http://www.trippert.comTrippert : share and blog your trips120 http://www.trippert.com/article/841:French+Nachos 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/827:King+of+PastramiWith 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/825:Au+CrocodileWhile 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_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/823:Ceci+n%27est+pas+une+fraiseThere were a lot of strawberries at the market today, and I noticed that they were labeled 3 barquettes/3 Euro , so I decided to get some for our lunch. Unfortunately, most of the strawberries looked a little dreary dark and dull red, oversized, a little mushy. But then I spotted a few barquettes sitting apart from the others,Wed, 30 May 2007 02:24:41 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/821:Looks+Can+Be+DeceivingFrance is rightly famous for its sweets and pastries -- there are few more decadent pleasures in life then slicing into a rich, gooey fondant au chocolat or elegant tiramisu. Still, sometimes a girl gets homesick for the treats of her youth... Which is why, when I saw a rack of freshly-baked donuts at my local patisserie, I just had toWed, 30 May 2007 02:02:30 America/New_York