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Has It Really Been 4 Years?

Barbara Klein Basel, blog, English:, restaurant, wine 14 Comments

  Have you ever forgotten your best friend’s birthday? Do you remember how that feels? Not nice, I bet! Well, I completely forgot that Late Bloomers celebrated its 4th anniversary last Friday. I was so busy with planning and organizing my Open House – which was a complete success by the way – and had I remembered I would have …

A Hands On, Mouth Full And Brain Spinning Kind of Experience

Barbara Klein food, wine 37 Comments

Plate to Page Workshop at Meare Court Farm in Somerset UK, from May 18 – 21, 2012 Meare Court Farm For months I have been looking forward to this weekend in Somerset: The Plate2Page Workshop, three days of food writing and photography. “Gently” led and guided by those four formidable professional ladies: Jamie of Life’s a Feast Jeanne of Cook Sister! …

Double Celebration for Two Impressive Ladies

Barbara Klein Basel, food, wine 23 Comments

  Yesterday I was invited to a double celebration at Bider & Tanner Bookshop in Aeschenvorstadt 2 in Basel, honouring 21 years of Bergli Books and the publication of „Cheese Slices of Swiss Culture“ by Sue Style. Bergli Books and Dianne Dicks are one: Bergli Books was founded in 1990 by Dianne Dicks to publish the anthology of stories about …

Maremma Mia

Barbara Klein food, hotel, market, restaurant, travel, Tuscany, wine 18 Comments

  How to Prolong Your Summer The best way to prolong your summer is to leisurely drive down south to southern Tuscany in October (when living in Europe) and stay out somewhere in campagna (the countryside)! Glorious weather all week with temperatures around 30° C and we spend all day outside, from breakfast to dinner. My favourite region is la …