I first moved to Paris six (!) years ago. And in those first five months that I was here, I suffered immensely from culture shock—that feeling when something that you've been dreaming of your entire life turns out to be less magic and more métro, boulot, dodo. Don't get me wrong, I also experienced ... Read More about Self-Care and Mindfulness in Paris
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The Year of Magical Eating, Revisited
At the beginning of the year I declared this to be my year of magical eating (an idea borrowed from another Paris blogger named Anne). The goal was to be more intentional with my food and the products I was consuming. To taste and not just eat; to interact with the food as well as the company. All ... Read More about The Year of Magical Eating, Revisited
My Secret Family Christmas Bread Recipe
There is no better way to travel than by taste. And as far from home as I am, this is the one recipe that can send me there, even once a year, just as Proust traveled to Combray through his cup of tea and madeleine. With one bite of this bread, I am instantly transported to the stairs my siblings ... Read More about My Secret Family Christmas Bread Recipe
A Home-Grown Fancy Feast at L’Arpège
The best things come in threes. In this case, three stars. Three Michelin stars, at the nearly-hidden L'Arpège restaurant on Rue de Varenne. Perhaps you know about it from Chef's Table on Netflix? The latest season, based in France, opens with dramatic scenes of French chef Alain Passard—the ... Read More about A Home-Grown Fancy Feast at L’Arpège
My Paris Story
Heeelllooo everyone! First of all, let me direct you to my newly-published feature on Our Paris Stories here. Some of you out there may remember my very first Paris story (hey, fam!). It was the story where I got lost over and over and over again, tripping over cobblestones and making too ... Read More about My Paris Story
My Favorite Working Cafés in Paris
Working at a café goes totally against French nature. Cafés are for socializing, for relaxing, for having apéritifs after a long day of work. For dipping croissants in café crèmes so the crumbs don't get stuck to your sweater. Cafés, historically, are the antithesis of work. Alas, my friends, I ... Read More about My Favorite Working Cafés in Paris