Mindfulness and Moderation: The Ingredients in French Wine Culture
The Winter 2018 issue of Gastronomica features my research paper “A Tale of Two Cities: Differences in Wine-Drinking Culture in Nice and...
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Lacey Ramirez
Dec 4, 20184 min read
A recipe for self-massage
Last week, I had the joy of joining Natasha Gayl for a “Holiday Chocolate Truffle-Making & Self-Massage Workshop” at Hall Back Bay....
Lacey Ramirez
Nov 28, 20186 min read
Recipes from a Vegan Thanksgiving
Each family has their eccentricities, and mine has many. After moving away from home, I have grown to accept the things that I will never...
Lacey Ramirez
Nov 21, 20184 min read
Running the Philadelphia Marathon
“Make sure your own worst enemy doesn’t live between your two ears.” - Laird Hamilton Last weekend’s Philadelphia Marathon was not my...
Lacey Ramirez
Nov 7, 20185 min read
Halloween in Salem
“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely...
Lacey Ramirez
Oct 31, 20184 min read
My father, the home coffee roaster
As a child, I swore I would never drink coffee. I would plug my nose and hide my 5-year-old body behind my father’s long legs as he...
Lacey Ramirez
Oct 24, 20185 min read
Making Macarons in Paris
The sugary sparkle of macarons bejeweled the summer that I lived in poverty in Marseille, France. The city was a glaring contrast of rich...
Lacey Ramirez
Oct 17, 20184 min read
WTH is Hip Hop Yoga?
WTH is Hip Hop Yoga? In this article, I describe my first powerful impression of a music-based practice and lessons learned from a Hip...
Lacey Ramirez
Oct 11, 20183 min read
What’s it like to have synesthesia?
The sky is blue – or is it? Mental images from a synesthete. I have associative grapheme-color synesthesia. Translated, I strongly...
Lacey Ramirez
Oct 3, 20185 min read
How to host the world's best vegan tea party
One of my favorite activities as a girl was to play tea party. Each day at precisely 3’o’clock, I would dress my teddy bear to the nines,...
Lacey Ramirez
Sep 26, 20183 min read
Easy Everyday Smoothie Bowl
I was recently asked what I thought of the food in Myanmar when I spent a summer interning at Yangon Yoga House (YYH) and their co-joined...
Lacey Ramirez
Sep 18, 20186 min read
Yoga for the homeless of Boston
What’s it like to teach “Yoga for the Homeless of Boston”? Here’s my experience from the event last weekend. Yoga is a powerful practice...
Lacey Ramirez
Sep 12, 20186 min read
High on chocolat? What to expect from a Parisian cacao ceremony
As a child, chocolate was my weapon of choice. I lived with desserts on lock-down in a nutrition-conscious home. I nibbled at my main...
Lacey Ramirez
Sep 5, 20184 min read
Matamata and the Rise of the Coworking Space
For this Paris specialty coffee feature, I sat down with Gaël, the co-founder of Matamata to discuss the rise of the co-working space and...
Lacey Ramirez
Aug 30, 20186 min read
KB Cafeshop and the rise of the superbarista
For this Paris specialty coffee feature, I sat down with Nicolas, the Founder of KB Cafeshop to discuss the rise of the superbarista and...
Lacey Ramirez
Aug 21, 20185 min read
Holybelly: A Taste of Melbourne in Paris
For this Paris specialty coffee feature, I sat down with Nico, the Founder of Holybelly, to discuss his intention to bring a little taste...
Lacey Ramirez
Aug 15, 20186 min read
Ten Belles: Where Wine May Be the Answer to Coffee
For this Paris specialty coffee feature, I spoke with Anselme, the owner of Ten Belles, to discuss the ways in which wine may be the...
Lacey Ramirez
Aug 7, 20186 min read
Café Lomi and the Moral Dilemma of the $5 Latte
For this Paris specialty coffee feature, I sat down with Paul, a roaster at Café Lomi, to discuss the city’s coffee scene and the ethical...
Lacey Ramirez
Jul 30, 20184 min read
Paris Specialty Coffee Spotlight: Café Loustic
The Paris Coffee Revolution has built upon the café culture of the city to include space for specialty coffee. Characteristically burnt...
Lacey Ramirez
Jul 24, 20185 min read
Shakespeare and Company’s Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
My initial impression of Shakespeare and Company was far from love at first site. As a 14-year-old on my first trip to Paris, I couldn’t...
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