A Wine By Any Other Name….

 I wonder if its sweet 

I Almost Forgot

I almost committed a grande faux pas while in NYC last week. After my final meeting I almost headed back to my hotel for a cocktail with friends when I forgot that there was a pilgrimage still to be made. The one place in NYC where people were patient while waiting in line (in trainers and jeans or in…

Little Town Blues?

My self imposed exile is over.It has always been my custom to ease into a new year. This year has thus far been a shock to my system. I mean I’ve been going at break-neck speed. So much so that I can barely hold a clear thought in my head.I feel myself on the verge…

Comparison Shopping

Normandie Bakery, Los Angeles…. Laduree, Paris….. I’m just saying.

Market Day…L.A. (pt.1)

I have it from reliable sources that Paris has had a not so fantastic summer, on the weather front. It has been tres mal as they say. This knowledge has filled me with more than my usual bit of arrogance as I spend yet another day in the glorious Los Angeles sunshine. I’ve not counted,…

Sweet Love

A steady diet of macarons from Laduree is all one really needs if the ultimate goal is to die ridiculously happy. Although, I must say, I actually prefer those at Dalloyau by a hair. Honestly, the thought of my next trip to Paris and the expected repeat visits to these emporiums of sweetness makes me giddy….