I have a secret: everything delicious comes from Dijon. Ok, more broadly, everything delicious comes from Bourgogne, the French region of which Dijon is the capital. Think about it. Where would we be without mustard, Grand Crus, bœuf bourguignon, escargots de Bourgogne, coq au vin, crème de Cassis…I could go on for hours. As part of the Jon-and-Anne-take-France tour of 2015, of…
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A snapshot of Paris kitchen store G. Detou right before Christmas.
Before I begin, I want to take a minute to thank everyone for checking in on me and for all your kind notes. This month has been hard and surreal for the entire Paris community, and I have been so touched by all the friends sending me global support for Paris and words of encouragement. I have found great comfort in…
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My favorite place in London is, without a doubt, Notting Hill. It’s not just because I have been hoping to run into Hugh Grant for years (movie Hugh Grant not real life Hugh Grant)…though that wouldn’t be an awful turn of events. Notting Hill is filled with colorful houses reminiscent of Rue Crémieux in Paris (though it is much more…
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Paris got cold the day I arrived. That was the unfortunate moment I remembered that for the past eight months I had been living in the same place Parisians go for vacation — the cold air snapped me back to reality. As soon as my unfortunate French Southern twang emerges in Paris, I am faced with an ultimatum: Paris or Aix?…
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