http://www.trippert.comTrippert : share and blog your trips120 http://www.trippert.com/article/841:841 From take-out pizza to microwaveable burgers to Flunch, sometimes it seems like the French just don t understand junk food.There is, however, an exception: potato chips. My Lord, do the French have tasty potato chips. Now, it s not their essential chippiness which is so superior to American brands they aren tThu, 31 May 2007 05:20:37 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/839:839Wednesday evening I attended the opening of Kasia Ozga s exhibit at the Fondation des Etats-Unis. The major motifs of the exhibit, as you can see from my photos, were rope and body parts mostly hands, feet, and fingers.I highly recommend reading Ozga s own Thu, 31 May 2007 04:59:44 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/827:827With so much terrific French food all around you in Paris, it's hard to imagine wanting anything else. Still, when the occasional ethnic-food craving hits, it's nice to know that Paris can satisfy these yearnings as well. For me, the yearning takes the form of deli-food -- bagels, challah, pickles, and pastrami. AndWed, 30 May 2007 03:28:22 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/826:826It may be hard for Americans to believe, but in France, no one has ever heard of the Easter bunny. Does that mean poor little French children go candy-less on Easter Sunday? On the contrary! In France, Easter chocolate is bestowed by a giant bell.I have to admit, I didn't really believe this story until I saw the bigWed, 30 May 2007 03:11:45 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/825:825While in Strasboug, my group took an afternoon for lunch at the two-star Au Crocodile. And what a lunch it was! This being the low-season for fine restaurants, the Etoiles d Alsace is running their yearly Formules-Jeunes promotion, which means people under 35 can get a delectable two-star meal (and five courses worth ofWed, 30 May 2007 03:00:07 America/New_York