In total anticipation for the Beauty and the Beast film release, the Kensington Hotel is proposing an afternoon tea total featured with the film’s characters.   Be our guest, be our guest… the music plays and sticks to mind while you delight yourself with Mr Cogworth’s face chocolate ganash… Scenes of the movie are very well represented in the tea’s delights…you feel that at any time Mrs Pott will ask how you are  while you pour the tea into your cup… Kensington Hotel – London until the 30th November! Tale As Old As Time XX Valentina… Read more

Do not miss it! Do not miss it! Do not miss it! If you are in Switzerland…. It is a mantra that should stick in your mind.. Do not miss the Monet exposition at the Beyeler Foundation in Basel. It is there until the end of May… End of my holidays, on the way home… Bye bye in Style..  Some pictures for your delight! XX Valentina… Read more

My husband and I love to go to different Brunches. Today I will start to write a series of recommendations as we have experienced amazing brunches. I will start with the lastest on – yesterday. We are on holidays for our ski trip and we decided to explore the Swiss Alps this time. Then, yesterday we were recommended to try the Chaernsmatt, in Rothenburg, a small neighbourhood of Luzern… The brunch was amazing, divided in 3 different moments. First, the breakfast part of it, with breads, croissants, different types of cheese and hams… Various types of eggs and quiches… this… Read more