REGULARS
NEWS 6
A light hearted round-up of the year’s events in Luberon and Les Alpilles.Download 6-9_BSL.pdf
WINE 10
In 1976 English wine merchant Steven Spurrier organised a blind tasting of the best French and American wines. To the lasting shock of the wine industry the American wines won. In a light-hearted tribute Blue Sky Living hosted its own tasting. This time the wine was rosé and the competition came from the booming English wine industry.Download 10-13_BSL.pdf
RESTAURANT REVIEWS Download 14-21_BSL.pdf
Le Bistrot Decouverte Saint Remy de Provence 14
La Petite Maison de Cucuron, Cucuron. 19
RECIPES/LES RECETTES 22Download 22-23_BSL.pdf
Blue Sky Living's resident chef, Philippe Sublet proposes a quail salad with a Vietnamese twist - perfect for a long lethargic lunch under a plane tree - and, a delicious citrus and avocado wok fried chicken to give an added kick to a summer's evening.
GARDENS/JARDINS 50
Download 50-51_BSL.pdfBlue Sky Living gardening columnist Sharon Greco offers advice on drought-beating plants.
FASHION/ LA MODE 52
Blue Sky Living's fashion editor Catherine Underhill is pleased to bring you her favourites from this season's designer sunglass collections.
Download 52-53_BSL.pdfEVENTS/EVÉ NÉ MENTS 64
Download 64-70_BSL.pdfA guide to all this summer’s events in the Luberon and Les Alpilles region
CLUB APERO 78
Blue Sky Living has teamed up with some of the region’s best cafés/restaurants to offer you a free aperitif with your meal.
Download 78-81_BSL.pdfCOLUMN - THE ENGLISH MOTHER 82
Download 82_BSL.pdfFEATURES
MARKETS P 24
PITCH WARS/ When author Jamie Ivey spent a year working in the Provencal markets researching his third book he discovered that life behind the picturesque stalls was far from idyllic.
CHÂ TEAU ANSOUIS 32 SALE OF THE CENTURY Half-mediaeval, half-Renaissance, the Château d’Ansouis sits atop one of the most picturesque villages in Provence. Yet, cannon fire and sieges apart, the last year has witnessed the most dramatic events in the castle’s history since the Middle Ages - a very public auction and it being removed from the Sabran-Pontevès family for the first time in almost a thousand years. PETER MAYLE - 20 QUESTIONS Peter Mayle is the author of eleven books on Provence, including the best selling non-fiction works ‘A Year in Provence and Toujours en Provence’. He was recently awarded the Legion d’Honneur by the French government. He lives in Provencewith his wife. Tanya Ivey from Blue Sky Living caught up with him. BOOK EXTRACT 55 La Vie en Rosé tells the story of Jamie and his wife Tanya’s attempt to set up France’s first bar selling a wine list composed exclusively of rosé. The extract below is a description of their opening day in Juan Les Pins. They are assisted in their endeavours by a family friend Peter Tate.
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