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Le Bar
A lovely bar and a martini glass allow you dream. Perched on a stool, smelling sweet, looking nice, this is the escape that I need… for the duration of a 24 Euro cocktail. Then, a cravat-wearing,...
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Bringin’“Curvy” Back
This statue in the Luxembourg Gardens reminds me of, well, me. We are two ladies who obviously enjoy our Parisian bistros (Le Comptoir du Relais, Chez Dumonet-Josephine, Bistro Paul Bert… more on that...
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The Paris County Fair
Ahhh, the Frenchies… Call them prim and fussy (or elegant and discerning) but they know how to throw a proper fair. Dairy cows, cattle, piggies, sheep… … fine wines tastings (Chevrey-Chambertin, Cote...
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Lighten Up: Raspberry Tapenade
(Pictured: Confit de canard–duck cooked in its own fat. That is not light. And after one too many plates of those, I was dying for something light and bright…) Looking back through my photos of...
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Paris Pocket Guide
“I probably shouldn’t admit that I took a 5-day leave from my little family to, well, eat… and sip wine. But that was my primary motivation for flying across the Atlantic and freezing my fanny off in...
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What I Learned…
Five Random, Beautiful Things I Learned While Away… #1 Eat & Unwind Remnants of Coquilles St. Jacques and beef at Le Comptoir. Once in a while, it’s good for the soul to eat a full, proper lunch....
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Le Comptoir du Relais
Yves Camdeborde is Brooke’s Paris boyfriend. She deboards and then immediately heads to his bistro in the Carrefour de l’Odeon (think Left Bank fabulous). It’s cashmere-elbow to cashmere-elbow because...
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Chez Dumonet Josephine
Nestle into the dark leather banquettes of Chez Dumonet-Josephine (always ask to be seated in the front room when you reserve) and pretend that you’ve stepped back into sepia-toned, pre-war Paris....
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Les Itineraires
Les Itineraires needs to be a part of your “flaneur” existence in Paris. Don’t know what that is? A flaneur is an only-in-Paris kind of character who wanders, idles and considers themselves a...
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Accept no imitations. Steak tartare in Paris should be hand-chopped, fresh, no frills and just about the best you’ve ever tasted. The frites that share the plate should be fried golden, the perfect...
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Les Fines Geules
It was one of those happy moments when we had nothing to do but stroll around the most beautiful city in the world and discover- unearth delicious places, bites and sips. An unexpected right turn and...
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Paris In The Springtime…
Let’s go to Paris. We’ll shred our puffer coats—those ambulatory sleeping bags that we’ve all been wearing for the past six months—hop the next Paris-bound flight at JFK and make a plan when we get...
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Ultimate Guide: London and Paris
Yes, that’s me at the Duane Reade check-out, grinning ear-to-ear. I’m buying a box of Airborne and I’m ecstatic. Because that little box means I’m about to get on a plane. And planes mean travel. And I...
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