A malfunctioning GPS, a pet shop and a small coastal town in southern Italy were the unlikely ingredients for our authentic Calabrian cooking class.

Dining in a coastal cave in Puglia, the heel of the Italian boot, is today an extravagant and highly sort after culinary experience.

The story of France’s oldest brandy is inextricably linked with the spirit and traditions of the country’s famous Gascony region – its rich cuisine, its rural lifestyle and its famous sons, the Three Musketeers.