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.

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

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  

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  

I talk about homesickness in this episode. Sometimes I feel guilty about wanting to making Paris my forever home because does that mean I love my family less? Does that mean I love my friends back home less? Of course not, but it’s hard to justify to yourself, and sometimes others, when the thing that at times makes you sad can be easily fixed.

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 Fry Up The Vibes playlist on the website www.dinnerforonepodcast.com  

This episode is all about dating, a la française. Am I the only person that finds dating a complete pain in the ass? When was it ever a pleasurable experience? Add to that the whole living in Paris thing and you've got layers and layers of complication. Listen to learn how I'm dealing with all of it.

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

You can find the inspiration behind the episode, recipe and the non-engagement playlist on the website www.dinnerforonepodcast.com  

Leaving my tight, comfortable and safe friend group in New York was equally as scary as moving to Paris. I thought I would be friendless and alone, but luckily for me that was not, and is not, the case. 

I either met most of the friends I've made here or deepened our relationship over this pre-dinner tradition, apéro. In this episode I share my take on a French apéro and the importance of female friendship as I build my new life in Paris. 

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

You can find the inspiration behind the episode, recipe and the Apéroship Spotify playlist on the website www.dinnerforonepodcast.com  

Behind the desire and drive to stay in Paris and make it my home was fearlessness. In this episode I talk about how it dawned on me that I was being fearless, how being in a foreign country can aid in being fearless and ultimately how embracing fearlessness has opened my eyes to a new way of living.  

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

You can find the inspiration behind the episode, recipe and the Fearless Tarte Spotify playlist on the website www.dinnerforonepodcast.com