Touring Paris 

Growing up, my idea of luxury brands extended only as far as Nike, Ralph Lauren, and Lacoste. Every summer, I spent my babysitting money trying to keep up with the trends my friends were wearing. Designer fashion, at least as I knew it, felt exciting but still within reach. Everything changed when I lived in Paris as a young adult. As I wandered the city's streets, waited in line at the neighborhood boulangerie, or rode the Métro, I became immersed in a different world of fas

Maybe it’s the planning for my upcoming March trip to Paris. Maybe it’s Valentine’s Day thoughts from this past weekend. Or perhaps it’s the snow still blanketing the ground. Whatever the reason, my heart—and my stomach—have been focused on one thing: velvety chocolate. I’ve long wanted to write an entire article dedicated to hot chocolate, and I can’t think of a better season than this one—the season of love—to celebrate such an indulgent pleasure. About fifteen years ago, I

Growing up in a household of teachers, our family naturally became close with other educators, and one such friendship was with Mr. Roger and Mrs. Karen Rosen. The Rosens joined us for dinner many times throughout my childhood and adolescence, and the story of how they met was, to a young teen, the most romantic tale imaginable: they met while participating in a summer abroad program in Paris and married a few years later. Both taught French at local private Catholic schools