Comments on: Lunch in the Park…

By: carina

carina — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:06:33 +0000

wow!…that mozzarella and cherry tomato salad looks yummy. ang daming mozzarella!!!

By: pnyorker

pnyorker — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:24:05 +0000

Give me a jar of rillette, a baguette and a bottle of nice red, i am happy. MM, that is really true. You save money avoiding this tourist traps especially in bigs cities. My mantra is “go where the locals go”. And with a little netsurfing helps a lot too.

By: Bubut

Bubut — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:55:39 +0000

oh i envy those mozarella salad…

By: Blaise

Blaise — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:20:51 +0000

This is the kind of fast-food I’d love to have :)

By: bagito

bagito — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:34:14 +0000

We do the same thing! Lunch or merienda in the park or people watching at the Notre Dame courtyard on a Sunday, enjoying a jambon beurre “sanweesh”. However, our first time in Paris, we fell victim to one of those overpriced, mediocre restaurants where you pay extra to sit outside. At least the view of the Opera house was well worth it. Next time we went, we learned our lesson and dined where the locals dined. Excellent decision that was. (BTW, have I told you lately how much I love your blog? :))

By: Rico

Rico — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:11:28 +0000

We too have discovered that the best restaurants (and most authentic dishes) are those that are not (or rarely) found in tourist books but accindentally found by going the off beaten path.

By: marissewalangkaparis

marissewalangkaparis — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:05:41 +0000

We do the same MM when we travel especially as a family. We have “fine dining days” then “deli days” then “fastfood days”..and ones where we put together our “finds” from several places like groceries,delis etc..
These delis provide food for a lot of the locals so they don’t have to cook or go to restos which can be expensive for them. And the choices are awesome….When we reach a destination especially if it is daytime,first order of the day is to “hunt” for he nearest neighborhood grocer,store,deli,supermarket etc and stock up on drinks,nuts,fruits etc.
Ahh…so love travelling and the things you discover. You meet wonderful people too….

By: chrisb

chrisb — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:41:25 +0000

MM, is that an egg on top of the quiche? Or maybe cheese and a piece of tomato?

When it’s warm outside the best show in Paris is a cruise on the Seine. Lots of exposed skin soaking up the sun. Haha.

By: joanie

joanie — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:28:32 +0000

I remember Rachel Ray eat her lunch in the park when she visited France while taping $40 A Day show for Food Channel.

Here in NY, we do the same thing with co-workers if weather and works permits.

By: Christina

Christina — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:14:33 +0000

I couldn’t agree more about seeking great food at the low and high ends of the spectrum.

Being a total cheapskate who lives in New York, I particularly revel in the cheap end of things, especially varied ethnic foods that are available in a city like this. If you know what to look for, that cheapie street food / food on the go /food from hole-in-the-wall places frequently yields more delicious + memorable food that mid-range restaurants offer.