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podcasts found – and enjoyed!

July 30, 2008

I reviewed the instructions for Thing 3 – podcasts – and went to my “podcatcher” – the iTunes store – and browsed around until I found something that sounded good: French Food and Faux Pas – Rick Steves interviews 2 French foodies. Fun and rewarding. Il n’y a pas “to go”. You knew that right? And eating in the car ? Mais non! But I didn’t know that tips should always be cash on the table. Also, to get free water ask for un carafe d’eau if you don’t want bottled or mineral water. Doggy bags? A faux pas, but don’t worry about it because things aren’t supersized, so you will probably not need a doggy bag. And don’t enter a restaurant before 12 or 12:30 or after 2. Rick says also eat at 9:00 at night if you don’t want to encounter a lot of tourists.

Next I will try to find more information confirming the recent research about lard being better than trans fats. Where did I see that quote about European countries out-lawing trans fats, when in America companies were hiring lobbyists and PR people to avoid it?

image thanks to Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten – found on Flickr – searching Creative Commons, search terms “France Food”. If you search Flickr for “French food”, you will get mainly American food like French Fries, French dip (eeeeeuuuuuww), French toast – and what is the deal with posting pictures French fry pictures from Pink’s? I think you should eat the obligatory hot dog there in LA and then hunt for a good French restaurant.

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