Woah! American food really is great!<BR>Makes fat poeple! Gooood!<BR>Yes! what are foie gras and cr&eacute;me brul&eacute;e compared with a fat piece of oily chicken from KFC? In fact I heard on the news today that american food won the awards for best food in the whole word!Isn't it great?

edna,read about American children being the most obese in the world.<BR>Thanks to all that good food . Then read about the adults who are keeling over daily from obesity related health problems. More money is spent on diet products and research than other countries, and it isn't because they are eating too much brie and fois gras!

Just for the record, McDonald's IS alive and well in Paris. Two that I recall: one near Pigalle & Clichy and another across from Gare du Nord. Also saw one in Melun. Mickey D's has been the object of some contempt in France from time to time, but they seem to do a business and it is not all American tourists. Wasting the many excellent options available there in favor of the golden arches wouldn't ordinarily be my style, but it's not MY dinner that we're talking about!

Hoping this is not a joke......there are plenty of fast food places in Paris. Quick, McDonalds, Burger King. Go to a brasserie called Chez Clement (lots around the city) where they serve meat and mashed potatos. Other brasseries may but I don't know for a fact. For more Paris information e-mail me: [email protected]

In case I didn't make it clear, Chez Clement is the name of a chain of brasseries with many locations. She can eat American while you eat French.

One more thing. Getting older - the memory not as good. Most restaurants, especially brasseries, have "steack-frites" (steak and french fries). That should make her happy.

There's a restaurant called "Thanksgiving" in the Marais. A short walk from St. Paul metro. It may meet your wife's needs.

While I will admit that as a generalization Americans are fatter than French, I don't see why so many posts have to deteriorate into name calling. Has eating deteriorated into a political correctness issue? Eat what you want, and let other people eat what they want, and stop judging.

Billy, that's how I eat. I had no big problems eating in Paris. By the end of my week there, I was even trying a few exotic things like rascasse (a fish). When I got tired of eating a dry baguette for breakfast, I strolled over to McDonalds and had an Egg McMuffin for breakfast, had sandwiches bought from street vendors for lunch, and often had entrecote (steak) and frites for dinner with salad. I had American style pizza one night. You really won't have any problem at all, so you can relax. You will see plenty of acceptable places just walking around. <BR><BR>Somebody up above mentioned hippopotamus. I did not eat there, but I looked at their signs and the menu, and there was plenty of good American looking stuff on there. I wanted to eat there, just didn't get around to it. Even better, they were one of the few places that seemed to serve dinner before 8 pm. In fact, they might even have given a discount if you ate dinner between 5-7 pm.

Billy there is a Chili's right off of the Champs Elysees. You might look up their address before going abroad.

Billy, that's how I eat. I had no big problems eating in Paris. By the end of my week there, I was even trying a few exotic things like rascasse (a fish). When I got tired of eating a dry baguette for breakfast, I strolled over to McDonalds and had an Egg McMuffin for breakfast, had sandwiches bought from street vendors for lunch, and often had entrecote (steak) and frites for dinner with salad. I had American style pizza one night. You really won't have any problem at all, so you can relax. You will see plenty of acceptable places just walking around. <BR><BR>Somebody up above mentioned hippopotamus. I did not eat there, but I looked at their signs and the menu, and there was plenty of good American looking stuff on there. I wanted to eat there, just didn't get around to it. Even better, they were one of the few places that seemed to serve dinner before 8 pm. In fact, they might even have given a discount if you ate dinner between 5-7 pm.

If you look at the menus posted outside a brasserie or bistro, and you see these dishes, they will be delicious and meet your wife's preferences.<BR><BR>boeuf (bouguignon) - beef (with red wine)<BR>poulet roti - chicken (roasted)<BR>entrec&ocirc;te - rib or rib eye steak<BR>cassoulet - white beans in casserole with meats<BR>frites - french fries<BR>pommes (de terre) - potatoes<BR><BR>For actual locations that serve 'American' food, you can find these:<BR>(if you use the online French yellow pages (quite easy to use), you can find locations close to your hotel - www.pagesjaunes.fr)<BR><BR>Hard Rock Cafe, 14 bd Montmartre 75009 <BR>Joe Allen's, 30 rue Pierre Lescot 75001 <BR>Chicago Pizza Pie Factory, 5 rue Berri 75008 PARIS <BR>Pizza Hut, KFC, McD - many locations<BR><BR>For decent Italian food in a relaxed establishment, we go to Pizza Vesuvio's on 25 rue Quentin Bauchart 75008, about 1 block off Champs Elysee. We usually go 'early', ie. 7:00-7:30 pm - it fills up quickly.<BR><BR>We are not adventurous/gourmet diners, but have eaten at moderate French establishments and found 'recognizable' dishes that are very good, and still allow a 'French' feel to the meal. If you eat at informal brasseries rather than restaurants, you have more flexibility in ordering (don't need to observe proper courses). <BR>

Hi<BR>Almost any restaurant or cafe in Paris will have one or more of the following on its menu<BR>steak frites (steak with wonderful french fries)<BR><BR>Poulet roti (roasted chicken, often with mashed or roasted potatoes)<BR><BR>pastas<BR><BR>grilled (grille,with an accent) or sauteed (poele) fish or seafood<BR>You can simply say that your wife has allergies or is on a diet and wants no sauces, or they can serve the sauces on the side so she can try them<BR><BR>Salads tend to have only a vinaigrette (oil and vinegar) dressing rather than any mayonnaise-based thick dressings<BR>Vegetables can be wonderful<BR><BR>I can't imagine that you both wouldn't enjoy most desserts and pastries<BR><BR>I will warn you that the "hamburger" that appears on the menu in some cafes often has some seasonings added for flavor that may displease your wife, so if you want a burger, stick to Micky D's<BR>(Mac Do, in French)<BR><BR>If you choose some French places to eat, your wife can be happy and you can eat as if you are really in a different place from home

Billy: My husband has your wife's eating problem; I just have to live with it! There is a TGIF's on Boulevard Housemann (sp) near Galeries Lafayette. We did eat in French restaurants though, and he was always happy with the steak and fries or chicken and fries.

Just be careful when ordering steak that if you don't want it stll mooing when it gets served to make to ask for it to be 'well done' (which is probably closer to our version of 'medium')

Yeah-then hope that in 25 years or less you don't come down with Mad Cow disease.