Paris - the city of food

When I think of Paris, I think of history, wine and food.  On our flight over, we were casually speaking with someone on our flight and mentioned we were going to Paris after Italy.  She said that they had been there the year before and "good luck finding any good food over there".  What????  We thought we had misheard her, but she went on to say that they finally ended up at an Italian restaurant and ate there most of the week.

Well, no offense to the lovely woman flying next to us, but the food in Paris was outstanding.  You cannot not eat well in Paris.  There is every type of food imaginable, from evey culture, to satisfy every palate.

Here are a few of our indulgences......

I never expected that the Parisiennes would be so into salads!  Since I didn't get my fill of salads in Italy (and who would have guessed salads were hard to find in Italy), I was happy to see so many salads available in Paris.  Most restaurants had a variety of really unique, delicious salads, so I indulged a few times.

Smoked salmon salad with grapefruit and avocado



Duck salad with haricots vert (green beans) and sundried tomatoes

One night we enjoyed typical French cuisine.  The true Parisiennes are probably rolling their eyes at this, but for us it was a lovely dinner!

French Onion Soup

Duck a l'Orange

Creme Brulee

Crepes Suzette

And the always typically French:  Steak et Frites!