Welcome to Part 2 of my European Travels – Paris! If you’re looking for Part 1 on my time in London, you can find it here. Part 3, detailing our trip to Reims, can be found here. While London is my favorite city, I was more excited for our time in Paris. I had only spent… Read More European Travels 2015, Part 2: Paris
Greetings, everyone! I’ve just returned from a wonderful trip to London and Paris. My best friend and I had a fantastic time, and we are slowly re-adjusting to life in the real world, getting over some serious jet lag, and working on that post-vacation diet. Here are some highlights of the trip, starting with London.… Read More European Travels 2015, Part 1: London
Since its inception in 2010, Pâte à Chew has been a blog focused almost exclusively on my own adventures in the kitchen. Cooking and baking (especially baking!) are two of only a handful of true loves in my life, and I cannot imagine a time when they won’t be be. Yet one reason I’m not in the kitchen as… Read More Adventures in PDX Eats: February 2015
I’ve returned from my second trip to Italy! Last year I spent New Year’s in Rome, and this time I spent my summer vacation in Milan and Sardinia. The trip was very different from last year’s trip to Rome. Rome is a massive city with over 2,000 years of history to explore. Milan is the… Read More Milan and Sardinia
Please excuse my absence from blogging – I know, two weeks away is a long time, but I did have a darn good excuse. I spent an extended Memorial Day Weekend with some good friends in Napa, eating and drinking my way through California wine country. The Napa/Sonoma area is now officially my favorite part… Read More Napa and Sonoma + Bing Cherry and Almond Tart