Today’s the day! I am so excited to launch MANNA Paris for fellow English-speaking women and mothers abroad and our Francophile friends back in the home country. I have been dreaming this up for a year. And like all journeys and adventures in life, over the months and months I ...
One of two people I credit my love for food and ability to feed myself semi-decent meals is my dear old friend Campbell Whitman Riemens at Boots for Breakfast. She is a fellow mother abroad whose story and recipes I look forward to sharing here. (You will ...
As a girl living in Brooklyn, Zeva Bellel was fascinated by France. First it was the language, then the films. Her first trip to Paris, in lieu of a sweet sixteen party, made up her mind that she was meant to become Parisienne at some point ...
Lou Murrin-Honoré is a cross-cultural communications specialist with over twenty years’ experience in international media, who has held key creative and management roles in the television industry, including Director of Youth Channels for Turner Broadcasting, France as well as Head of Acquisitions for ...
There are so many kale salad recipes circulating on the internet, why don’t I narrow it down and share my personal favorite? This is adapted from a recipe on the blog, Valley Brink Road. In an effort to spruce it up the next day, I added a few ingredients along with my ...
There is nothing better than a kid-friendly recipe that feeds big people too. Timesaver! This is another recipe that came together by accident. (As an amateur home chef that happens a lot.) While I was in Switzerland visiting the in-laws and I was scratching my head for a finger ...
A typical breakfast for most French children is usually a tartine (slice of bread) with nutella or butter. Of course adoption and adaption is key for expat life, but I just cannot do it. I am a big breakfast lover and think it is such an important meal to get the day started. On ...
Lélia Thimonier is an interior designer from Paris. After studying art and journalism, she moved to Los Angeles to work as a journalist with French publications. Then she returned to Paris and her first love—interior design. Lélia studied at L’École Boulle, an advanced school of ...
When I was pregnant with my daughter and even post-birth, I couldn’t stand underwire bras. (I suppose they are good for support and fighting gravity, but damn they be uncomfortable.) Half the time, my maternity bras of choice were ratty old sports bras that had been washed so many times ...
Lucy Knight worked at AEFFE in New York City as the head of sales for Alberta Ferretti before moving on to work as the wholesale director for Lanvin. She has traveled the world attending fashion shows and working with ...