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Old World Rituals Of Drinking Absinthe
Beautifully refined vintage absinthe water tower The dark romance of absinthe and its mesmerizing powers are only part of the appeal of...
Karen Seiger
Apr 25, 20152 min read
A Hurricane, A Blackout and A Bottle of Champagne: Two Years Since Sandy
Chilling with Sir Winston Churchill during the Hurricane Sandy Blackout Two years ago this weekend, the East Coast was hit hard by...
Karen Seiger
Nov 2, 20144 min read
INSIDERS1: Support Your World Cup Team With Handmade Pride
I am supporting Brazil to win the World Cup! Sorry, USA, but that’s just the way I roll. My family lived in Rio de Janeiro when I was a...
Karen Seiger
Jun 20, 20143 min read
Haydee Corona Seiger: A Loving Tribute to Our Mother
My mother Haydee Seiger I woke up on the Monday morning after Easter, and my heart physically ached. My mom had died on Easter Sunday,...
Karen Seiger
May 12, 201410 min read
Guest Market: The Beautiful Saint Antoine Farmers Market of Lyon
Lyon’s Saint Antoine Farmers Market Under the Trees When James and I visit Paris, we rarely venture outside the city. We love our...
Karen Seiger
Feb 10, 20142 min read
Colibri Catalog: Free App To Create Instant Catalogs
My husband James’ company, Colibri Solutions, develops custom desktop and mobile databases for businesses in a wide variety of...
Karen Seiger
Jan 29, 20142 min read
Weekend Market Picks – September 14 & 15, 2013: Silk Roses by Michèle Bidault
Silk Rose Jewelry by Michèle Bidault at Flea Marqueta in Spanish Harlem Newsflash: Keep an eye out for my Fall Market Picks segment with...
Karen Seiger
Sep 13, 20133 min read
An Enchanting Visit To Poilâne Bakery in Paris
Poilâne Bakery – Saint Germain-des-Prés, Paris Last January, I wrote a story about our adventures in procuring the wonderful French...
Karen Seiger
Sep 2, 20134 min read
Weekend Market Picks: YOU tell ME Your Favorites!
So, it’s almost 2AM. I finished a 13 hour work day (grueling but huge progress made, thanks for asking). I’m trying to ignore everyone...
Karen Seiger
Jul 19, 20132 min read
Cool Market Photo: Lillies of the Valley from John Durr Farm
My mother’s wedding bouquet was made of Lillies of the Valley. The last time I had a bouquet of them in my own hands was in Paris a...
Karen Seiger
May 20, 20131 min read
Weekend Market Picks May 18 & 19, 2013: Eggplant Parm from Sunday Gravy
I don’t care if “bikini season is right around the corner.” When there’s incredible eggplant parm involved, nothing else matters. Do you...
Karen Seiger
May 17, 20133 min read
Weekend Market Picks – July 14 & 15, 2012 + Les Canelés de Céline
If you haven’t guessed by now, I’m a Francophile. In fact, I had my first Aha! moment about what would become Markets of New York City...
Karen Seiger
Jul 13, 20123 min read
Weekend Market Picks, June 30 – July 1, 2012 + TESAGE Handbags & Totes
Yukiko and the TESAGE Collection will be at the Independent Designer Pop Shop in Chelsea Market through Monday, July 2nd. Visit...
Karen Seiger
Jun 29, 20123 min read
Reflections on the Chocolate Show in Time for Valentine’s Day
Honestly, I had the impression that the Chocolate Shows were for tourists. Even the one in Paris, with its gigantic subway ads and...
Karen Seiger
Feb 3, 20122 min read
My Market Haul – And Then Some!
So here is a photo of My Market Haul for this past weekend. It doesn’t include all the delicious things I tasted or gobbled up, but I...
Karen Seiger
Jul 18, 20111 min read
Photo of the Day – Wednesday 6/29/11: Caja Jewelry
Fast forward to February, 2011 when Caja’s nameplates adorned the models on no less than 20 pages of this year’s Sports Illustrated...
Karen Seiger
Jun 29, 20111 min read
Guest Market: White Plains Farmers Market in the Paris Tradition
You know how romantic it is to stroll through the lovely food and farmers markets in Paris? The family-owned company that has run those...
Karen Seiger
Jun 2, 20112 min read
Bellocq Tea Atelier at the New Amsterdam Market
I have been a tea drinker since I was a small child. In fact, my mother used to put me down for a nap with a bottle of warm, sweet tea. ...
Karen Seiger
Dec 10, 20102 min read
Photo of the Day – August 3, 2010: Macaron Parlour
The thing I love the most about Macaron Parlour is their distinctly American twist on the most classic of French classics, the Parisian...
Karen Seiger
Aug 3, 20101 min read
Touring and Eating at the Markets of Paris
NOTE: 10/19/2010: Markets of New York is on a bit of a vacation, so we’re reposting some of our favorite pieces from the past year! ...
Karen Seiger
Jan 28, 20103 min read
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