American Cakes in Paris
Remember that time that I went for a wander around the 11th and stumbled upon a beautiful cake? I do. It was glorious.
Brussels Christmas Market
With Christmas fast approaching, it only seems appropriate to reminisce about my visit to two of Europe’s best Christmas markets. A quick weekend trip was just enough time to visit two of the best: the Brussels Christmas market and the Cologne Christmas market. A good European Christmas market is really something special. I still remember […]
Life After the Attacks
I certainly didn’t expect to go dark for a month, but the events of November 13th caused a wave of emotions that hit me harder than I expected. Fear and sadness overtook my daily life for a full week afterward, to the degree that I avoided being outside as much as possible. Talking about food […]
La Fontaine de Mars for Perfect Sunday Roast Chicken
I had heard that La Fontaine de Mars had a perfect roast chicken plat du jour on Sunday, so when I found myself in the area at Sunday noonish time, it seemed like just the place to go.
Fall Colors at the Eiffel Tower
The trees around the Eiffel Tower have been spending their time over the past week becoming pretty spectacular, so I just wanted to share a few photos I took on my ride to work the other day. As it turns out, fall colors in Paris can be breathtaking enough to make you want to stop […]
Paris Restaurants that Everyone Will Enjoy
I often get requests for restaurant recommendations from visitors – sometimes friends, sometimes friends of friends. It’s tough to make a recommendation without knowing a person’s level of openness to eating new and different things. If it’s the kind of person who doesn’t branch out beyond boneless chicken breast and chain restaurants, then they’re not […]
The Most Beautiful Picnic Spot in Paris
I finally decided to fulfill a lifelong dream of going to Japan. I just booked my ticket last week to go at the end of November with two friends, and I am now in full research mode. As it gets colder here in Paris, and I start researching about Japanese culture, customs, and (obviously) food, […]
Why You Have to Drink Wine in France
There is many a great difference between French and American cultures. One of those differences is water, in both its liquid and frozen states. I wrote about Pierre Sang Boyer last week, the restaurant that launched a 3 year tradition of weekly dinners, and it reminded me of something that is a typical difference between […]
Pierre Sang Boyer & the Ultimate Guessing Game
Pierre Sang Boyer has two restaurants: Pierre Sang in Oberkamf and Pierre Sang on Gambey. They share a corner, so if you go to the wrong one, it’s really going to be okay. The first time I went to Pierre Sang Boyer in January 2013, it was the start of something new and beautiful. In […]
Gare au Gorille
Gorilla train station. That’s all this name means to me, and I’m not going to look it up to prove myself wrong. Gare = train station and Gorille = Gorilla. That’s all it can be. Small plates revelation of the year! We all know small plates are the thing. More food to try is always […]