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Old Feb 9th, 2006, 05:42 AM
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What is the first thing you want to eat when you land in Paris?
You know, you have been craving it big time since the last time you were there? You have been thinking about it on the flight the whole way over. Gotta have it. Can't wait to wrap you mouth around it?

What is it and where do you go to get it???

If you don't mind me asking...
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Old Feb 9th, 2006, 05:46 AM
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I have it sent to my hotel room and "it" stays, typically, for the rest of the day/night..get it?
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Foie Gras and duck.

When I go to Paris no duck is safe.
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Old Feb 9th, 2006, 05:49 AM
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A Pierre Herme macaron...or make that macarons...as many as I can eat..
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Old Feb 9th, 2006, 05:52 AM
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Cafe creme! I adore European coffee. Why can't we make it that well over here?!
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Old Feb 9th, 2006, 05:53 AM
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A crepe - jambon et fromage followed by a nutella. I don't care where I get one, whatever crepe stand I find first is OK with me.............
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I like crepes with sugar and butter!
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Old Feb 9th, 2006, 05:55 AM
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Agree for the foie gras, specially the "Foie gras au sel", (not cooked, just staying for N hours in salt) and for the rest... magret and a dessert called Mont-Blanc, but I learned how to do both. What I' really starving for when I land in Paris, is a good viet resto... we only have chinese everywhere (Portugal).
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Old Feb 9th, 2006, 06:00 AM
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One marron glacé, to start. Or a buche de marron.
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Old Feb 9th, 2006, 06:04 AM
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Fromageburgers and Freedom Fries!
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Old Feb 9th, 2006, 06:08 AM
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Croque Monsieur
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Old Feb 9th, 2006, 06:13 AM
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My husband MUST HAVE a jambon et fromage baguette sandwich at least once EVERY DAY. I myself look forward to a beautiful gooey pastry as soon as the opportunity presents itself.
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Old Feb 9th, 2006, 06:16 AM
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The very first? That's tough!
Peut-etre un croissant!
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Old Feb 9th, 2006, 06:16 AM
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A pain au chocolait from a boulangerie!
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Old Feb 9th, 2006, 06:21 AM
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I love milk chocolate crepes and pain au chocolate.

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Old Feb 9th, 2006, 06:29 AM
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A lemon tart from Gérard Mulot or Pierre Hermé...closely followed by a chocolate tart.
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Old Feb 9th, 2006, 06:36 AM
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It's a tie between a nutella crepe and pain au chocolat. You can get both in the US, but they just don't measure up to the ones you get in France.
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Probably a salad with warm goat cheese. Even though I can get that easily in Brussels, it's not the same as the Parisian style.
If it's autumn and I've walked enough to justify the calories, then some nice pork rillettes spread on a fresh baguette. Washed down with a light red like Brouilly.
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Old Feb 9th, 2006, 06:37 AM
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When I landed at CDG, I had to have a pain au chocolat...and I wandered until I found Paul (founded in 1889) and had a pain au chocolat and an espresso...later, in Lyon, I discovered that they had a pain au chocolat avec amandes (almond paste) wow, double wow....Food wise, meals are a one of the highlites of my french trips, and I especially like trying the terrines at whatver restaurants I go to...with a piece of crusty bread...yumm. I also find I like trying whatever chicken meals they have, ditto on the desserts
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Old Feb 9th, 2006, 06:39 AM
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The pain d'epice glace from Berthillon.
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