Author Archives: Allison Coe

A new Spark lights up the Old Town dining scene

Posted on December 5, 2024 by Allison Coe

Spark Live Fire Kitchen is my new favorite restaurant in Nice: unique, creative, fun, and extremely welcoming and delicious. The Concept: It’s all about fire: there is no stove… all cooking is done in a custom wood-burning oven, modelled on … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving in Nice

Posted on November 22, 2024 by Allison Coe

Thanksgiving is the holiday that tugs hardest on the heartstrings of American expats, because in France the last Thursday in November is just… Thursday. So attention nostalgic Americans: La Barque Bleue Restaurant in the Nice Port is offering a traditional … Continue reading →

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Birthday Bash for the Promenade des Anglais

Posted on August 30, 2024 by Allison Coe

200 years ago, the wealthy British tourists that flocked here every winter, insisted on an upgrade of the potholed dirt road running along the beach, so they could stroll along the seaside without getting their finery soiled with dust and … Continue reading →

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80 years ago: Nice Freed From Nazi Occupiers

Posted on August 24, 2024 by Allison Coe

Last June marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day: the storming of the beaches of Normandy. But that was just the start, as battles raged all summer, including the storming of Toulon/Var beaches on August 15th.  Town by town the Nazi … Continue reading →

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Two Major Hotel Openings that are Quite a Surprise

Posted on June 30, 2024 by Allison Coe

In medieval times, ancient Convent of the Visitation in Old Nice was an austere abode for pious nuns.  The nuns are long gone and the convent has been boarded up for decades, but nevertheless the locals fought tooth-and-nail to stop … Continue reading →

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