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A Brief Compendium of “Are You Seriously Going to Eat That?”

Crab cakes anyone? They should have a museum out of misfortunate mid-century menus. Seriously, what were they thinking? Food styling has come a long, long way. I dare you to make one for your Friday night dinner guests. Shrimp Cocktail Tree, found on Pinterest. Stanley Kubrick Egg Treats, found on Flickr. You’re going to need a…

Surviving Summer in NYC with the Essential Ice Cream Bars

Come Summer, New Yorkers risk feeling like humans kebabs when they step out to the sidewalk, and we’ve concluded that the most reasonable remedy is to find an ice cream parlour. Whether it’s a zesty scoop from the Lemon Ice King in Queens, or behind the bougie doors of Serendipity 3, we’d like to rebrand…

The Last Peach Orchards of Paris

Peaches grown right here in Paris? Believe it or not, centuries ago, Paris became home to a thriving peach farming industry that produced up to 17 million fruits a year– and even today, a little-known community of cultivators are still growing them in the very same orchards. These were the original greenhouses. Established during the…

Brunch in the Paris Puces

On a crisp sunny Sunday, there really is no better place to be in Paris than les Puces (the flea market) of St.Ouen. The epicenter of authentic Paris, le Marché aux Puces de Saint-Ouen is an ideal little society of its own, made up of village-like alleys and small streets, persevered by an intellectual and…

The Cook’s Atelier in Burgundy, France

The talented film-making duo behind Tiger in a Jar have struck again, this time they’re in France, filming the culinary workshop, The Cook’s Atelier in Burgundy. It prompted me to find out a little bit more about the dreamy workshop, and if you’re looking to try out some authentic cook thrown in with a very…
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Missing Paris in New York

If you happen to be a Parisian, like our new US editor Francky (hey, it’s me), who suddenly found herself plopped down in the Big Apple with a case of culture shock, you might be yearning for a cheat sheet of sorts — a means to finding a little bit of Paris in New York.…

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All Aboard the International Express, New York City

You can go to Paris for beauty school, and the Philippines for lunch. You can find your dream Diwali dress and a 200lb Ganesh statue on one block, then put your feet up at one of the best Chinese food emporiums in the world. The glory of New York has always been its diversity, but…

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Greenhouse Lunching & Offbeat Hunting in East London

Tucked away in an overlooked neighbourhood of East London, quieter and smaller than Shoreditch but with the potential to outshine Brick Lane, Exmouth Market is an unsung gem of the city, a failsafe foodie stomping ground, safeguarded by locals and creative start-ups who set up shop in the hood over the last decade. I had made a…

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The Secret Girls Lunch in Paris

Tell your girlfriends to meet you at the prettiest flower shop in Paris– but only the ones you trust with your innermost secrets. We’ve found ourselves a hidden new lunch spot… Wait for her by the tulips stacked on top of old books… Next to one of the oldest tabac shops in Paris on Rue des…

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The Last Diners of Old Manhattan

They belong to a bygone era of American dining, one that includes the long-lost “Automat”– the mere mention of which, taps into a wellspring of nostalgic, pungent memories for those who remember clutching a handful of nickels and peering into those little glass windows containing chicken pot pies and lemon meringue desserts. With the slip…
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