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REBEKAH PEPPLER • cookbook author, food & travel writer
WORK • Friday Routine
REBEKAH PEPPLER • cookbook author, food & travel writer
Neighborhood you live in: Montmartre
It’s Thursday morning. What’s the scene at your workplace?
I’m just back to Paris after spending a few weeks working from Italy so I’m settling back into my work routine here. In Paris this means I wake up early, light a few candles and some incense, make a coffee, and open my laptop at my dining room table/desk.
What’s on the agenda for today?
I do my best writing early, and since I’m on a few deadlines, I'm spending the first part of the morning focused on that. Then I have a bit of admin, plus some work on my next newsletter Shortlisted. This afternoon, I have a coffee date with a friend, and I’ll run a few errands on the way back up to the apartment to pick up a few things for dinner, and a bottle for a recipe I'm working on. I’m currently developing a drink for my next New York Times piece, and I always try to schedule any cocktail testing closer to the end of my work day… just in time for apéro.
Any restaurant plans today, tonight, this weekend?
Tonight we’re eating at home — which always feels like such a pleasure after traveling. We brought back a few treats from Italy and I’ll be supplementing them by popping into my neighborhood cheese shop, Quatrehomme, and the épicerie for fresh produce, plus a fresh baguette from Mamiche. We have friends in town this weekend so I made a few reservations including Bistrot des Tournelles and Oobatz. I’m also looking forward to taking them to a favorite wine bar, Folderol, and for a dressed up drink at the Crillon.
Any weekend getaways?
A month or so ago I spent a long weekend in Lisbon which was equal parts fun and research for Lisbon, Shortlisted. I have a few future weekends planned for 2025 including London, Copenhagen, and the Basque Country, as well as some bigger trips on the horizon. My most recent book, Le Sud, focuses on Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, and so the past few years have involved a lot of train trips to the south of France for research, shooting, and writing — and I’m still always looking for an excuse to take the train down for a quick weekend.
What was your last great vacation?
Right before I went on book tour this past spring, my partner Laila and I took a trip to Korea and Japan. It was my last chance for a proper holiday before the whirlwind of launching a book and it was each of our first times visiting both countries which served to make it feel like a truly special trip. We flew direct from Paris to Seoul and then home from Tokyo and I'm already plotting a way to go back.
What’s a recent big-ticket purchase you love?
I picked up a pair of Venetian slippers at Piedàterre when we were in Venice recently that I’ve wanted for years. You can, of course, wear them outside but as we’re a shoes-off house, I love the idea of using them as elevated house shoes.
What store or service do you always recommend?
I love a facial and whenever friends start planning a trip to town I recommend booking one with Elaine Huntszinger. And I always send friends to Beillevaire for butter to take home. If you ask, they'll vacuum seal it for you, and it's truly the best butter I've ever had.