At the end of Rue Montorgueil, we walked by some tables that had the most delicious looking potatoes. Now that I've ended the search for the best pain au chocolat in Paris, I've begun the search for the best potatoes in Paris. I had a "salad" that consisted of a poached egg, salami, potatoes, a slice of cheese, tomatoes, and greens. I'd hardly call it a salad but rather a hodge podge of random stuff on a plate.
Quinn had the rumpsteak and ordered it saignant (rare); it came out mooing so he's going to stick to à point from here on out. In France, they cook their steaks slightly differently than they do in the U.S. and lean more towards cooking their meat more on the rare side: bleu is very rare, saignant is rare, à point is medium rare, bien cuit is medium, and trés bien cuit is well done.
One thing I look forward to when we try a new place is seeing how the coffee is served. In almost every café we've been to, the coffee is served a different way. Sometimes it comes with chocolate, sometimes it comes with a cookie, sometimes the café crème comes in 2 separate, small pitchers along with an empty cup, and sometimes the café crème comes with the cream and the espresso already mixed together.
For our early evening entertainment, we went to UGC Ciné Cité Les Halles. The movie theater is just a 2 minute walk from the appartment! We watched Monsters vs. Aliens in VO (version originale), which means that it is shown in the language in which it was created along with French subtitles. I thought it was cute, funny, and entertaining.
Brian and Diana got back from Bordeaux today and stopped by the appart after dinner for some wine and dessert. We enjoyed some canelés from Bordeaux, wine from the wine merchant down the street, some pastries from Maison Jouvin and of course, the great company as well.
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