The water is Paris is rife with calcium. Which perhaps means there’s a low rate of osteoporosis in women around here. But it also means for the rest of us, we have to deal with this: Oh, the humiliation…But why, I ask? Why me? Because je suis Parisian (and it’s not just me), so I dump sel in my dishwasher and dutifully pop in one…
1. I love when people on roller-blades fall. 2. I don’t care all that much who wins in 2008, or what party they’re from. I just want everyone to like and respect us again. 3. Once a woman came into a restaurant where I worked and had dinner all by herself. At the end of her meal, she asked the waiter to put a birthday…
Rarely do things get marked down in Paris, except twice a year when stores have les soldes during dates specified by the govenment. But they do sometimes reduce the price of something by offering a promotion. The difference is that during a sale, they mark something down. A promotion is different: it’s when they reduce the price of something. Got it? Commonly, I find, that…
Day #2: Just in case you live in a top-floor Parisian apartment with feeble water pressure, if you’re testing recipes involving baked meringues, I don’t recommend disposing of them here. I hope by tomorrow they’ll finally be gone. UPDATE: March 8 (the next day)—they’re still not gone!
It started at Michael Ruhlman’s site (which is up to 468 comments) with Anthony Bourdain’s take-down of the Food Network. Then it moved over to Elise’s Simply Recipes, where I felt compelled to add my 2 centimes worth…. “I’m curious when people say they appreciate these time-saving cooking shows. But really, how long does it take to make good food? A roast chicken can be…
I think I’ve finally become French. At the supermarket this morning, my total came to exactly 15€. I fished around my wallet and found a 20€ note. So I handed that over. With an apology, of course.
Free Bikes In Paris Over 20,000 bicycles are on their way to Paris as part of the mayor’s plan to make the residents of the city less-dependent on cars. (Many citizens of the city are absolutely irate about the new bike lanes.) The bikes will be free to use and can be picked up at one of 1451 stations, then dropped off at any one…
Sorry about the less-than-stellar photo. I was trying to take a picture in a hectic métro station, and when there was a break in the frenzy of commuters, I tried to get my shot. But soon the people behind the glass in the information booth started taking notice of me snapping a few pics of the high-security features of the métro, like metal railings and…
One of my friends from San Francisco sent me the local paper the other day, which was dated just before the last election. In my district, there was an election for Supervisor, the person who would represent my district in City Hall. This year there were three candidates vying for that position. Each was profiled and interviewed: The first was Bevan Dufty, the current Supervisor,…
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