Des Adresses Utiles à Place de Chambre

Above I've scanned the business cards of three important establishments that made my experience in Metz all the more memorable. They are for you so you can make your own stay in Metz a more pleasant one. At the top is where I dined the only evening I was there, Mala Coste, with one word of advice: dine and wine there now!!!!! In the middle you'll find the business card of the wonderful inn which Madame Hocine has created with the greatest of care, love, passion, and just plain class: Hôtel de la Cathédrale. When I go back there soon, guess where I'll be staying? I have always desisted from large hotel chains. The B&Bs in the countryside or the small family owned hotel in cities have proven to enlighten me more. Support small business because it's personal, it's family, and it's home, it's us. And finally down below, the 3rd card, belongs to Madame La Sommelière. Or perhaps she prefers being called Le Sommelier? It doesn't matter because she had a patient ear for all my queries regarding local vines and French wine in general. A lovely person who completed the sommelier course in London I believe, probably that famous sommelier school that costs a lot of money but that nevertheless is like graduating from Yale; yet what I find interesting is that here is a fine lady from France, the craddle of modern winemaking and when I say modern I mean the last 1000 years, with a thriving wine bar, yet humble enough to enhance her knowledge about wine from the English? Hmmmmm? Okay, got it. You should visit her and allow her to instruct you in the delights of local winemaking, a very unsusual experience. I had her assortment of cheeses that blew me away!