Touring Paris 

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

During my college years in Paris, I had the joy of seeing Notre Dame every day. The cathedral stood across the street from my grammar...