Mxsmanic

poldy writes:

    > "Light" lunch in most of these places is still about 10-20 euros.

At least. And if they don't have food that you can actually carry away,
you can expect to spend at least an hour on the "fast" meal.

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Poldy

In article <[email protected]>,
"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <[email protected]> wrote:

    > Some people are more squeamish than others. "Pests" like mice and
    > roaches are almost unavoidable, both in restaurants and food markets.
    > Health regulations in most places dictate that the management at least
    > TRY to keep such things under control, so unless I find rodent droppings
    > in my food, or the cockroaches are sharing the table with me, I prefer
    > to assume the restaurateur is complying with the laws.
    >
    > >

Yeah if you've seen "Fight Club," you can be real paranoid about eating
at any place where someone else prepares your food for you.

B.deBurcht

Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>. ..
    > B.deBurcht writes:
    >
    > > I'd prefer a pita/kebab or some good ol' (Belgian) fries with a snack
    > > on the side anyday.
    >
    > Take a look in the kitchen sometime. You may be surprised.

The place I usually go to has an open view of the kitchen and the meat
is prepared in front of you. There's also this entity called
Health-Inpection.

Montesquiou

"Magda" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de
news:[email protected]...
    > On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 19:49:20 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, "Montesquiou"
<xxx@nn> 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?
    > ... >
    > ...
    > ... Some place I recomend to you :
    > ...
    > ... Mariage Frère 30 & 35 rue de Bourg-Tibourg who is a wonderfull
tea/Coffe
    > ... shop (Mariage with one R)
    > And a tea museum upstairs. :-))

Oh yes Magda. A beautifull museum.
The must for me there is the 'crème brûlée'. ... :)

Mark Fagan

Anglelina's is an interesting experience, something out of the past, but I
remember it as being very expensive.

"Montesquiou" <xxx@nn> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > "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?
    > >
    > Some place I recomend to you :
    > Mariage Frère 30 & 35 rue de Bourg-Tibourg who is a wonderfull tea/Coffe
    > shop (Mariage with one R)
    > and Angeline on Rue de Rivoli (in front the Louvre)

Mark Fagan

My two cents: there are many food shops, traîteurs, etc. that sell either
made up foods ready to eat, or the pleasures of buying some fresh bread, a
few slices of ham, some cheese, fruit and a drink and just sit in the
nearest park.

"f.crane" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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?

EvelynVogtGamble

Montesquiou wrote:

    > "Magda" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de
    > news:[email protected]...
    >
    >>On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 19:49:20 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, "Montesquiou"
    >
    > <xxx@nn> 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?
    >> ... >
    >> ...
    >> ... Some place I recomend to you :
    >> ...
    >> ... Mariage Frère 30 & 35 rue de Bourg-Tibourg who is a wonderfull
    >
    > tea/Coffe
    >
    >> ... shop (Mariage with one R)
    >>And a tea museum upstairs. :-))
    >
    >
    > Oh yes Magda. A beautifull museum.
    > The must for me there is the 'crème brûlée'. ... :)

The "must" for me, almost anywhere in France, is crème brûlée! (I've
had it in a few restaurants, here in the U.S., but I've yet to find one
that compares.)
    >
    >

Jenn

..
    >>> ... > 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


virtually every little bistro in Paris serves simply wonderful salad
plates -- a little sliced duck, a little fois gras, a little tomato and
greens or a little pate and a little salad -- or a salad nicoise with
haricort vert and egg and tuna -- etc etc -- the wonderful lunch is
available on every corner and is very good at most any sidewalk cafe


and of course most bakeries serve fabulous sandwiches to go on wonderful
rolls e.g. jambon and buerre -- or pate etc etc

ahh Paris -- how I miss the food

Mxsmanic

Mark Fagan writes:

    > My two cents: there are many food shops, traîteurs, etc. that sell either
    > made up foods ready to eat, or the pleasures of buying some fresh bread, a
    > few slices of ham, some cheese, fruit and a drink and just sit in the
    > nearest park.

It's much less of a pleasure when you realize there are no tables.

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Anonymous

Hi,

my favorites are creperies on the street and/or if I'm a bit hungrier a
brasserie.

f.crane 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?
    >

--
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(Absolutely Sweet Marie - Blonde on Blonde - 1966)

EvelynVogtGamble

Mxsmanic wrote:

    > Mark Fagan writes:
    >
    >
    >>My two cents: there are many food shops, traîteurs, etc. that sell either
    >>made up foods ready to eat, or the pleasures of buying some fresh bread, a
    >>few slices of ham, some cheese, fruit and a drink and just sit in the
    >>nearest park.
    >
    >
    > It's much less of a pleasure when you realize there are no tables.

"Tables"? In a PARK????? What's wrong with the usual park benches?
(Which I have certainly seen in European parks.)
    >

Mxsmanic

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes:

    > "Tables"? In a PARK????? What's wrong with the usual park benches?

They are at the wrong height and in the wrong position, they are not
flat, and they are often dirty.

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Mark Fagan

You obviously never saw the episode of "Mr. Bean" where he prepares his
repast and tries to eat it on a park bench. Seriously, I've never
considered this a problem with a sandwhich. I even spent a certain amount
of money on a Leatherman Wave pocket tool, because the serrated knife blade
was so good for cutting baguettes! And I always carry plastic knife and
fork with me on a trip, just in case.

"Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Mark Fagan writes:
    > > My two cents: there are many food shops, traîteurs, etc. that sell
either
    > > made up foods ready to eat, or the pleasures of buying some fresh bread,
a
    > > few slices of ham, some cheese, fruit and a drink and just sit in the
    > > nearest park.
    > It's much less of a pleasure when you realize there are no tables.
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Mxsmanic

Mark Fagan writes:

    > You obviously never saw the episode of "Mr. Bean" where he prepares his
    > repast and tries to eat it on a park bench.

I don't know anything about Mr. Bean.

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EvelynVogtGamble

Mxsmanic wrote:

    > EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes:
    >
    >
    >>"Tables"? In a PARK????? What's wrong with the usual park benches?
    >
    >
    > They are at the wrong height and in the wrong position, they are not
    > flat, and they are often dirty.

So you spread a newspaper to protect your clothing. Have you never
eaten from a plate on your lap? Or even standing up? It's done at
social gatherings all the time!

    >