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paris trip, day 1: the parisian bistro you always wanted to discover

Posted in fish, gnocchi, Paris, steak on July 27, 2009 | 5 Comments »

I love world travel. I love spontaneity. I love the instantly laid-back mentality we get from leaving home and obligations. I love the idea of drifting wherever I find myself in my temporary new habitat. That said, I’m also neurotic. More importantly, I’m fully cognizant that the same relaxation we love to savor when we [...]

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paris trip, day 1: an olive epiphany in a sidewalk café

Posted in olive, Paris on July 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I’m in the process of an intensive cleansing process, à la Jeffrey Steingarten, to systematically unlearn myself of all my learned dislikes. All my life, I’ve had a more or less sophisticated taste: as a second grader, I adventurously devoured calamari, even more after I learned they were made from real squid; now, I’m curious [...]

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Food Porn Friday

Posted in Food Porn Friday, pork on July 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Pork belly. This is a multisensory picture for me: every time I see it, I can smell the rosemary and hear the sizzle and taste the supple piece of meat. Pork belly has the same characteristics that are celebrated in bacon, but to me, pork belly is so. much. more.

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paris trip, day 1: les saveurs de wagram

Posted in bread, dessert, Paris, pastry on July 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I had always heard nostalgic fables about fragrant bakeries being situated on nearly every block in Paris – convenient, so that the baguette-loving French wouldn’t have to travel too far to pick up their daily fix. The idea was fixed in my brain in the way that Santa Claus is, and I had idealistic faith [...]

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paris trip, day 0.5: airplane food

Posted in Paris on July 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I could launch into a review of Guy Savoy’s Les Bouqinistes, a graphic depiction of our elaborate cheese dinner at home, or a plug for L’As du Fallafel in the Marais, but I’ve opted to do this chronologically for maximum reliving of the past week. To start, let me say that it was on the [...]

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