Stories

Bad food is made without pride, by cooks who have no pride, and no love. Bad food is made by chefs who are indifferent, or who are trying to be everything to everybody, who are trying to please everyone… Bad food is fake food… food that shows fear and lack of confidence in people’s ability […]

I love Parma. It’s not crowded with tourists (yet!) like Florence or Rome; it’s small enough to wander about but not so vast as to feel overwhelmed. The locals are warm and friendly. The streets and squares are timeless and picturesque, lined with cathedrals and buildings coloured in sandy brown, cream and beige, with the […]

Dedicated to the joy of our lives, my nephew:   To see my childhood unfold through your unbridled laughter, and watch those who loved me love you too. To catch the sparkle in your innocent eyes at all things new, and realise this world suddenly stands at its dawn again. To dance with you, holding […]

Every girl has a different view with regard to fashion. Some don’t care for it, some live for it. Some of us are Carrie Bradshaw, others, Coco Chanel. Do you remember a period of your life through music? The first time I heard Edith Piaf, I knew I had to go see France. Or perhaps […]

This is one of my favourite segments from Paris Je T’aime: He watched his wife cross the street, in the red trench coat she always swore she’d throw out but always retrieved from her closet year after year. She was like that about everything. It was the trait that attracted him when they first met. […]

Today, I heard the frantic pitter-patter of rain on the zinc roof. It felt so nostalgic because it reminded me of childhood and the farm house from many years ago. How deafening a mid-day deluge could be, making an afternoon of rain feel like the end of the world to a ten-year-old. Just like how […]