Sue Chase takes over the blog today to share her experience of our inaugural cooking class in Provence. Chilly and I had an awesome day yesterday creating food masterpieces under the expert guidance of Sarah and Jesse. Firstly Sarah (my delightful daughter) and Jesse told us we were booked into a French Cooking Class in Provence. I...

Stepping off that plane 30 hours after you left your destination is pure ecstasy – it would seem life couldn’t get any better. That is until you hit that customs line… and there are those people pushing past you who are clearly unsure how a line works.  Once you clear that hurdle then there’s baggage...

Soooo, another foray to The French Cafe, 210 Symonds St, Auckland. By far the pinnacle of dining out in New Zealand. Yes, the options and quality when it comes to eating out in New Zealand, especially Auckland, are a totally different story than even 5 years ago. The French Cafe was way ahead of the...