September 29, 2010

Dining in Paris...Gossip Girl Style

In last season’s finale of Gossip Girl we found out Blair & Serena would take on Paris for the summer.  Already incredibly stylish in Manhattan, imagine them with their Chanel and Louis strolling along the Champs Élysées or sipping tea at a cafe.  If I had my Paris vacation two weeks earlier, I would have [...]

September 21, 2010

Indulging in Macarons: Part 2, Inside Gerard Mulot's Kitchen

Indulging in Macarons: Part 1

I was floating on a sugar cloud as I continued to taste as many macarons as I possibly could.  But I have to say the ultimate macaron experience and highlight of my time in Paris was a visit inside the kitchen of chocolatier and patissier, Gerard Mulot.  I thought this behind-the-scenes [...]

September 9, 2010

Indulging in Macarons...Part 1

While the craze is still all about cupcakes in the US, the spotlight belongs to macarons in Paris.  And long lines didn’t deter me from my search for the city’s best.  Ladurée, Pierre Hermé,
Gerard Mulot… here I come!

September 7, 2010

My Paris Mornings: Croissants and Baguettes

“Deux croissants au beurre s’il vous plait.“  Oh how I miss saying that every morning.  Here in the states a morning typically includes a trip to Starbucks for a latte, mocha.. or whatever it is people need to wake up.  Not being a coffee drinker myself I wouldn’t know.  But it was nice [...]

September 2, 2010

My Paris

One week wandering the streets of Paris… no museums or long lines, no Eiffel Tower, just food.  I returned home mid-August but was in denial that I had really left a city that I fell in love with.  The idea of blogging and writing in past tense would only emphasize the fact that the trip [...]