Paul says that there is a very significant difference in the attitude of Americans and the French to the notion of 'le sandwich'. It is his claim that in the United States, the bread acts as a 'handle' to hold enormous amounts of stuffing. In France, however, he claims that the filling in the sandwich is simply a condiment for the bread itself. I must say that I agree, the 'tartine' (simple length of what we would describe as a 'baguette') is simply delicious just on it's own.
Many people have asked us to keep a log of some of our favourite resturants that we visit while here in Paris. I have tried to give names phone numbers and in many cases addresses for some of the places we have enjoyed and some that we thought were not so great.
Amorino, 47 rue Saint Louis en I'lle Saint Louis, 01.44.07.48.08. This is by far the best ice cream shop we have been to ANYWHERE. Paul had pistacchio and framboise. Fantastique! It is more like a gelato, rich creamy flavours that taste like the real thing. Definitely not to be missed.
La Charlotte de L'isle, 24 rue St. Louis en L'isle, www.la.charlotte.fr. A cute place (see photo in our web log), but the pots of chocolate were too rich for us. If you are a chocolate lover, you will delight in the thick little pots of what seems to be melted chocolate thinned with very little of anything. Be prepared for a rich treat.
Chez Julien, 1 rue du Pont Louis Philippe, 01.42.78.31.64. This is a lovely restaurant near the Seine. It is included in the book "Historic Restaurants of Paris".We especially liked the old bar and the glass painted ceilings. The night we went, it was filled with American and English speaking tourists. This is the best restaurant we have been to so far. Profiterole des Escargot (in puff pastry) was especially good as was the salad with pignole nuts. For a main course we enjoyed the duck l'orange and coquille St. Jacques. As always the sauces are the best part!
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