Posted by Zach Brooks, May 7, 2008 at 1:00 PM
Photograph from the blog 'We Are Never Full'
In France, if you order a "sandwich américain," what you'll end up with is a chopped beef, hamburger-like substance, topped with french (ironic right?) fries, and stuffed into a baguette. It is unclear whether the name comes from the notion that french fries are now fully associated with America (rather than Belgium, where they are probably from), or whether the French just consider us gluttons—either way, I'm not ashamed to admit that the sandwich sounds amazing (and I'd be happy to shout that out while waving a giant American flag).
Even better though, is a variation on the sandwich américain, where the hamburger is replaced with merguez sausage, and served from a street cart. Vendors can be found dishing out the delicious merguez frites, as they're called, on the streets of Paris, from stalls at flea markets, or at the fireworks display in Carcassone, which is where Amy and Jonny from the blog We Are Never Full discovered this Moroccan inspired, French treat.
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Posted by Michael Nagrant, January 25, 2008 at 11:00 AM
“I once dated this dude who worked as a trapeze artist in the circus.”
“Really, like Ringling Brothers?”
“No it was like one of those traveling carnie things. He was getting really annoying and I wanted to get rid of him, so when he asked me what my bedroom fantasy was, I told him I wanted to dress up like Pluto.”
“Like the planet?”
“No, like the Disney character.”
“Oh my god. I wondered how you’d dress up like a planet?”
Like any good bistro, Cyrano’s located in the bowels of the Wells street canyon in the shadow of Chicago’s Merchandise Mart is a cozy affair. Sometimes so cozy, you hear your fellow diner’s conversations, like the one above, loud and clear.
Though, on a recent Friday night at about 7:30 p.m., other than our Disney friends, there wasn’t much to listen to. As we were dining, chef/owner Didier Durand (pictured) posted a notification that Cyrano’s would now be closed for lunch through January in one of the hottest business dining districts in the city. If there was an Eater.com in Chicago (and word is there will be this year), Cyrano’s would be on hardcore deathwatch.
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Posted by Lia Bulaong, March 19, 2007 at 1:28 PM
Recently in Travel + Leisure Magazine, Linda Dannenberg lists eight of the best boulangeries in Paris according to a specialty: croissants, sourdough loaves, miche, baguettes, pain au raisins, pain au chocolat, croissants aux amandes and fougasse.
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