tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post8630282990019482075..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: Tasty French Food: a big fat myth. By GeniusofdespairGeniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-55426126526582234132016-10-03T03:08:46.487-04:002016-10-03T03:08:46.487-04:00angelinas, is a pastry place and yelp said: ratsangelinas, is a pastry place and yelp said: ratsGeniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-75024316767306384172016-10-01T20:57:29.805-04:002016-10-01T20:57:29.805-04:00Maybe its because of the constant smoking--they di...Maybe its because of the constant smoking--they die before they get fat ?? DMDDMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15927808824015186135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-11803283305384256612016-10-01T18:12:30.791-04:002016-10-01T18:12:30.791-04:00oh but the bread! and the pastries! or you can t...oh but the bread! and the pastries! or you can try Moules and frites - mussels and fries -- not so creamy. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857558282535845285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-33993276347643311692016-10-01T18:01:23.760-04:002016-10-01T18:01:23.760-04:00I read My Life in France by Julia Child. The amou...I read My Life in France by Julia Child. The amount of indigestion she peppers throughout the biography is hilarious. <br />The only experience I can equate eating in France is like living on a cruise ship. Affluenza. The French eat well but they don't overindulge. It's a mindset that each meal isn't your last meal on Earth. <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-44120955845652775242016-10-01T16:24:09.208-04:002016-10-01T16:24:09.208-04:00Thanks for all the advice. I have been walking aro...Thanks for all the advice. I have been walking around with a clipboard and everyone has been avoiding me.Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-64726292862312299652016-10-01T14:27:58.590-04:002016-10-01T14:27:58.590-04:00Stop complaining with your mouth full.... literall...Stop complaining with your mouth full.... literally. Parisiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-27726107390938937872016-10-01T12:40:45.916-04:002016-10-01T12:40:45.916-04:00While in Paris (I've been about 8 times), you ...While in Paris (I've been about 8 times), you have to check out Angelina's. 226 rue de Rivoli -- You're welcome. Oh, and if you want a good lunch, without breaking the bank, try Welcome Cafe at 210 rue de Rivoli (not too far from Angelina's).<br /><br />I love Paris. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-49195208904366611232016-10-01T10:44:04.990-04:002016-10-01T10:44:04.990-04:00They eat slower as well. I heard that's the ...They eat slower as well. I heard that's the biggest reason. And it shows, I was there two weeks ago and there were wide windows for lunch time closures for businesses. Even touristy places would be closed from noon-2pm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-11121254437633001152016-10-01T10:32:34.544-04:002016-10-01T10:32:34.544-04:00They walk it off.They walk it off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-24856583089223098452016-10-01T08:53:22.680-04:002016-10-01T08:53:22.680-04:00Yet they are much thinner than Americans! Spend...Yet they are much thinner than Americans! Spend some dough and check out Le'Arpege (in Paris), 15 course veggie lunch, super tasty. Or, you know, order a salad...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com