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Review: Des Gateaux et du Pain (a.k.a., “The House of Pain”)

January 26, 2009

Ed. note: I’m starting a series of posts on our recent trip to France and Germany!  Enjoy.  Don’t worry– there will be tons of Cincinnati content interspersed. (Guest post by The Boyfriend) You gotta love the French. Anybody who can give the world Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Brigitte Bardot (see a pattern emerging here?), crepes, [...]

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Observations (Paris)

December 27, 2008

1. I read both French and german far better than I speak them. 2. However, my French is getting better. Still, my American accent makes the French reply in English anyway. 3. Patisseries and boulangeries are the best places on the planet. Seriously. 4. Skip French steak. Eat extra frites instead. 5. Mayonnaise is better [...]

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Vacation time…

December 22, 2008

I’m heading to Paris and Munich today for Terry and my now-annual European Christmas.  I’m looking forward to some crepes, foie gras, escargot, a croque monsieur and salads that don’t contain any lettuce (a strange Parisian thing).  Terry’s looking forward to sausages, croissant from our very favorite bakery, des Gateaux et de Pain, and good [...]

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