The #Parisian #Love Cult - #Foodie, #McDonald's, #WiFi

We took the taxi to our temporary stay in the 16e district, the neighborhood that is dubbed 'the Manhattan of Paris.' I call it "the Nobhill of Paris" or "the Woodside Peninsula of Paris'. We met the doorman, Francois there for the first time and just like in the storybooks, a tall dark and handsome frenchman awaits us in front of our chateau in a tailored suite and suave hair. Immediately he grabs our two 50 lb luggages and insists on carrying it up the stairwell to our 2nd floor sublet. He did not struggle much because, well he also works at the gym as a personal trainer. We were admiringly in awe and aware that we have now fallen into the 'Paris Love Cult'. 

After meeting a few Parisians, I started to mold my idea of, "What is the Paris Love Cult?". Parisians live for the feeling of being in love. They are all about the long awkward stares across the room and the sweet talk. "Oh, I love the Eiffel Tower. I LOVE American food, I LOVE rap music. I LOVE LOVE LOVE...." There is probably only a handful of things in this world that Parisians do not LOVE. As much as I enjoyed meeting Parisians, I still have unconditional love for Americans. I like the way Americans are a bit more rugged and like what they like, but are extremely choosy about what they "love". And once they love something/someone, it is pretty set in stone. That is probably why Americans say that they "have love" for some things. It is different and we do not get the two mistaken. 

We got ready and headed to the Apple store because my damn iPhone was not able to catch WiFi. Big fail for when you are traveling overseas. I have no idea what the issue was with Apple and iPhones in Europe, but my Wifi button was grayed out. That pretty much sucked because WiFi is the most efficient way to stay connected with people. MCDonald's became our "safe haven" to catch WiFi in Europe, not to mention their extensive MCDonald's International Menu. The golden arches may as well have been flipped upside down to make the letter "W" for WiFi. 

We ate at Frenchie Restaurant later that night - not as good as CommonWealth in San Francisco, btw. Please find details and our menu selection below:

Restaurant Frenchie

5, rue du Nil 75002 Paris

Tél. : +33 (0)1.40.39.96.19

Métro 3, 4 : Sentier, Réaumur Sébastopol

http://www.frenchie-restaurant.com/infos

Pour débuter

 Foie gras de canard au torchon, poire, chapelure orientale  (+16 €)

Entrées

Râble de lapin farci, champignons sauvages, coing, châtaigne

(Supplément +15 € truffe blanche)

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Rouget, ventrêche, pomme de terre fumée

Plats

Saint-Jacques, épeautre, topinambour; boudin noir

ou

Biche, trompettes de la mort, airelle

Fromage ou Desserts

Sélection de fromages des îles Britanniques affinés de chez Neal’s Yard Dairy

Accord vin : 6cl/fromage (+15€)

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 Glace au pain des amis, clémentine, chocolat, noisette

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Perles du Japon, lait de coco, mangue sherbet, ananas

I will have a more extensive review of the Frenchie Restaurant in a week or so. Stay Tuned.