Kitchenette Paris -- Cook, Travel, Daydream, Repeat

With Dany Bells 🧜🏼‍♀️ Answering the Siren Call of Paris
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In Paris, it's all about pleasure. Food. And love. And passions. And the existential yearnings that the city ignites. In every episode, I share stories about "la vie en rose." Part memoir, part travel stories, part homage to the deliciousness that satiates human appetites. It's a dreamscape of the heart in here. Join me as I answer the siren call of Paris, and eat and frolic my way through town. From a cook, historian, traveler, story-teller and lover of all things France. From Paris, with Love. cocinita.substack.com

Episodes

  1. 11/13/2025

    Lemon Squeezes When Paris Freezes 🍋

    🇫🇷🍋 Winter's survival is guaranteed when Parisian pastries revivify the senses. It's citrus season, and lemon tartes and pink grapefruit-Campari pies will save me from the grey skies and dread of winter. A little day-dreaming also helps -- completely inevitable in Paris. 🌸 🇫🇷🌸 In every episode, I share stories about "la vie en rose." Part memoir, part travel stories, part homage to the deliciousness that satiates human appetites, Kitchenette Paris travels to the dreamscape of the heart, where we celebrate splendor and delight. For my Key Lime Tarte recipe, visit my newsletter. While you are there, subscribe and drop me a line. And, as always, if you enjoy this little pause in your day, please leave me a review on your favorite podcast platform. 💙🤍♥️ KITCHENETTE PARIS is written, directed, and produced by me, Dany Bells. From Paris, with love. Theme Music: "The Dance," by Kyle Cox france french paris parisian travel tourism cook cooking bake baking key lime pie tarte au citron lemon pomelo grapefruit Campari tangelo mandarin tangerine citron cedrate winter snow ice Anton Chekhov gabriel garcia marquez tennessee Williams AP English skip class Rue de Sevres L'agrumiste Adam and Eve serpent pith rind zest citrus Athenaeus immortality forbidden fruit nymphs godess hera hesperides morocco kpi's carl jung shadow work gastronomía viajar francés culinary gastronomy expat move to france daydream substack literature memoirs senses This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cocinita.substack.com

    19 min

  2. 10/28/2025

    Excluded in Paris: When You Can't Stomach Being Fancy

    Culinary-Snobs-A-Plenty in cities like Paris, San Francisco, or New York. In Paris, at every corner café terrace I am reminded that I can't fit in (nor want to) with the cool kids who LOOK SO GOOD sipping on scotch on the rocks or downing whole fresh oysters in one swift move. I reflect on how some of us may not be so high-up in the pecking order of fancy eaters - it's an ego-crusher. In every episode, I share stories about "la vie en rose." Part memoir, part travel stories, part homage to the deliciousness that satiates human appetites, Kitchenette Paris travels to the dreamscape of the heart, where we celebrate splendor and delight. For my Po'Boy Sandwich recipe, visit my newsletter Leave me a REVIEW, or reach out to me at cocinita.substack.com. While you are there, don't forget to SUBSCRIBE, so you don't miss an episode. KITCHENETTE PARIS is written, directed, and produced by me, Dany Bells. From Paris, with love. Theme Music: "The Dance," by Kyle Cox france french paris parisian travel tourism cook cooking sandwich cajun new orleans san francisco oysters coffee bourbon scotch terence mckenna psychedelic carl jung shadow work pride ego gastronomía viajar francés café terrace shame pecking order mean people snobs culinary outcast cool kids adolescence public opinion sophistication performative worthy worthiness fit in expelled shunned sheet pan dinner michelin star fancy This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cocinita.substack.com

    23 min

  3. 09/25/2025

    Soupe du Jour for the Soul

    I reflect on the ego-bruising experience of buying beauty cream at Parisian pharmacies, and the imaginary ailments that seem to afflict all my French neighbors. I conclude that grandma's advice to eat soup when under the weather works for me, and make a delicious French Pot Au Feu soup. In every episode, I share stories about "la vie en rose." Part memoir, part travel stories, part homage to the deliciousness that satiates human appetites, Kitchenette Paris travels to the dreamscape of the heart, where we celebrate splendor and delight. For my Pot Au Feu recipe, visit my newsletter Leave me a REVIEW, or reach out to me at cocinita.substack.com. While you are there, don't forget to SUBSCRIBE, so you don't miss an episode. KITCHENETTE PARIS is written, directed, and produced by me, Dany Bells. From Paris, with love. Theme Music: "The Dance," by Kyle Cox Episode artwork: University of Michigan's Music, Theatre, and Dance Department's poster for 2015-16 production of Moliere's The Imaginary Invalid France Travel Paris Cook Kitchen Memoir French Parisian Essay Storytime Senses Cooking Art hypochondria Mythology Medicine Pharmacy Daydream Passions Carl Jung Shadow Tourism Français Gastronomy Gourmet Eiffel Tower Julia Child Plato Hippocrates Liver Bile la petite mort adulting cultural differences expat recipe awe wilderness digestion Francia viajar gossip privacy Australia health guru Luke Nguyen Pot-Au-Feu This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cocinita.substack.com

    22 min

  4. 08/28/2025

    The Melon Affair

    Summer markets in Paris incite my complete surrender to the deep pleasure of French flavors and scents. As the season comes to an end, I reminisce about my produce man, his melons, and the indulgence of sultry summers in France. In every episode, I share stories about "la vie en rose." Part memoir, part travel stories, part homage to the deliciousness that satiates human appetites, Kitchenette Paris travels to the dreamscape of the heart, where we celebrate splendor and delight. Leave me a REVIEW, or reach out to me at cocinita.substack.com. While you are there, don't forget to SUBSCRIBE, so you don't miss an episode. KITCHENETTE PARIS is written, directed, and produced by me, Dany Bells. From Paris, with love. Theme Music: "The Dance," by Kyle Cox Episode artwork: The Luncheon on the Grass, by Edouard Manet, 1862 France Travel Paris Cook Kitchen Memoir French Parisian Essay Storytime Senses Cooking Art Fruit Mythology Dreamtime Daydream Passions Carl Jung Shadow Tourism Français Gastronomy Gourmet This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cocinita.substack.com

    18 min

  5. 08/07/2025

    In Paris, I'm In The Mood for Love

    Subscribe to the KITCHENETTE PARIS NEWSLETTER to keep in touch with me, and to find my recipes. Every day feels like a fancy wedding reception in Paris. Church bells ring around the clock. The urns at the gardens overflow with pretty geraniums. The buildings, so ornate, resemble wedding cakes filigreed with buttercream flourishes and gold leaf. Cute couples (of all ages) make out on public benches. Clinking glasses toasting at every corner terrace cafe. A joyous wedding celebration all around! In such a dreamy city, feeling romantic is nothing out of the ordinary. Join me for a little pause, and indulge with me in a Parisian daydream. Written, directed, and produced by me, Dany Bells. From Paris, with love. Theme music: The Dance by Kyle Cox This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cocinita.substack.com

    24 min

  6. 05/21/2025

    Speechless in Paris: the Watermelon, the Chocolate Cake and the Ineffable Madness of Being

    Find my recipe for CHOCOLATE CAKE at cocinita.substack.com, and while you are there subscribe to my newsletter. Written, directed, and produced by me, Dany Bells. Theme Music: "The Dance" by Kyle Cox Paris France Celebration Chocolate Cake Art Museum Travel Paul Rozin language flavor taste gourmet culinary mythology Heraclitus american cities travel tourism pleasure terroir arrondisement beauty This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cocinita.substack.com

    22 min

  7. 01/28/2025

    Facing the Culinary Shadow in Paris

    Facing the Culinary Shadow in Paris. Where Food, Delight, and Eros meet in the City of Light. It's all about food here. And love. And passions. And the existential yearnings that this magnificent city ignites. In each episode I share one of my stories from navigating this city as a cook, historian, writer, and former restaurateur. From Paris with love. Recipe on my newsletter at cocinita.substack.com, where you can also sign up, and get in contact with me. Written, Directed, and produced by me. Music: "The Dance," by Kyle Cox This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cocinita.substack.com

    18 min
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In Paris, it's all about pleasure. Food. And love. And passions. And the existential yearnings that the city ignites. In every episode, I share stories about "la vie en rose." Part memoir, part travel stories, part homage to the deliciousness that satiates human appetites. It's a dreamscape of the heart in here. Join me as I answer the siren call of Paris, and eat and frolic my way through town. From a cook, historian, traveler, story-teller and lover of all things France. From Paris, with Love. cocinita.substack.com

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