Our family loves offering suggestions of where to eat in Paris. After all, it is our favorite thing to do while in Paris. We hope you will find these suggestions helpful if you find yourself in Paris. Bon Appétit! Pâtisseries in Paris Of course this list could go on and on! My husband makes fun…
For years Charlotte has loved the chicken and rice soup at Panera Bread. I’ve recently found a way to replicate it and make something even better! I feel a little bit like my Grandpa when I tell her “this is even better than Panera!” I remember when I was her age my Mom would pick-up…
Taking Charlotte to Paris was an absolute dream and a vacation we will always remember. I’m so glad our photographer Sasha Lannier was able to capture Charlotte’s first trip to Paris. If you find yourself in Paris please reach out to Sasha. She is wonderful! If you remember from a previous post Sasha also photographed…
Our parents and business partners, John and Wendy, just returned from a restful, food and wine filled, much needed vacation in Paris. For Christmas we gifted them with photos during their trip. While they protested a little bit we knew the end result would be worth it! And it was! We worked with Parisian photographer…
Happy New Year! We hope that the holidays have been good to you and your family and you’ve begun this new year with full and happy hearts. Our family has decided to follow a Paleo diet this year after a four year hiatus. Yes. Four years! While we will not follow it 100% (I still…
Nearly a year has passed since my family closed the doors to our family business, The Colonial Bar & Grille. The bar has been our family business for 51 years. The decision was of course difficult, but ultimately the best decision for our family. The bar was a labor of love for my Grandparents and we’ve…
My husband and I recently spent our birthdays (yes, we have the same birthday, one year apart…I like to say I was his first birthday present) in Paris. I lived in Paris in 2006 while spending my junior year abroad in college and have wanted to take Drew back for many years but the time…
Chelsea and I had the pleasure of meeting Jasmine Wisz back in June. She came into Le Bon Macaron to see if we needed custom art by a local artist. We said no, but soon thought better of it! The next day we were sipping lattes and discussing plans for six custom watercolor canvases depicting Parisian…
Easter is this weekend and I find myself reminiscing about past Easters in our family and how special this celebration has been in many ways. When we were little Easter often fell on spring break and we frequently went “out west” as my parents called it. We went to Las Vegas! Many Easter’s we took…
I am not Irish, but my name is, and I married an Irishman so now I also have an Irish last name…so that kind of makes me Irish…kind of. Growing up I felt like a bit of an impostor on St. Patrick’s Day. I’m a lot of many things but Irish by blood is not…