Book & Dinner Club—Taste: My Life Through Food

We were so excited to be able to sneak in our fifth Book & Dinner Club this spring. We think everyone else was too because we sold out within 24 hours! It was such a joy to spend the past six Tuesday nights with 10 amazing women to eat delicious food made from recipes eitherContinue reading “Book & Dinner Club—Taste: My Life Through Food”

Becoming A Baker

Scones, pizzelle, macaroon, biscotti… these are all standard items on the Philo Collective bakery menu that you’ve come to know and love. As of just a few years ago, I had never even tasted these delicious European-inspired treats, let alone attempted to bake them. Before opening Philo Collective, I felt like I was in aContinue reading “Becoming A Baker”

Book Club — The Sweet Life in Paris

What a year! 2021 was so full of new experiences for Philo Collective, one of which was the launch of book club this fall. For seven weeks a group of 10 women met to discuss what I consider to be one of the best books about life in Paris, The Sweet Life in Paris: DeliciousContinue reading “Book Club — The Sweet Life in Paris”

Lo’s Favorite Things

“Beautiful things don’t ask for attention.” I would never claim to be a movie buff, mostly because I hardly ever see movies in theatres (or even the year they come out). In fact, I’m not really an early adapter or lover of anything. So, it’s no surprise that I was late to the Secret LifeContinue reading “Lo’s Favorite Things”