2025 Paris Food Tour Guide’s Map 2.0

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Following feedback from visitors and tour guests, asking me to make it easier to find my food tour locations and recommended spots in Paris faster and easier. It’s time to welcome in my Paris Food Tour Guide Map 2.0. These do not replace the allready existing Paris Google Maps’s But instead offer new features and … Read more

Paris Breweries: A Guide to the Best Craft Beer in the City

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Think Paris is just for wine lovers? Think again. The city’s beer scene is an intriguing counter-culture movement, a rebellion against the dominance of wine, fueled by passionate brewers and a growing community of beer lovers. Paris may not be a global craft beer capital, but it offers something different—a unique mix of creativity, subversive … Read more

What to Do in Paris for Foodies in May 2025

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Spring is in full swing and so is the Parisian appetite. If you’re planning a trip this May—or you’re already here hungry for what’s next—this guide will give you a chef’s-eye view of what’s in season, what’s on the menu, and where the real flavour is hiding. Everything you need to know about what to … Read more

What to Do in Paris for Foodies in April 2025

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Spring in Paris doesn’t whisper—it sizzles. The terraces are filling, the markets are bursting, and the kitchens? Oh, they’re getting cheeky. April is when the city swaps its winter coat for something a little more seductive, and if you’ve got taste buds worth their salt, now’s the time to pay attention. Here’s my guide on what … Read more

Paris Google Map: Where to Eat, Sip & Wander Like a Local

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Paris is a feast, but not all meals are worth your appetite. Tourists get fed a curated Disneyland version of the city—overpriced croissants, questionable bistros, and queues longer than your patience. If you want to experience Paris like a local, you need the right intel. That’s where this Paris Google Map comes in. Handpicked by … Read more

A Foodie Guide to Porto: My Second Visit as a Chef and Food Tour Guide

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Porto is one of those cities that pulls you back in. Maybe it’s the warmth—not just of the sun, but of the people. Maybe it’s the food, cheap and honest. Or maybe it’s the wine, which, on this trip, I realised just how little I knew about. Either way, this wasn’t our first trip, and … Read more

La Rentree in Paris: The French Re-entry into Life

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For many Parisians “la rentree in Paris” signals the end of their summer, we lay to reste our dreamy elongated holidays and a return to the existential real life parisian dread. The routine of Metro, boulout, do-do drizzles into our hearts with the first grey days of autumn. The pressure of getting the kids back … Read more

“a Bitter Love Note” – Adnams Brewery Tour Review & More

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This is not just a review of the Adnams brewery tour, their beers or their pubs but instead a little exploration into the tasty palace of memoires Adnams craft beer has built in my mind. Find out why I think Adnams make the best craft beer in the world and what being an avid fan … Read more

The Art of Street Drinking in Paris: A Chef’s Guide to Parisian Outdoor “Apéro” Culture

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Ah, Paris in summer. The sun kisses the Seine, laughter spills from sidewalk cafés, and the aroma of freshly baked bread mingles with something a bit more…spirited. That’s right fellow foodies, it’s street apéro season! Forget stuffy bars and overpriced cocktails. Parisians know that the real magic happens outdoors, with a chilled bottle of wine, … Read more

Celebrating the Fête du Pain: A Culinary Review of the Paris Bread Festival

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Every spring, Paris celebrates the art of baking with the Fête du Pain, set against the backdrop of the still under renovation Notre Dame. While the towering spires of this historic cathedral are no longer shrouded in scaffolds, the square before it is limited due to the continued restorations. Nothing stopping the french transform it … Read more