“It serves no proper meals, just dégustation, samples of its retail selection of seafood. It has no tables, so you cannot book one. It doesn’t advertise and has no website. It closes at 7 pm,…

 Restaurant reviewer, John Frazer-Robinson, visits this great restaurant in the picturesque village of Castelnou Not so much just a great restaurant find but a great day out in spectacular surroundings! Read on… Elaine’s brother, Richard,…

  Gods and Dolls   By Ellen Turner Hall   In the black interior of St. Cyprien’s Collection Desnoyer, figures appear suspended in space, continents and centuries intertwine, spirits are evoked. Kachinas Hopi – Zuni…

REVIEWED BY JOHN FAIRCLOUGH *Originally reviewed in 2008. Standard still excellent in 2012. Prices have not changed enormously!  When someone recently suggested trying “le Patio Catalan” (4 Pl de General de Gaulle, Thuir), I groaned…

Tongue twister (virelangue) Répetez trois fois……. She sells sea shells on the sea shore (elle vend des coquilles au bord de la mer) Daft joke What do you call a fish with no eyes? A…

Reviewed by Jackie Edwards Jackie Edwards reports on restaurant El Taller, ambitious new Bistrot de Pays in Taurinya If you’re visiting the Abbey of St Michel de Cuxa near Prades, why not continue just a…