Liz Boulter

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Liz Boulter

Many renowned dining destinations have hosted the annual “food Oscars” – the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list. This year is the first time the honour goes to Italy, with Turin, capital of Piedmont, holding the ceremony on 19 June. Although Emilia-Romagna is usually regarded as the country’s food capital, Piedmont has a proud gastronomic tradition, with white truffles, rice, chocolate, pastas and cheeses, not to mention wines such as barolo and barbaresco.

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Liz Boulter

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3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Liz Boulter

Paul Cezanne is everywhere in Aix-en-Provence: there are streets named after him as well as a school, a cinema and even a sandwich (a version of traditional pan bagnat but with goat’s cheese instead of tuna). And from late June, the whole city will go Cezanne mad, as the painter’s atelier, north of the centre, and the family home to the west reopen after an eight-year restoration. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link.

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Liz Boulter

1 month ago | buff.ly | Liz Boulter

‘I never thought I liked rosé,” says nice Ian from North Yorkshire. “I never thought I liked hiking,” adds Louise, who lives in the Cotswolds. “And I never knew I was so unfit,” I puff, coming up behind them, desperately trying to get my breath back. If some form of transformation is what sets a retreat apart from a holiday, this break in a little-visited corner of southeast France is doing the trick for us all.