http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2009/11/ct_bastide.php

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iscovered while staying at the lovely Hotel Pastis in Saint Tropez, the equally charming Côté Bastide bath products added unexpected repose to an already relaxing holiday. The Côté Bastide collection includes an assortment of fragrances, candles, soaps and home furnishings, all sold at one of the three serene shops in Paris or the south of France.

“This year I hired a small house with a swimming pool and beautiful gardens just outside St Tropez. My family had two weeks of swimming and eating great food. We didn’t go anywhere much but I cooked everyday.

It was a great holiday all about just us five being together. I have 65 employees working at my restaurant and they are a very loyal staff so I can afford go away now and again. But mainly I stay in my kitchen – not because I need to, but because it’s where I’m at my best. It’s what I wake up for in the morning – I love being a chef.”