Simple Pâté
We have an upcoming trip planned for London and Paris in April and we can’t wait until we depart. We’ve never been to Europe, and aside from Canada and Mexico we have never left the U.S. We are also...
View ArticleWe’re Back!
Eiffel Tower Duo You know you’ve had a great vacation if, upon your return, you need a few weeks to decompress. We flew across an ocean, dodged an erupting volcano, rode a bullet train, bicycled the...
View ArticleOur Travel Tips
The best, and cheapest, meal we had in Paris was in our little apartment. The radishes, asparagus and melon were purchased from the farmer's market; the sandwich and baguette from a local boulangere;...
View ArticleYou say Macaron, I say Macaroon
If you haven’t visited Paris, you might assume that the pastry that best represents the city would be the croissant. After all, as Americans we associate the flaky pastry with the French even though it...
View ArticleLe Dîner à San Francisco 2011
Imagine one of those rare, warm, still, clear evenings on the Music Concourse, between the De Young Museum and the Academy of Sciences,in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. With beautiful museums...
View ArticleMad about Madeleines
France has given us so many wonderful things: French Fries, the Eiffel Tower, and berets—just to name a few—but one of the things we love most of all from France is the madeleine—and Champagne, of...
View ArticleProject Croissant: la farine graham et noix de coco
We leave for Paris tomorrow and we have croissants on the brain! Paris is so many things, but anticipation of the city’s beautiful boulangeries, coupled with our love of Viennoiserie, has our tummies...
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