Paris Food Photos!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

Dessert:


Caesar Salad w/Chicken:


Breakfast w/salad, coffee and baguette:


Dinner salad:


Dinner (I think!):


Breakfast: Eggs Benedict!

[CatMor]

1. Everything looks delicious ....

the dessert looks fantastic and now I'm wanting some sweets. So nice to see food that isnt fast food. Seems like you had a wonderful vacation.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Thank you, my dear CatMor!

In my experience, it is impossible to have a bad French meal in Paris. Everything we ate was amazing, gorgeous and tasty!

It was a great dessert........I did so much walking that I actually lost a few pounds while I was there!

I did have a great vacation.......

[CatMor]

8. I was hoping you might be going to England too ...

and take photos of London food. My daughter lives in London and it would have been fun to see the food there.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. We only had a week, so Paris was it.

I was actually pretty tired by the time we came home...

[edbermac]

3. Food porn!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. I don't THINK SO, my dear edbermac!

Could it be you're jealous since you didn't get any?

I wish you could have partaken of all of it!

It was amazing!

[Control-Z]

13. No, CalPeg,

it definitely is food porn when the food photos are practically orgasmic just to look at!

I won't judge anyone who had the pleasure of eating them, though.

[applegrove]

5. Everything so fresh is what I remember. Everything a day old. Fruits

and veggies that is. Yum. Thank you for sharing.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Everything sure was fresh, seasonal, tasty. Thank you, my dear applegrove!

We ate very well indeed.

[mr_lebowski]

6. NOMS!!!

Good lord that Eggs Benedict is a work of ART, man.

Given prices in Paris I have to think was like a $50 dish ...

It all looks killer though!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. It was indeed a work of art, my dear mr_lobowski!

I don't remember how much it was. We found this wonderful cafe near our hotel and we had breakfast there every morning.

The proprietors were amazing and lovely people and we all bonded. We were sad to leave them at the end of our week and they were sorry to see us leave too.

[unc70]

17. Paris can be quite affordable with a little care

Dining in Paris can be very expensive in the gastronomic temples or in the restaurants of luxury hotels. But that is true most anywhere in the world. For the most part, the cost of meals is a lot like it is here in the US given the current euro-dollar exchange rates. Remember that European menu prices already include all the taxes and usually include the service charge. In the US, we typically must add 20-30% to get comparable prices (sales tax plus tip).

[fierywoman]

9. I love you for posting these!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. Well, I thank you for your lovely thought, my dear fierywoman!

I thought it was time for some more Paris photos.

[No Vested Interest]

14. I'm envious...

both of the gorgeous food, as well as the idea of being in Paris.
Lucky you!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. Thank you, my dear No Vested Interest!

I really wanted to make another (probably my last trip) to Paris. And my niece wanted to go too. So we made our plans and went.

The food was amazing and we didn't have to walk far to get it. There were at least half a dozen restaurants within about a block or so of our hotel. So easy!

It was a very special week.

[ZZenith]

15. Please keep posting Paris photos, CaliforniaPeggy!

They are lovely and they take me back to a special time in our lives - we got back from Paris and Normandy a few weeks before the 2016 election. Last time I felt truly happy was in France.

The food. My God, the food...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. Thank you so much, my dear ZZenith--I certainly will keep posting Paris photos!

I have a lot.

[Paka]

16. I see you love French food as much as I do.

I'm in Paris now for a few days at the end of a six week visit traveling around France. I am a long time Francophile and come to visit friends as often as my budget allows. I had the most amazing Cafe gourmand this year in Toulon. I wish I could share the picture I took with you, but I don't have the skills necessary to post it. You just have to take my word that it was "poetry in motion."

Thanks for sharing your yummy treats!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

21. Thank you so much, my dear Paka!

I've been around France and Paris on several occasions and I always love being there.

I wanted to get back for perhaps my last visit since my photos from prior visits did not make me very happy. They were film and I wanted to do much better! Digital works superbly and I love shooting it.

I can believe your photo was "poetry in motion!"

Here's the link that will tell you how to post photos: https://www.democraticunderground.com/103659987

[Paka]

23. Thank you. I'll give it a try.

[Soph0571]

18. Yum!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. Thank you so much, my dear Soph! That's for sure!

[irisblue]

24. Breakfast Salad?

Wow

::drools::

[CaliforniaPeggy]

29. That's what I said, my dear irisblue!

But it was fresh and good!

[irisblue]

25. Pls crosspost to cooking& baking, cuz FOOD

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. I can do that! Thanks for the good thought. n/t

[MelissaB]

26. Yum, yum!

Beautiful photos! Thanks for sharing.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. Thank you, my dear MelissaB!

Everything was wonderful. Wish I could share the food with you!

[Mosby]

27. I want that french onion soup.

I wonder what they pay for avocados, there is some on one of the salads.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. The onion soup was delicious but HOT! The cheese holds in the heat for awhile.

I was told they get their avocados from Mexico and we saw them quite a lot. No idea what they cost, though.

They were in perfect shape.

[Me.]

28. Did You Have The Mousse At Angelique's?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

33. Alas, we didn't, my dear Me.

We ate at the restaurants in a one block radius from our hotel. There was a huge variety on all the menus!

[Me.]

34. Well That Mousse Looks Sublime

So glad you had such a wonderful time. Do you mind saying what hotel you stayed at and what you thought of it?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

36. Not a problem! It was a lovely little place with a sliver of view of Notre Dame.

It's the Melia-Notre Dame Hotel. It's small, with variable rooms. Some (like ours) were very cozy! We wanted twin beds and we got them, but they were pushed together but with the bedding separated! As I say, very cozy! Hardly any storage space. The bathroom was huge but no shelf space to speak of. But we didn't mind, since the location was perfect.

Tiny elevator but I used it all the time. The folks behind the desk were outstanding! Very helpful on whatever we wanted.

Which photo had the mousse?

[Me.]

39. OMG LOL

I thought the dessert was a mousse beneath whipped cream (or chantilly as they say)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

41. I'm not sure just what it was, besides delicious!

I think there was ice cream underneath and some cake (?) as well.

[CurtEastPoint]

35. Believe it or not, the Caesar/chicken salad was the most tempting! WOnderful!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

37. Well my dear CurtEastPoint!

It was very good indeed! Glad you had a look.

[liberaltrucker]

38. Yummy!

Maybe I should go to Paris. Might put some meat on my bones!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

40. Thanks so much, my dear liberaltrucker!

I doubt that it would--any added calories would be burned off by all the walking you do!

But Paris is definitely worth a trip. Wonderful, gorgeous city!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

42. Are you taking orders? I want the eggs Benedict please!