Les Aromes de la Chancellerie – Beaune

Posted on May 20, 2012 by admin

A great coffee roaster in Rue Poterne – Beaune – France. Run by grandfather and grand-daughter. Great beans and you can smell when they roast them from miles away.

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Le Benaton – Beaune

Posted on May 20, 2012 by admin

Another great meal at Le Benaton – Beaune – France – worthy of its 1 Michelin star easy.

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Le Grand Cerf – Montchenot

Posted on May 20, 2012 by admin

On the outskirts of Reims – great food here – consistent.

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Bar du Square – Beaune

Posted on May 20, 2012 by admin

A great wine bar serving up Burgundy and more Burgundy! Nice cheese and charcuterie plates to nibble on.

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Atelier Robuchon – Paris

Posted on May 20, 2012 by admin

A great meal here. Lots of choice.

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Les Avises – Selosses restaurant / hotel in Avize.

Posted on May 6, 2012 by admin

Pictures tell a thousand words – wine list has some Selosse on the menu. The menu is ‘fixed’ with no choices – on the day we were there for lunch – the main course was lamb – which maybe is not really a Champagne friendly choice.  C’est la vie!

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La Part des Anges – Beaune

Posted on May 6, 2012 by admin

A hip and cool restaurant/wine bar in Beaune. Good menu – nice feel. Of interest – we tried some Domaine Jean-Michel Guillon 2010 red burgundies – Bourgogne rouge and Chambolle-Musigny villages. Spectacular wines – finesse and power in nice balance. The bourgogne rouge drinks well now,  the Chambolle needs a few months yet. La Part des Anges means the amount of wine lost in the barrel due to evaporation etc.

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Aupres du Clocher – Pommard

Posted on May 1, 2012 by admin

A superb new restaurant in Pommard – with creative cooking by Jean-Christophe Moutet. Superb winelist and complex food are the highlights.  The 65euro menu included foie gras, hommard, pigeon and creative Eppoisse capuccino. More info soon.

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Breakneck Gorge Retreat – Hepburn Springs

Posted on January 14, 2012 by admin

Breakneck Gorge retreat is perched high on a hill looking over Mt Franklin and Hepburn. Luxury accomodation cannot get much better than this – two spas to relax in – and a stones throw away from Lavandula lavendar farm and all the Mineral Springs.

http://www.breakneckgorge.com.au/

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Kazuki’s at The Raglan – Daylesford

Posted on January 13, 2012 by admin

We had a superb lunch at a newish East meets West Japanese restaurant in Daylesford. Quality of the ingredients and presentation was excellent – innovative flavours all prepared with real skill! Wine list is well chosen and fairly priced. Clean decor with timber floors and pale walls. Worth a re-visit. In the top three restaurants in Daylesford. www.kazukis.com.au

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