This week I am in Lucerne, Switzerland with my in-laws. The weather changes every day from chilly, to blazing heat, to relentless rain. Somehow I do not mind it because the scenery is crazy beautiful. Yesterday we went on a five-hour hike up a mountain!! Miserably hard on ...
Why is it that cafes always put the napkin UNDER my croissant, cake, or sandwich? Seriously, I need that napkin grease-free to wipe the crumbs from my face. Are the French so next-level with their table manners that they don’t even need napkins anymore? If you have the answer, ...
As a Nigerian/Texan I can’t believe I am complaining, but this heat is no joke y’all! I walked my daughter home from the halte-garderie Wednesday and was drenched in sweat. It’s true that I love warm climates but heat in a city where air conditioning is basically non-existent…goodness! ...
If you lived in Brooklyn or New York circa 2001-2008 during the French bistro craze (Pastis, Balthazar) you remember Sunday brunch at Bar Tabac on Smith Street. Michael Arenella’s 1920s jazz band, steak frites, escargot, moule frites, fountains of Ricard, and blocked streets for Bastille celebrations. It was ...
