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A Lesson in Geography and Modesty

There’s nothing like a worldly person to remind you you’re not.

When I meet Merveille Kasongo, her body language reads like one of those signs on the back of a semitruck that warn: “Stay back 200 feet.” Her arms remains locked at her sides and without smiling she looks directly at me with big dark eyes lined with lashes so thick I wonder how they could be real. My brassy American sensibilities are, of course, injured.

A Decent Proposal and a Broken Heart Cake

Words by Andrea Goto Recipe and Styling by Libbie Summers Photography by Chia Chong  I was 6 when he proposed. John Brown was about as average as they get—right down […]

Edible Engagement Rings: Quail Egg

Photography by Chia Chong Recipe and Styling by Libbie Summers  Inspiration: Quail Eggs and The Capri Box Recipe: Scotch Quail Eggs from The Whole Hog Cookbook by Libbie Summers