kerouac

Anyway, it is good to learn to decipher the handwriting and some of the terms ahead of time. For example on one of the boards, there is a mention of "PDT" -- did everybody understand "pommes de terre" (potatoes)?

kerouac

(Thank you, LaVisiteure)

gracejoan

kerouac,

You always come up with great things for us.

I too, do enjoy the slates...do not always understand them and sometimes ae difficult to read.

I always enjoy my dining experiences with my many Parisian friends. They really do spend a great deal of time looking first, at outside slates and then a great deal of time with the carte inside. Fun to listen to.

Joan

kerouac

If anybody wants to hone their restaurant slate skills before their spring/summer trip to Paris, I have added a few more of them.

kerouac

Another new set of restaurant slates posted for the 8th arrondissement if anybody is interested.

denisea

I love it...hadn't seen this post before. I totally cracked up at the one that listed cheese nachos!

But many things sounded great. I might get nachos here at home, but not in Paris.

DonTopaz

Just saw this -- great stuff, kerouac.

When the carte just says "bleu" -- e.g., endives au bleu or bleu-noix, does that mean fromage bleu or something else? (Obviously excepting when you order s steak "bleu.")

kja

Outstanding! Thanks so much.

kerouac

rizzuto, that would mean blue cheese.

It is very true that you need to leaen

kerouac

Fat fingers!

It is very true that you need to learn a whole new dialect to fully comprehend the slates. They have a shorthand for various items that is not immediately obvious, even if you speak/read standard French well.

analogue

Are the prices still stable or should we add 10 or 20% like in guidebooks?

cirque_dusoleil

Very informative indeed! Thank you for sharing.

cigalechanta

It's like that throughout Provence. You really should publish a book of your photos.

kerouac

Anybody planning a trip to Paris might want to check the latest slates.

nukesafe

Had me confused there for a moment, Kerouac. I couldn't find any new posts, but then realized that you have three whole pages of appetizing slates.

One of the last caught my eye; Le Ponceau. For those of you who have not looked yet, the lunch menu is €12.50, but if two of you order the menu, the price is €11.25, and if three get it the cost is only €10.00. Quite a deal!

Is this sort of pricing common, Kerouac?

kerouac

Actually, it is the first time I have ever seen that, which is why I photographed it. (It was during my investigation of the covered passages of Paris, about which I also made a report.)

artfan

These are great fun; thanks for posting them, kerouac. I'm going to use them to practice deciphering slates so hopefully I will be better at it by the time I get to Paris this summer.

YankyGal

This has been one of my favorite reports, despite the fact that I hadn't yet commented on this thread. (And I even refrained from saying something snarky about U.S. light beers on the other forum. ;-))

Interesting pricing scheme at Le Ponceau - certainly a good way to attract a group of friends/family. It's also nice to see some classics listed on these slates, whether or not I'd end up ordering them.

Thanks for the update - we arrive 3 weeks from today for a too-short trip - although a short time in Paris is better than no time in Paris.

ziggypop

kerouac, thankyou for the photo essays. I read all of your reports but rarely comment on them as it feels reduntant but they are appreciated.
Question; I noticed many slates have coca-cola or orangerie logos, do they indicate a tourist target restaurant or does it have no meaning what so ever?

LSky

Thank you Kerouac! They all look so tasty... well, everything but El Chruncho - love the name though!!