by Allison | Feb 22, 2023 | All recipes, Cocktails and Party Recipes
On Her Majesty’s Yacht Now that we’re firmly into the new year, it seems that not much has changed from the last where the intriguing lifestyle of the royals is concerned. Not even the striking and demonstrations here in Paris seem to distract us much from the...
by Allison | Dec 20, 2021 | All recipes, Cocktails and Party Recipes, Main Courses
Why I’m (Almost) a Grinch And…. (deep breath): the holidays are upon us. Putting it that way reminds me of a short story I used to read for public speaking competitions as a high school student, The Lottery. Spoiler alert: the last sentence of Shirley Jackson’s piece...
by Allison | May 4, 2021 | All recipes, Cocktails and Party Recipes, Soups and Salads
Culinary Mystery Solved! Once in a while, I get a message from a newsletter subscriber who is looking for a particular product or recipe they tried in Paris. A few years ago, I opened a message on my web site and found this one from a reader looking for a green pea...
by Allison | Feb 9, 2021 | All recipes, Cocktails and Party Recipes
The Meaning of the Party In January, France lost a beloved actor and director, Jean-Pierre Bacri. Often teaming up in films with his erstwhile wife, Agnès Jaoui, the pair were dubbed “Jacri” by the press, a little like a French equivalent of “Brangelina” (Jacri being...
by Allison | Dec 19, 2020 | All recipes, Cocktails and Party Recipes, Main Courses
A Delicious French Holiday Tradition The holidays are upon us! Despite everything, or maybe it’s precisely because of the peculiar year we’ve had, my neighborhood shop-owners around the town hall of the 20th district in Paris are really decking the halls more than...
by Allison | Sep 22, 2020 | All recipes, Cocktails and Party Recipes, Other First Courses
A Modernist Villa on the French Riviera Nestled between Monaco and the French-Italian border, Roquebrune Cap Martin is where the steep Alpes Maritimes tumble right into the Mediterranean Sea. Perched on three “shelves,” the town includes turquoise sea coves on the...
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