The first miracle of Monday’s devastating fire at Notre Dame is that the 856-year old structure remains standing. The second is that her precious relics – including the crown of thorns – survived. And the third miracle (because we Catholics like to do things in threes) is that, thanks to the quick response of Parisian [...]
I don't speak french, but I know all about joie de vivre. We found it in Paris last summer, in the midst of a general strike, only hours after historic flooding, and just months after a devastating terrorist attack. We heard it in the animated chatter of proud Parisians, smelled it wafting from their sweet [...]
Katherine's magic spreadsheet took us all over Paris, through parks bustling with happy children and uninhibited lovers, into cool bookstores and sweet patisseries, across flooded rivers and ancient cobblestone, to five-star restaurants and delicious street vendors. But, the best gift her research brought us, unwrapped itself in Le Baiser Salé, a Parisian jazz club. Cynthia [...]
I picked up some excellent tips on cooking and the fine art of French flirting during our recent trip to Paris. The tres beaux Chef Erich taught me the former; my own two daughters taught me the latter. It happened like this: Katherine, who can whip up a perfect triple chocolate marshmallow cookie faster than [...]
Most days, Paris really does smell like a warm croissant -- buttery, flaky, rich -- and we enjoyed every delicious bite. In our short time there, we found our way to 22 spots bookmarked by our most Excel-lent guide, Katherine. Her glorious spreadsheet brought us to nearly every arrondissement in Paris -- a slam poetry [...]