by Nyssa P. Chopra | Feb 15, 2013 | Eat Well, Recipes
I’m an absolute sucker for chocolate chip cookies. Always have been. I strongly believe that there’s very little a warm, chewy cookie with chunks of gooey chocolate can’t fix. In good times and bad, it’s there for me. In sickness and in health,...
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Dec 9, 2012 | Belgium, Destinations, Eat Well, Europe, Food + Drink Guides, France, London, North America, Paris, Photo Essays, Travel Well, United Kingdom, United States
All around the world, the bright rainbow colors have intrigued my eyes and tantalized my taste buds… Los Angeles: Bottega Louie Paris/London/NYC: Ladurée London/Washington DC/Brussels: Paul London/Paris: Pierre Hermé San Francisco: L’Artisan NYC: Bisous...
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Dec 6, 2012 | Best of... Food+Drink, Destinations, Eat Well, Food + Drink Guides, North America, Travel Well, United States
are nestled on the sprawling shelves of trendy downtown French bistro and bakery, Bottega Louie. Just because it’s LA, don’t assume that you’ll find “skinny macarons”; there’s no skimping on size and thickness here. The...
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Nov 25, 2012 | Eat Well, Photo Essays, Recipes
I *LOVE* baking, especially when recipes involve some of my favorite seasonal ingredients like pumpkin. While I love finding new dishes to try online and in cookbooks, it’s comforting to know that there always a few favorites that I can always count on. Two such...
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Nov 13, 2012 | Best of... Food+Drink, Destinations, Eat Well, Europe, Food + Drink Guides, France, Paris, Travel Well
can be found at the original 1862 Ladurée bakery, located on Rue Royale. Famed as the creator of the double-decker macaron, Ladurée not only offers the elegant dessert in a rainbow assortment of flavors, but it also holds as one of the oldest tearooms in Paris,...