Eating Our Way Around Paris

 The weather has been totally lousy in Paris for the past

week and a half and getting worse or so it seems.

Every day, rain and the temperatures keep falling too.

At first, we just braved the elements and hit the streets.

After all, we were in the Magic Kingdom of Delight.

But it is starting to wear us down just a bit but 

we have found a temporary solution to the problem.

Eat ... Eat ... Eat.

Paris has thousands of great restaurants and they

are warm and inviting and offer some pretty

incredible fare.

La Rotonde in Montparnasse is an absolutely

beautiful restaurant with lots of regular French

customers.  A friend took me there when I turned

50 and I remember sampling oysters from 

all over France. The restaurant has quite a

history as well from the days of the artists

hanging out in Montparnasse.  

 The plat du jour was a lamb shank in the most delicious

gravy with olives and sun dried tomatoes and all of this

was on top of creamy mashed potatoes.  The lunch

came with a glass of wine and a caramel dessert

and an espresso.

So yummy and we didn't care that it was raining outside.

 Another day to escape the drizzle near Haussman, we popped 

into a brasserie and I ordered pesto pasta with different kinds

of ham.  Was I surprised when lunch came out and

the pesto pasta was underneath smoked ham as well

as prosciutto.  I know it might look strange

 but it too was delicious.

 Today we had a little sunshine for about 3 hours

when we were up near Montmartre.  We found a most

beautiful street with no tourists and lots of small

cafés with outside tables.  We grabbed a table and

had a most remarkable lunch.  This is a beautifully

made asparagus soup and Tony is having herring

and potatoes that had him humming.  We had a

second course as well but I forgot to take the picture.

 In the middle of the afternoon for a break,

we usually stop for a little treat and to give our

feet a rest.  This is pistachio homemade ice cream

and I can't remember Tony's choice but the taste

will stay with me for a long time.  

This little ice cream place is on Rue de Buci

in the 6th arrondissement.

 Tony's favorite pastry is millefeuille and this

little shop on Victor Hugo is ahead so far in his campaign

to find the best millefeuille in Paris.  My tarte is

chocolate, oh so chocolate tarte.

Yes we have gained a little bit of weight but we are

walking all over the city.  And these little food tasting stops 

help us to dry off before the next adventure 

into another area of Paris.

At night, Tony makes a fabulous salad served with delicious

bread from our local boulangerie  and exquisite French

cheeses from the cheese shop around the corner.

And of course, a great bottle of wine that is so

reasonably priced.

The food life is very good in Paris.

So let it rain ....

and we will diet when we get back to Canada.