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French Nachos
Posted May 31, 2007 at 05:20 AM
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’t [...]
Rope
Posted May 31, 2007 at 04:59 AM
Wednesday 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 [...]
King of Pastrami
Posted May 30, 2007 at 03:28 AM
With 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. And [...]
