My Birthday in Quarantine, Spring Reading, and Lots of Baking and Yummy Food

April 11, 2020.Reading time 13 minutes.

I’m hoping to make these weekly recap posts part of my routine. So let’s get started! ❤ As this is the beginning, I’m going back a lot farther than just 7 days for this post, all the way back to March 30. We were still in the start of quarantine and to be quite honest […]

Gaby et Jules: A Little Bit of Paris in Downtown Pittsburgh

December 22, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

Originally published on February 19, 2019 in The Downtowner newsletter. In 2013, owners Lori Rongier, Frédéric Rongier and David Piquard decided that Pittsburgh needed a dedicated business to sell macarons, so they founded Gaby et Jules, a French patisserie located inside Market Street Grocery at 435 Market Street. The group has since dedicated themselves to […]

Romantic Downtown Restaurants for Valentine’s Day

December 21, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

Originally published on February 5, 2019 in The Downtowner newsletter. Are you looking for the perfect place to take your special someone to dinner this Valentine’s Day? Look no further, because here at the Downtown CDC we’ve compiled a list of perfectly romantic restaurants for you. The Terrace Room Located in the Omni William Penn […]

An Afternoon in Buckingham Palace

September 22, 2019.Reading time 9 minutes.

After all my summer research about London, I absolutely knew I wanted to visit the State Rooms of Buckingham Palace. The rooms only open up for 10 weeks during the year, and on my arrival to London in early September, I was almost out of time. I decided to book my tickets as soon as […]