Category Archives: travel

Snippets from Paris: L’Arc de Triomphe

Vacation this year was sublime: we spent a week in London and Paris. I’ll be sharing snippets from both cities, but had to start with my favorite bit of Paris: standing under L’Arc de Triomphe, drinking in the grandeur.

Swanson Vineyards’ Sip Shoppe

Swanson Vineyards‘ new Sip Shoppe is at the top of my list for our next Napa trip. First, we’ll check out the red and white stripey shoppe + its wares (Andy Spade is involved, so you know it’s going to be good, and I’m dying to see the stationery that singer Vanessa Carlton has designed […]

The New General Store | Summer 2010

The New General Store had its summer event over the weekend. While I couldn’t attend (I’m geographically challenged) I was thrilled to see all of the photos at Facebook. Nothing makes you want something like not being able to have it. Don’t you hope that there will be an online shop at some point for […]

Public Pie

What’s not to love about Public Pie? A mobile apple pie restaurant, established by Maaike Bertens + Marieke van der Bruggen, that bakes completely charming (and delicious) individual apple pies. I’m especially enchanted with the warmed seating for two over the oven. You can catch a glimpse of Public Pie in action through the video […]

Apple Store, Paris

No surprise that even the Apple store in Paris is a work of art. (LPC’s comment below is spot on: all Apple stores are works of art. This was just different.) image from gogoparis.com