In July 2020, my hubby and I were supposed to travel to Paris and London and, of course, we weren’t able to go. Randomly, I had the idea that since we couldn’t go to France why not bring France to us. Last year, we participated in Diner en Blanc (DEB) and absolutely loved the experience. I thought I would use my planning for DEB as a “template” and duplicate that experience. The color scheme of black and silver seemed appropriate since we were “mourning” not being able to travel, social injustice and the disruption and death caused by COVID-19. I took the week to research authentic French recipes to cook as well as French Jazz artists to provide a full experience. I made everything from scratch (yes, the macarons, too!), and it was amazing. We sat outside, ate and talked for nearly four hours. It was a much needed change to the monotony of our COVID days.