Six feet apart from my shoes.
—Ashly Cabral Arno
Eating to live; oops, the opposite!
—Vanina Bousquet
A bad time for lipstick lovers.
—Francis Almonte
Tag: France
Having Coffee in NYC
Since I arrived in New York City, I have enjoyed having coffee outside. What a nice array of wonderful coffee places! My husband and I immediately embraced the NYC coffee culture. Every year, we would go to the New York Coffee Festival, and we would buy the new edition of The New York Coffee Guide. We were always strolling the city to discover a new coffee spot.
“Toi et Moi” with Love and Hope
It was on a radiant afternoon in the summer of 2003 that my grandmother offered me her engagement ring because she knew I was getting married. We were sitting together on the terrace of our family’s house, perched in the Corsican mountains, silently admiring the view of our valley. Some rare clouds were casting moving shadows over the forest, while in the distance, the Mediterranean Sea was glittering in the sun.
Like Father, Like Daughter—An American Dream
Bacon and eggs. Pancakes and maple syrup. Those were the very first English words I learned as a child. I was probably about six years old. But aromas are so powerful in bringing back memories that I still can smell the salty aroma of bacon when waking up on Sunday mornings, as well as taste …
How I Encountered My Wife
In September 2010, I was invited by friends to spend some time at their place in Brooklyn. At that time, I was still living in Paris. On September 26th, almost at the end of my stay, I went down in the subway to go to visit another friend, in Tribeca. At around eight in the …
Tears and Flames
At this moment, everybody knows what happened to Notre Dame de Paris. The Paris cathedral burned for 12 hours. American television followed each image for more than five hours. All the people around the world consider this event a tragedy, and it was one. I was shocked and saddened. I watched French and American television. …