As everyday passes, there seem to be more and more options for vegans popping up (literally, in this case) in Paris. (Some of my favorite spots can be found here.) It’s a far cry from the meat-and-cheese-and-sauce diet that French cuisine is famed for, but also shows how the city is evolving beyond tradition to embrace creativity. The Hood, a… Read More
In October 2015, I went up to Montmartre to meet a local blogger for coffee. She was hiring an editorial assistant, and though my plate was already overflowing with commitments (not to mention I was merely a month in to grad school) I saw the opportunity and knew it would be a perfect match. Needless to say, I had no idea… Read More
To really feel the whole emotion of this post, I invite you to play this playlist crafted by my superboss Clotilde as you read (I listened to it on repeat as I wrote and as it was being made). Three years ago today, I got my acceptance letter for TAPIF. I ran into my co-worker’s office, sob-whispering that I got… Read More
I am always amazed when I stumble upon remnants of Paris before the Revolution. My heart skips a little when I see the cross-hatched architecture in St. Paul, the flying buttresses on cathedrals across the city, and one particular pastry shop on rue Montorgueil. I’ve written about rue Montorgueil before—it’s also the home of G. Detou, where somehow I convinced… Read More
It’s easy to cozy into a routine living in France—visiting the same boulangerie, walking the same streets, and returning to favorite wine bars. I was inspired by this post on C’est Christine (and have been meaning to make a Paris bucket list for quite some time!) to draft up the things in Paris I haven’t done yet, and then make… Read More
I first moved to Paris six (!) years ago. And in those first five months that I was here, I suffered immensely from culture shock—that feeling when something that you’ve been dreaming of your entire life turns out to be less magic and more métro, boulot, dodo. Don’t get me wrong, I also experienced thrills of discovery and butterflies as… Read More
