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at the behest of the moules frites thread, a friend and i went to vol de nuit (148 w. 4th street) at about 8:00 pm last friday. the selection of beer: great. the moules: awful. the mussels themselves weren’t so bad –...

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Pardon my franglais. This April I will be bidding farewell to my bachelor days with a Stag Night in Paris. Before embarking on the usual mandatory debauchery (the aim of a stag night, as I understand it, being to have a night so,...

At 275 posts, my computer kicks it out, can we start vol. 2? —-My limerick in spanish: Ella le gusta desayuno sabroso y algun tipo de de huevos, su esposo. Hay que suponer la sorpresa quando el mesero regresa con un plato de...

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One last question before we leave next week (I’m so excited!!). We are spending one night up in Nuits St.George and want to find a great, inexpensive meal after spending the afternoon wine tasting. Seems like we could easily...

DAY 2 If Friday was a success (see Vol One post below), Saturday was more of a mixed bag. Started with breakfast at Balthazar. It was just as described so often, very Parisian in appearance – down to tight small booths and...

- there is not a lot on the pie, and it does not stand out with such great cheese and crust. What a gem of a place – I hope Dom does go on forever! After eating we got back on Q for the long trip back, intending to go...

. Huarches de birria. In the words of Mia Wallace, translated into Spanish for our Mexican brothers: "Dios Mio!" btw, if you like Asian you should do the pho crawl with us at PortlandFood.org. It’s going to be on a Sunday...

I’ve been trying to find a bakery that makes a nice flakey, normal sized Vol-au-Vent. Years ago (and I mean years) Women’s Bakery used to have them (along with their corn meal muffins in the orange cellophane package,...

Hi all - I’m on vacation, and am making crepes filled with "fondue de volaille" from p. 203 of the book. However, I’m making the crepes from Hopkinson’s book. I forgot to photocopy the bit in Mastering the Art...

This weekend is this glorious celebration of summer with the streets of Paris (and most of France) going all night. (Nuits blanches). Will any Chowhounder be there to give us a first-hand report?

I was in SE France last summer and had some vin de noix (made from green walnuts) The taste was like nothing I have ever had and I have tried to locate it in Edmonton, but I just get blank looks from everyone I ask. Any...