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Last minute trip to Paris - recommendations on where to eat

Still drooling over the macarons from Laduree. Visit the location on Rue Bonaparte in the 6th. The other locations are too insane. I think Pierre Herme has a location further down Rue Bonaparte, so you could do a comparison.
For dinner, I loved Bistrot L'Oullette in the Marais. The braised oxtail wrapped in cabbage was the best thing I ate in Paris.

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Last minute trip to Paris - recommendations on where to eat

Still drooling over the macarons from Laduree. Visit the location on Rue Bonaparte in the 6th. The other locations are too insane. I think Pierre Herme has a location further down Rue Bonaparte, so you could do a comparison.
For dinner, I loved Bistrot L'Oullette in the Marais. The braised oxtail wrapped in cabbage was the best thing I ate in Paris.

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Pierogi was always a special treat in my house, since it's a little labor intensive. But my mom created a "poor man's pierogi" hot dish that had little dumplings, lots of sauerkraut and onions and butter that tasted like a deconstructed version of the same dish. Same comfort food, but much easier to make. I ate pounds of that stuff.

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100 (okay, 50) Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do

I think that #10 and 43 are stating not to offer suggestions unless asked. I don't think that it means that it's not acceptable for the waiter to tell the customer his or her favorites when asked. One of those, "If I want your opinion, I'll ask for it" kind of things, and I agree.
Along those lines, if I do ask for a recommendation, please don't say, "Oh, everything's good!" I can't believe how often that happens. I am asking because you are presumably familiar with the dishes, and you can't expect me to believe that you love everything on the menu equally well. You must have an idea--either from personal experience, or customer feedback--which dishes rise above.

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White Castle!! Or, if I can't find a sober driver to get me to the Castle, a fried egg sandwich at home--bacon, egg over easy, cheddar, tomato, mayo and avocado, if I'm lucky.

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Donut shops in Twin Cities

Not sure where in the area you're living, but in south Minneapolis, there are two awesome donut shops--Mel-O-Glaze on 28th Ave and Minnehaha Pkwy has my favorite glazed donuts. A Baker's Wife has good cake donuts, but their lemon bars are out of this world!
Try chowhound.com for more recs around the area.

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The rice krispie cookies and the company bake-off I won with them!

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the gravy, we make ours with lots of giblets and sliced hard boiled eggs

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Last minute trip to Paris - recommendations on where to eat

So yes, close to Luxembourg, please go to Pierre Herme and have a macaron for me (superior to Laduree IMHO).
Here are my low key suggestions.
If you go to the Champs Elysees area go to Al Diwan and have a batangene mikli sandwich, bien cuit, sans cornichons!
If you go to the Marais... go have a couscous at Chez Omar; or if you fancy French bistro stuff go to Les Vins des Pyrenees; or Chez Janou, and ask for mousse au chocolat for dessert.

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Has to be the stuffing! It's the only time of the year I make it. And ooooh so good the nest day- IF it makes it!

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My favorite Thanksgiving side is cornbread-sausage stuffing. So rich, so good!

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I love the fresh and fresh tasting cranberry and orange relish. Yum.

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Favorite foods: Risotto, gnocchi, pierogi, Neapolitan pizza, Jucy Lucys, deep fried cheese curds, scallops

Last bite on earth: Probably some kind of comfort food, like my mom's sauerkraut pierogi with lots of browned butter. Definitely a chocolate layer cake for dessert.