A Paris Chef Shares How to Find the Best Pastries in Town (& Avoid Tourist Traps)
Posted on January 16, 2020
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<p>After an afternoon of sightseeing around the butte Montmartre, a nibble or two of French pastry is well-deserved. Rather than settling into an anonymous café on the rue des Abbesses, head west until the street narrows and forks. Tucked away just off the main drag, La Bossue awaits. Known for its generous brunch, cozy vintage atmosphere, extensive […]</p>
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San Sebastian Blog How to Enjoy San Sebastian in February
Posted on January 15, 2020
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<p>This blog post was originally posted on January 9, 2019 and was updated on January 15, 2020. The weather may be cold, but with so much going on in San Sebastian in February, you’ll hardly notice the chilly temperatures.After all, you’ll be busy getting immersed in authentic cultural events, spending quality time with your special someone, or […]</p>
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Food and Drink in Paris Hidden Paris: La Fontaine de Belleville
Posted on September 20, 2019
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<p>In the capital of café culture, good coffee is surprisingly hard to find. But La Fontaine de Belleville stands out thanks to its roaster ties.When you think of best Parisian cafes, what do you picture? Perhaps a corner spot with small round tables and wicker chairs facing the street. Or maybe friends chatting over wine, or […]</p>
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Food and Drink in Paris What to Drink in Paris & When to Blend in with the Locals
Posted on September 13, 2019
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<p>From pinot noir to pastis, there’s no shortage of drinks you should try in Paris—you just need to know what the locals are actually ordering!Francophile celebrity Dita Von Teese likes absinthe so much she even cooks her casserole with it. Yet before you have visions of Van Gogh hallucinating wildly and slicing off his own […]</p>
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Food and Drink in Paris The 7 Best Places for Coffee in Paris + Essential Coffee Vocab
Posted on August 22, 2019
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<p>In Paris, cafe culture runs deep. Coffee culture, well—as others have reported, it’s still developing. For many years, the only available coffee options in Paris were very average, at best. This is for a number of reasons, among them strict regulations for opening new cafes, France’s history of colonialism, and general lack of innovation in the field. But […]</p>
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How to Order Coffee in French Like You Know What You’re Doing
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<p>It seems like an easy task: ordering a coffee. But as with many things in France, there’s a right and a wrong way. French coffee culture is guided by a number of spoken and unspoken rules. There’s the somewhat confusing nomenclature, unique coffee shop dynamics and a strong tendency toward over-caffeination. As a visitor to France, however, […]</p>
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The 6 Best Places for Coffee in Rome + Essential Coffee Vocab
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<p>Everyone knows the wonders of the world are best explored caffeinated.The good news is, you’re in Rome. The possibly not-as-great news is, you may be suffering at the hands of that beast known as jet lag. Luckily, we have the solution, because you’re in the land of un buon caffè (a good coffee). Below are a […]</p>
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Rome Then & Now: Cafes
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<p>When you think of Italy, we bet you think of pizza, pasta and coffee.But let’s focus on the third thing for now. There’s a good reason why Italy is synonymous with charming sidewalk cafes and flavorful coffee—in fact, it would practically be a sin to come here and not indulge in an espresso, cappuccino (just […]</p>
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<p>When staying in Rome, it’s important to know your Campari from your Crodino—and that’s where our guide to what to drink in Rome comes in!In Rome, drinks are an important and integral part of our food culture. Just as we don’t have a meal without drinking, we rarely drink without eating.For everything, there is a […]</p>
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<p>Roma. Caput Mundi. Romanitas.Modern day Romanitas requires and reflects the same kind of virtues that Romans valued a few thousand years ago, and we’re guessing you’ve made them a part of your life, too. You probably find yourself having to explain to your less Rome-obsessed pals what it means to be Roman. Things like who […]</p>
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