Meals become special occasions at Substance.
Author: emiglia
A Delicious Pop-Up at Chambre Noire
Lucy Chen’s vegetarian Chinese food is out of sight.
Fouquet’s Deserves Its Fame 120 Years Later
This 125-year-old brasserie stands the test of time.
Monday Postcard of Auvergne
My trip to Auvergne was filled with beauty.
‘American Gods’ is Just the Book I Needed
I’m not sure Neil Gaiman is capable of writing a book I don’t love.
Deux Fois Plus de Piment Does Indeed Have Twice the Spice
Delicious Szechuan cuisine with a nice dose of heat.
Le Rigmarole Lives Up to the Hype
Le Rigmarole has been on my list of Parisian tables to try for a long time. Recommended by the likes of David Lebovitz, Meg Zimbeck, and more, this restaurant is helmed by…
Unpopular Opinion: I Prefer ‘Tender is the Night’ to ‘The Great Gatsby’
Is it my imagination, or does this book set on the Riviera imitate the rise and swell of the waves in its very structure?
Badaboum Offers an Explosion of Flavor in Bastille
It’s a food pun.
‘Witches on the Road Tonight’ is Poetry in Novel Form
This week, I had the immense pleasure of attending a reading given by my dear friend Sion Dayson following the release of her début novel, As a River (which you should all go read…