Paris: The Food

"Although each of the world's countries would like to dispute this fact, we French know the truth: The best food in the world is made in France. The best food in France is made in Paris." Pixar's 2007 film Ratatouille






While I don't necessarily agree with the quote, I can't deny the excellence of food in Paris. One of the best parts of our annual summer vacations for me is the food. I love food. I love going to restaurants and trying new things. This year's trip was especially good, because I had been eating the majority of my meals at the bland and boring dining hall the previous 6 months. So everything I ate on the whole trip seemed amazing in comparison.

Paris was certainly no exception. The most striking thing about the restaurants in Paris was their sheer abundance. The options for breakfast, lunch and dinner were staggering. This was almost a bad thing, believe it or not. Wandering around for a place to eat is actually more difficult when there are so many choices. Too often, after looking at 5 or 6 perfectly good menus, we would stand around looking at each other. Hands on hips, someone would say "Well..."

When we would finally agree on where to eat, we were never disappointed. Classic french cuisine, authentic italian food, sandwich places, museum cafes, even a French KFC- everything was great.

(One of the many Parisian sidewalk cafes we ate at)

(Mom and Anna at yet another cafe)

(Adrian and I, mid meal. Note my French Onion Soup)

(More onion soup- it was amazing everywhere we tried it)

("Are you taking ANOTHER picture of me eating?!")

Even when we didn't have the time to sit down at a resturaunt, we hardly had to compromise on good food. For breakfast we almost always grabbed croissants, chocolate pastries and fresh baguettes from local bakeries. Sometimes we got sandwiches to-go from small cafes. Arguably the culinary highlights of Paris were the street crepes. We tried them for dinner, and desert, from different places around the city. It's great to see the crepe made fresh right in front of you. Piping hot, a little crunchy on the outside, soft inside and stuffed with toppings- meat, cheese, mushrooms, nutella, strawberries (not all at the same time!)- these were the perfect meal.

(There are tons of small markets all over the city)

(Late night crepes)

(More street crepes)

(Lunch in the apartment)

(Eating a sandwich by the window)

All for now, check back soon for another short post about Paris.