UNFETTERED AND ALIVEWe then headed to BHV, the large department store on rue Rivoli, looking for Tatiana’s gift. The large windows had cute animated Christmas…4d ago4d ago
UN DIMANCHE … DE LA GRANDE JATTE(Oui, je sais. We saw that piece at the Chicago Institute of Art … but no other painting has won a Pulitzer Prize as a musical.)May 29May 29
GUIMAUVE, LE CHATOur first night in Paris, and our thoughts turned to dinner. My long-time friend Hilary, who had just returned from the city (and she knows…May 20May 20
LA VIE EN ROSEJOPENS BREWERY on Gedempte Voldersgracht, in Haarlem, has a large dining room, with tall, shining copper vats along one wall. It’s a…May 8May 8
COOKIE MONSTERLunch on vacation in Amsterdam can be anything you want. Today it was stroopwafel. Then coffee. Now French fries from CHIPSY KING, at their…Apr 29Apr 29
CULINARY FUSIONOur friend Melissa … formerly of Los Angeles, now Amsterdam … recommended the Rembrandt House. We headed there the morning after our…Apr 23Apr 23
EVERY PAINTING IS A WORK OF ARTLast year in Amsterdam, we had a very good dinner at SAWADDEE KA on Overtoom; it was our easy decision now. Knowing they have generous…Apr 16Apr 16
WINTER VACAYThe summer Olympics were weeks away, and the air waves were filled with images of Paris.Apr 9Apr 9
