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Wear a beret. Americans' stereotypes about France get thrown right back in their face and into their eager mouths. In a city of French snobs, earns top ranking for moules frites, crème brûlée, mysterious cow parts. Anthony Bourdain can't make this stuff. Half the conversations are en français but you really can't hear a thing. Celebratory din akin to Paris '68, echoes inside gutted bicycle repair shop. Career waiters have dignity, wine makes you weep.
The capital's first community table remains communal. Families--nuclear, spontaneous, and otherwise--gather for chatty meals and a fruity cosmo or two. Wrinkle-free Eurocrats took over the sidewa... read more
Life is a cabaret. Tell that to the kids from High School Musical who grow up and discover they can't get jobs. They take your order: "Medium, or medium rare?", then adding a side of asparagus with... read more
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