Taste of Provence

Gourmantic — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:02:41 +0000

I enjoy nothing more than bringing home with me food items from France that evoke the memory and taste of travel. When I first laid eyes on a box of Calissons d’Aix in a shop window in Avignon, I was smitten. Calissons d’Aix are a regional specialty of the provençal town of Aix en Provence. [...]

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The Rocks Aroma Festival 2010

Gourmantic — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:46:12 +0000

The Rocks Aroma Festival 2010 promised visitors the experience of the world through taste sensations. With four corners of the globe showcasing coffee, tea, chocolate and food, Sydneysiders descended to the historic Rocks area of Sydney where the event spilled onto the harbour foreshores. What it also served was a good dose of patience. The [...]

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Epernay, Moët et Chandon: A Champagne End to the Tour de France

Gourmantic — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:49:33 +0000

The visit to Fontainebleau was brief. The reason being we have a date with an old monk in Epernay. We continue along the N6 to Melun past Crécy La Chapelle on N36 through smaller picturesque departmental roads before we join the N3. In between vast plains and valleys, we pass little villages that seem void [...]

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A Visit to Château de Fontainebleau

Gourmantic — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:18:55 +0000

The final day of our Tour de France starts in Orléans. This is the last day of exploring splendid countryside, sampling regional cuisine and getting ourselves lost through a myriad of rond-points. We can’t help but feel that we did not have enough time to see everything after miscalculating driving distances. There is but only [...]

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