Château Le Cagnard is honouring the historic Nobel Prize with an exclusive dinner on Thursday 1st December. It is the second year the hotel and restaurant have hosted such an event and it falls on the day before the city of Nice and its many partners - including the Haut-de-Cagnes restaurant - celebrate the annual awards with a day of conference and seminars focusing on the 2016 Nobel Prize winners. Read more
The Prefecture of Hérault has decided to temporarily suspend the sale of shellfish from the Étang de Thau, saying the seafood is ‘improper for human consumption’. 
It's officially autumn and it's the perfect time to get out in the forests of the south of France and have a rummage through the undergrowth for seasonal mushrooms. Be careful which varieties you eat though… 87 people have already been taken ill in France for eating the wrong ones.
From the sushi shops of Cannes to the haut gourmet Asian restaurants of Monaco, there’s no denying the popularity of eastern cuisine in our corner of the Mediterranean. Yet instead of relying on the tried-and-tested, crowd-pleasing favourites of Asiatic dining, UMI in the port of Nice is taking a different approach with a fresh, new menu of French-Asian fusion and a lively atmosphere that will take you straight from after work drinks to dinner and dancing.%20small.jpg)
For many years, Ligurian cuisine has been focused on the fresh fish, oil and olives of the region. Its wines weren't of much interest to me until one night at the dinner table when a glass taught me better...
Club Vivanova founder Bradley Mitton has come together with author of Living in Monaco Zsolt Szemerszky to start the Monaco Gourmand project and publish a unique guide to the culinary heritage of the principality: Signature Dishes of the Principality of Monaco with Wine Pairing Guide. Featuring 14 of the nation’s finest restaurants as well as recipes from the institutions’ head chefs, the guide offers a rare insight into the gastronomic pleasures of this world-class setting. 
The Pôle Culturel Auguste Escoffier will play host to a gourmet food festival that will offer activities such as a large farmers market, tasting events and master classes taught by leading chefs. The festival, which will take place on the 23
It happened in the summer of 2012: years in the stressful restaurant business caught up with the acclaimed chef Peter Dosot. His job had always been both his passion and his calling, but he was beginning to feel like a manager rather than a culinary artist. “My work was restricted to fixing minor details at the end,” he reflects.
Riviera Insider meets Stéphane Laurin on the magnificent stone terrace of the restaurant at Château Le Cagnard, where he has been head chef since October 2014.
Enjoy the perfect Easter weekend with a gourmet lunch on the terrace of La