Andy HoffmanTiradentes, the colonial center of Brazil, has dozens of coffee shops, places that pride themselves on both their baking and their coffee. I won’t pretend…
We have to start with Shakespeare, because his play sets the tone. Over the centuries, people have taken so many perspectives on this tragic love…
I woke up in the mountains of Brazil, in a small reconstructed colonial town called Tiradentes, named for an independence fighter who helped separate Brazil…
I claim no expertise on Christmas. I have no traditions. My first wife, though Jewish by birth, liked the pagan symbols of the season. She…
We live the way we do in small part because it quiets the awful noise made by the collapse of the American experiment in democracy.…
Deborah LeipzigerAugust 2025 My daughters have just arrived in Montreal and we are excited for our first Canadian breakfast. I make each of my daughters an…
Among the many reasons, this one rises to the top. We ventured out of our neighborhood to meet a fellow writer our network had recommended…
Our first morning in Montreal, after a grueling drive that forced a late arrival, our hosts prepared a welcoming meal. Our hosts had invited us…
In my thirties, going into my forties, I became a coffee snob. Grinding beans each morning for the espresso machine. Using purified water rather than…
No breakfast can compare with the pleasure of seeing your kids grow up well. I have two, a son and a daughter, both working jobs…