on our way to france, we watched the movie “julie and julia” on the plane which got our tastebuds ready for french food and cooking. since we stayed at a place with a kitchen, we ended up making most of our meals to save a few euros, although we did get to eat out a few times. my routine included going through the market on rue montorgueil to buy groceries and produce, which was so fresh and beautiful. these heads of lettuce were literally bigger than the size of my head!
the produce market across the street, getting ready in the wee hours of the morning:
on our first night there, we were too tired to cook, and so we ate at “La Grille Montorgueil”. my huge plate of penne with an olive sauce.
on the weekend, we tried the christmas market food (as previously blogged), and when we were in montmartre, ate lunch at “La Maison Rose”. this was a scrumptious tagliatelle with duck breast.
in my pre-travel research, i came across a blog that recommended the food from a guy who cooks paella and beef bourguignon from his truck every wednesday at a food market on Place Baudoyer. i managed to track him down, and especially for only 7 euros, the paella was delicious! (there is big piece of chicken right in the middle of the plate)
another travel site recommended this little cheese fondue restaurant in the Marais called “Pain, Vin & Fromage”. for our last night in paris, we found the restaurant, and although it turned out that you needed reservations, we were lucky that they could fit us in. oh my, the fondue! we got the savoyarde fondue, which was a combination of emmental, beaufort, comté cheeses and other ingredients. it was really good but really heavy. needed to drink a lot of water.
bon appétit!
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What a great trip. Thanks for sharing all your pictures and stories.
love the photo of you at La Maison Rose! c’est chic!
and my first thought of that duck dish was that it was a bunch of tongues. I know, weird right?!