I very often find that the things that have very little hype around them are the best of all. Hype tends to ruin things, make them seem less amazing than you thought…
Tag: Paris
promenade, préfecture, pasta
When you’re as high-strung as I am, it’s a little bit hard to fathom that there are people in the world who actually let their minds go blank every once in awhile….
Foodbuzz 24×24: Parisian North African Market Adventures
I love my local market in the 15th arrondissement. I go once or twice a week to pick up my day-to-day groceries; my cheese guy knows my order by heart, and my…
pork roast, cornbread, cucumber salad
Sunday lunchtime is a serious affair in France. Around noon, the stairwell in my seven-story building starts to smell like garlic, onions, roasting chicken skin. The line from the bakery goes out…
I love Paris… and beef bourguignon
When I was growing up, I was never the one who was all that into romance movies. Most of my best friends were guys or girls who were also mostly friends with…
Figs, goat cheese, and my market
Life in Paris doesn’t always look exactly the way that one might expect. I sort of hope that, in writing this blog, I clarify some of the over-romanticized notions of living in…
Clafoutis aux cerises
Yesterday, I mentioned the fact that my absence from blogging while in New York stemmed from two different reasons; today, I approach the second: France itself. This trip back to New York…
Salade composée with tuna, asparagus and new potatoes
My mom is not a big fan of chocolate. She doesn’t like sweets that much at all, except a bite of really good lemon tart, a nibble of a palmier or maybe…
Asparagus and White Bean Pasta
Just when I think I’m completely out of new, healthy, tasty ideas for the kitchen… spring happens. And with spring, comes asparagus. Yes, I know there are a lot of spring vegetables:…
Mustard Pork Roast with Apples
It’s difficult to explain to people who don’t live in Paris how easy it is to forget that I’m here. I’m not saying this to rub it in your faces, honestly. Sometimes…