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Beef and Beet Bowl with Roasted Root Vegetables
People often ask me whether or not I experienced culture shock when I first arrived in France. And while I definitely experienced linguistic shock the first few times – overwhelmed by my inability to...
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Wednesday Bites: A San Sebastian Pintxo Crawl
It’s impossible to go to San Sebastian without enjoying some pintxos! Pintxo (pronounced peen-cho) is the Basque word for tapas; if Basque has its own word for tapa, it’s probably because they do them...
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I’ve got a bone to pick. A major part of my job is reporting on sustainability in America, and I must say, I’ve been seeing a trend I like quite a lot. Americans, by and large, are becoming more aware...
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Zucchini Forestière with Mushrooms and Saint-Nectaire
Earlier this year, I wrote a story about menu translation (and, more specifically, why it so often goes terribly wrong). As the story was pretty broad in scope, one issue I didn’t get to delve that...
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Wednesday Bites: Beaujolais Nouveau with Authentic Parisian Tables
It should come as no surprise that France has an entire holiday devoted to wine. It’s true! While the French drink wine at most holidays (regardless of what’s being celebrated), the third Thursday of...
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Duck Magret with Roasted Mirabelles
Today may well be Thanksgiving, but it’s been a very long time since I celebrated this most American of holidays in any traditional way. For the past five years, I’ve spent Thanksgiving with my aunt in...
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Wednesday Bites: Getting into the Christmas Spirit with Hugo & Victor
I’m a huge fan of cities at Christmas. The twinkle lights, the department store windows, the chill in the air. While Paris doesn’t quite hold a candle to my beloved New York (it’s tough to do better...
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Beef Oxtail Bourguignon
I have an announcement, folks. I’m French. I’m officially French. It’s kind of hard to believe. After over a year of paperwork and waiting, I finally received the letter that – as a fellow naturalized...
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Pasta with Meat Sauce
When I was growing up and watching movies about Christmas, I remember wondering how on Earth someone could not make it home for the holidays. The excuses presented by the characters I saw onscreen...
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Roasted Red Cabbage
I’ve been caught between two cultures for a long time. I noticed it again last night, sitting around with my sister’s roommates. One of their boyfriends asked me, “Do you find the French friendly?” How...
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