Connoisseurs of Nice’s wines are a determined lot. The output from Nice’s vineyards is discouragingly small and a small drought can wreck the harvest. It happened last year and the vintners lost 30% of their production. Which explains why the wine is so expensive. Count on spending from €15 to … Continue reading →
The schedule for the year’s Nice Jazz Festival has been announced and it’s the best I can remember, at least for true lovers of jazz. Check this out: Saturday 17 July : DIEGO EL CIGALA, ORNETTE COLEMAN, SHARON JONES AND THE DAP-KINGS, EARTH, WIND & FIRE, TINEKE POSTMA QUARTET Sunday … Continue reading →
The Cannes Film Festival has just announced that director Tim Burton will be Jury President for the 63rd Cannes Film Festival to be held from May 12to 23. Upon accepting the invitation from Gilles Jacob and Thierry Frémaux, Tim Burton declared “After spending my early life watching triple features and … Continue reading →