Dinner For One

I've already talked about what it's like to start over again alone in Paris on an emotional level, but what is it like on a practical level? By practical I mean actually parler français. Well, it's not easy. In this episode I talk about what pushed me to actually look past my horrible accent and mistakes that I will inevitably make (bonjour masculine and feminine gendered words, salut verb conjugations) in order to really integrate and actually speak French.

Meal: Sole Meunière 

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera: http://bit.ly/2FGiuU8

Music: Eternity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Producer: Lory Martinez, lorymartinez.com
Logo: Tiffanie Delune, https://www.tiffaniedelune.com/

You can find the recipe and the Tout Sole Meuniére playlist on the website www.dinnerforonepodcast.com  

In this episode I talk about how I faced one of the biggest shifts when cooking for one, coming home to an empty apartment every day. Spoiler alert: there was  A LOT of rosé involved.  

Meal: The post-indulgence salad 

Music: Eternity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Producer: Lory Martinez, lorymartinez.com
Logo: Tiffanie Delune

You can find the recipe and the Greens Do The Body Good playlist on the website www.dinnerforonepodcast.com  

In this episode I try to explain the concept of the episode. I also talk about coming to terms with being single again after a long relationship ends, especially a marriage, and the first few realizations that I was now alone in this beautiful, yet confusing and sometimes scary city of Paris. 

My favorite bit is the Monoprix story. Stick around for that. 

Meal: confit de canard and red wine

Music: Eternity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Producer: Lory Martinez, lorymartinez.com
Logo: Tiffanie Delune

Like many American women in Paris, my story started out the same: meet beautiful French man, fall in love with said Frenchman, marry the Frenchman and move to Paris.

Except, this story ends with a separation.

Join me as I share the OTHER "American in Paris" story while redefining my identity in a new city, culture, and language one solo dinner at a time.