Light lunch in Paris
Aug 14th 2004, 3:01 pm
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Re: Light lunch in Paris
Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote:
>EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes:
>> Personally, if I'm going to eat "fast food" in Europe, I'd rather it be
>> something native to the country!
>Some countries don't have native fast food, including France. That's
>why McDonald's is more successful in France than anywhere else in the
>world.
There's always Quick which is a European fastfood place. I've done it
a couple of times when pinched for time. It's kind of like a Steak
and Shake in the States.
>EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes:
>> Personally, if I'm going to eat "fast food" in Europe, I'd rather it be
>> something native to the country!
>Some countries don't have native fast food, including France. That's
>why McDonald's is more successful in France than anywhere else in the
>world.
There's always Quick which is a European fastfood place. I've done it
a couple of times when pinched for time. It's kind of like a Steak
and Shake in the States.
Aug 14th 2004, 3:02 pm
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Re: Light lunch in Paris
Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote:
>Runge writes:
>> There's belgian fast food in Fance
>Where?
I think the name is Leon of Brussels or something like that.
>Runge writes:
>> There's belgian fast food in Fance
>Where?
I think the name is Leon of Brussels or something like that.
Aug 14th 2004, 3:24 pm
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Re: Light lunch in Paris
Mxsmanic wrote:
> EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes:
>
>
>>Personally, if I'm going to eat "fast food" in Europe, I'd rather it be
>>something native to the country!
>
>
> Some countries don't have native fast food, including France. That's
> why McDonald's is more successful in France than anywhere else in the
> world.
Well, in Paris I generally keep bread, cheese and pate in my hotel room
mini-bar (and a supply of plastic food bags). If I were going somewhere
during the day (and didn't want to stop for a restaurant lunch) I could
always pack my own and carry it with me. (French bread and good French
cheese are "fast food" enough for me!)
>
> EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes:
>
>
>>Personally, if I'm going to eat "fast food" in Europe, I'd rather it be
>>something native to the country!
>
>
> Some countries don't have native fast food, including France. That's
> why McDonald's is more successful in France than anywhere else in the
> world.
Well, in Paris I generally keep bread, cheese and pate in my hotel room
mini-bar (and a supply of plastic food bags). If I were going somewhere
during the day (and didn't want to stop for a restaurant lunch) I could
always pack my own and carry it with me. (French bread and good French
cheese are "fast food" enough for me!)
>
Aug 14th 2004, 5:23 pm
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On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 03:02:45 +0000, Dave.US wrote:
> Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Runge writes:
>>> There's belgian fast food in Fance
>>Where?
>
>
> I think the name is Leon of Brussels or something like that.
A franchise, yes. But not really fast food.
> Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Runge writes:
>>> There's belgian fast food in Fance
>>Where?
>
>
> I think the name is Leon of Brussels or something like that.
A franchise, yes. But not really fast food.
Aug 14th 2004, 8:19 pm
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Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>. ..
> Runge writes:
>
> > There's belgian fast food in Fance
>
> Where?
Any Quick.
> Runge writes:
>
> > There's belgian fast food in Fance
>
> Where?
Any Quick.
Aug 14th 2004, 8:20 pm
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Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>. ..
> Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Runge writes:
> >
> >> There's belgian fast food in Fance
> >
> >Where?
>
> Fance.
in Fance, that is.
> Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Runge writes:
> >
> >> There's belgian fast food in Fance
> >
> >Where?
>
> Fance.
in Fance, that is.
Aug 14th 2004, 8:51 pm
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On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 01:33:54 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Runge writes:
>> There's belgian fast food in Fance
>Where?
Fance, Belgium?
wrote:
>Runge writes:
>> There's belgian fast food in Fance
>Where?
Fance, Belgium?
Aug 14th 2004, 8:52 pm
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Re: Light lunch in Paris
On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 20:19:19 -0400, pltrgyst
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 20:55:05 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote:
>>Some countries don't have native fast food, including France.
>Crepes, panini, sausages, pizza slices, baguette sandwiches, small tartiflettes,
>etc, all available on the street in any city, are not fast food?
>Damn, they sure seemed instantaneous when i was hungry.
You forgot oysters :-)
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>On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 20:55:05 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote:
>>Some countries don't have native fast food, including France.
>Crepes, panini, sausages, pizza slices, baguette sandwiches, small tartiflettes,
>etc, all available on the street in any city, are not fast food?
>Damn, they sure seemed instantaneous when i was hungry.
You forgot oysters :-)
Aug 14th 2004, 9:30 pm
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Re: Light lunch in Paris
Any café on almost any street corner. They will all do things like
sandwiches, omelettes and so on. As well as the printed menu in the
window and on the tables outside, they will have a daily specials menu
as well.
PJW
On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 16:29:06 GMT, "f.crane" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Lots on information is available about Parisian restaurants, but it
>concentrates of full meals. Where does one go in Paris for a snack,
>such as a light lunch before a large evening meal or a little something
>in the evening after a large mid-day meal? Any suggestions?
sandwiches, omelettes and so on. As well as the printed menu in the
window and on the tables outside, they will have a daily specials menu
as well.
PJW
On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 16:29:06 GMT, "f.crane" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Lots on information is available about Parisian restaurants, but it
>concentrates of full meals. Where does one go in Paris for a snack,
>such as a light lunch before a large evening meal or a little something
>in the evening after a large mid-day meal? Any suggestions?
Aug 14th 2004, 10:06 pm
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Dave.US writes:
> I think the name is Leon of Brussels or something like that.
That's a chain of seafood restaurants specializing in mussels--and it
hardly qualifies as _fast_ food, as it's a traditional sit-down
restaurant where you can easily blow an hour or two on the simplest
meal.
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> I think the name is Leon of Brussels or something like that.
That's a chain of seafood restaurants specializing in mussels--and it
hardly qualifies as _fast_ food, as it's a traditional sit-down
restaurant where you can easily blow an hour or two on the simplest
meal.
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Aug 14th 2004, 10:11 pm
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B.deBurcht writes:
> Any Quick.
If you go by corporate ownership, Disneyland Resort Paris is a French
and Saudi Arabian amusement park (which is a contradiction in terms).
Currently Quick belongs to Ackermans & van Haaren and the CNP (Compagnie
Nationale à Portefeuille, not Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance).
Lately a lot of their stores have been unusually filthy, although clean
fast-food restaurants have never been common in France, and Quick used
to be a lot dirtier when it was under French ownership (albeit not as
bad as Free Time used to be). I've seen mice scampering amid the
supplies in Quick restaurants. But to be fair, McDonald's really isn't
any better (in France).
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> Any Quick.
If you go by corporate ownership, Disneyland Resort Paris is a French
and Saudi Arabian amusement park (which is a contradiction in terms).
Currently Quick belongs to Ackermans & van Haaren and the CNP (Compagnie
Nationale à Portefeuille, not Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance).
Lately a lot of their stores have been unusually filthy, although clean
fast-food restaurants have never been common in France, and Quick used
to be a lot dirtier when it was under French ownership (albeit not as
bad as Free Time used to be). I've seen mice scampering amid the
supplies in Quick restaurants. But to be fair, McDonald's really isn't
any better (in France).
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Aug 14th 2004, 10:11 pm
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pltrgyst writes:
> Crepes, panini, sausages, pizza slices, baguette sandwiches, small tartiflettes,
> etc, all available on the street in any city, are not fast food?
They are snacks. Fast-food restaurants are places where you can obtain
a complete meal in a minute or two and eat it on the spot or take it
with you.
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> Crepes, panini, sausages, pizza slices, baguette sandwiches, small tartiflettes,
> etc, all available on the street in any city, are not fast food?
They are snacks. Fast-food restaurants are places where you can obtain
a complete meal in a minute or two and eat it on the spot or take it
with you.
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Aug 14th 2004, 10:35 pm
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On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 12:11:06 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
wrote:
>B.deBurcht writes:
>> Any Quick.
>If you go by corporate ownership, Disneyland Resort Paris is a French
>and Saudi Arabian amusement park (which is a contradiction in terms).
>Currently Quick belongs to Ackermans & van Haaren and the CNP (Compagnie
>Nationale à Portefeuille, not Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance).
>Lately a lot of their stores have been unusually filthy, although clean
>fast-food restaurants have never been common in France, and Quick used
>to be a lot dirtier when it was under French ownership (albeit not as
>bad as Free Time used to be). I've seen mice scampering amid the
>supplies in Quick restaurants. But to be fair, McDonald's really isn't
>any better (in France).
It's a lot worse in UK.
wrote:
>B.deBurcht writes:
>> Any Quick.
>If you go by corporate ownership, Disneyland Resort Paris is a French
>and Saudi Arabian amusement park (which is a contradiction in terms).
>Currently Quick belongs to Ackermans & van Haaren and the CNP (Compagnie
>Nationale à Portefeuille, not Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance).
>Lately a lot of their stores have been unusually filthy, although clean
>fast-food restaurants have never been common in France, and Quick used
>to be a lot dirtier when it was under French ownership (albeit not as
>bad as Free Time used to be). I've seen mice scampering amid the
>supplies in Quick restaurants. But to be fair, McDonald's really isn't
>any better (in France).
It's a lot worse in UK.
Aug 14th 2004, 10:54 pm
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[email protected] writes:
> It's a lot worse in UK.
Worse than mice scampering along the floor, bone bits in the meat, food
caked on "clean" trays, floors so sticky that they pull off your shoes
(I'm not jokiing) and emergency exits locked?
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> It's a lot worse in UK.
Worse than mice scampering along the floor, bone bits in the meat, food
caked on "clean" trays, floors so sticky that they pull off your shoes
(I'm not jokiing) and emergency exits locked?
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Aug 14th 2004, 11:40 pm
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Re: Light lunch in Paris
On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 18:39:35 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, "JX Bardant"
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
...
... "f.crane" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de
... news:m5rTc.151387$eM2.128205@attbi_s51...
... > Lots on information is available about Parisian restaurants, but it
... > concentrates of full meals. Where does one go in Paris for a snack,
... > such as a light lunch before a large evening meal or a little something
... > in the evening after a large mid-day meal? Any suggestions?
...
... You may have a light lunch in a lot of cafés, like a salad or a
... croque-monsieur (hot sandwich with ham and cheese), or sausages and fries.
... You may try a crêpe in Montparnasse or a greek sandwich near St-Michel (rue
... de la Huchette)...
Rue de la Huchette has the worst food on Earth !
A few steps from there, in the Ilot Saint Sévérin, it gets better.
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
...
... "f.crane" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de
... news:m5rTc.151387$eM2.128205@attbi_s51...
... > Lots on information is available about Parisian restaurants, but it
... > concentrates of full meals. Where does one go in Paris for a snack,
... > such as a light lunch before a large evening meal or a little something
... > in the evening after a large mid-day meal? Any suggestions?
...
... You may have a light lunch in a lot of cafés, like a salad or a
... croque-monsieur (hot sandwich with ham and cheese), or sausages and fries.
... You may try a crêpe in Montparnasse or a greek sandwich near St-Michel (rue
... de la Huchette)...
Rue de la Huchette has the worst food on Earth !
A few steps from there, in the Ilot Saint Sévérin, it gets better.
