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		<title>Pepperoni Pizza Potato Chips</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/07/19/pepperoni-pizza-potato-chips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know you&#8217;ve been wondering what I&#8217;ve been up to, so I thought I&#8217;d pop in and tell you: I&#8217;ve been eating these potato chips!
Nevermind that the French don&#8217;t have pepperoni pizza here, at least with the same name. When I first came to France I simply didn&#8217;t think they had pepperoni pizza as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>L&#8217;iroise, Seafood in Vitré</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/06/06/liroise-seafood-in-vitre/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 08:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Discovering adorable inhabitants didn&#8217;t stop in the old town of Vitré. We ate lunch at L&#8217;Iroise, a bistro specializing in seafood, which is just at the entrance of the old town in Vitré. The restaurant is run by a sweet Breton couple (photo below) who focus on uncomplicated, flavorful and beautiful dishes. Between the three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>La Rotonde and Their Mille Feuille</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/05/27/la-rotonde-and-their-mille-feuille/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 12:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
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The brasserie, La Rotonde, is one of our regular stops when we&#8217;re in Paris. It&#8217;s been around since 1910 and is known to have been frequented by famous painters like Pablo Picasso, Diego Rivera, Federico Cantú, Henri Matisse and Tsuguharu Fujita (most of them depicted La Rotonde in their paintings) and writers/artists from the &#8220;Lost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Restaurant Week June 7 &#8211; 13, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/05/07/restaurant-week-june-7-13-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 11:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The success of Restaurant Week in cities like New York, Dublin, Lisbonne, Madrid, London, Miami and Los Angeles has inspired cities in France to give a go to a week dedicated to affordable gastronomy. Hundreds of participating restaurants will offer a unique menu priced at 20,10€ for lunch and 35€ for dinner.

I was looking forward [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Documentary about McDonalds Censored by M6</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/05/06/documentary-about-mcdonalds-m6-censored/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 12:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[French TV channel, M6, recently preempted a documentary exposing McDonald&#8217;s unhygienic practices, but it&#8217;s available (for the moment) to watch online at Dailymotion (Click on the image to watch the video).

An employee at a French McDo&#8217;s took in a hidden camera and revealed the dirty procedures some of the chain&#8217;s restaurants practice. It&#8217;s in French [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Massacred French Recipe / Ce n&#8217;était pas moi qui l&#8217;ai fait !</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/04/16/a-massacred-french-recipe-ce-netait-pas-moi-qui-lai-fait/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following massacred French recipe was committed by the folks at that omnipresent family cafeteria/restaurant in France, Flunch, not me this time around.

We strolled by a Flunch yesterday and saw this huge sign for a new offering: The American Galette. While you&#8217;d think it would resemble a French sandwich américain, with its nonsensical bratwurst, grilled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Le Grenier à Pain and Charcuterie Christian Durant</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/04/05/le-grenier-a-pain-and-charcuterie-christian-durant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 08:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
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My sweetie HAPPENED to be in the Montmartre neighborhood of Paris’ Best Baguette of 2010 and grabbed a couple of warm baguettes to see how spectacular they are. A few shops down, he found an award winning charcuterie for their fromage de tête, Christian Durant Charcuterie, and picked us up some artisanal foie gras (I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paris&#8217; Best Baguette 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/03/24/paris-best-baguette-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
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From parisnotebook:
Today marked the 17th “Grand Prix de la Baguette de Tradition Française de la Ville de Paris” which translates to the “Best Baguette in Paris” contest.  By luck of the draw, I managed to be selected as one of the jury members and spent an incredible 4 hours sitting next to Ghislaine Arabian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free macarons on March 20 in Paris</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/03/16/free-macarons-on-march-20-in-paris/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/03/16/free-macarons-on-march-20-in-paris/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
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From this just in:
&#8220;March 20 is the Jour du Macaron in Paris. This annual celebration, dreamed up five years ago by the famed pâtissier Pierre Hermé, finds pastry shops giving their meringue-y little delights away for free.
Customers are encouraged to make a charitable donation on their way out the door. It&#8217;s a sweet idea in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seriously Strong Cheddar</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/03/05/seriously-strong-cheddar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
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After having left the south of France for Burgundy, finding cheddar cheese where we live  was ambitious if not impossible. We&#8217;d resort to grabbing a huge block of it from Phillippe Olivier in the north of France. Of course, that meant that we&#8217;d have to drive a long seven hours to get there. (Nevermind that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Ready for GMO Franken-Potatoes</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/03/03/get-ready-for-gmo-franken-potatoes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
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More about this news here: EU Approves Genetically Modified Potatoes (in English) and En autorisant la pomme de terre OGM, Bruxelles ne suit pas ses propres directives (in French)
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		<title>The Pancake Invasion Begins</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/03/02/the-pancake-invasion-begins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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After years of complaining about the lack of pancakes in France, I&#8217;m at it again but this time to moan about pancakes attempting to infiltrate the palettes of French people all across the Hexagon. I have mixed feelings about this, obviously.
These were part of a freebie bag handed out from a road toll booth leaving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pizza in Paris &#8211; Pink Flamingo</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/03/01/pizza-in-paris-pink-flamingo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
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My family teases and laughs at me incessantly whenever I mention that I go out for pizza in France. I fail to see the humor in it especially when it has been really hard to find a decent pizza here. Do they expect me to eat French food ALL THE TIME? Anyway. We make pizza [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sad. Most French restaurants Use Ready-Made Factory Food</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/02/25/sad-most-french-restaurants-use-ready-made-factory-food/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the telegraph:
France&#8217;s reputation for culinary genius has traditionally set the standard to which all other countries aspire. It has always been synonymous with outstanding cooking, with its kitchens as important a part of Gallic culture as its art and language.
Not any more, according to a devastating investigation behind the kitchen doors of restaurants in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>France Sold Fake Pinot Noir to Americans</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/02/18/france-sold-fake-pinot-noir-to-americans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/02/18/france-sold-fake-pinot-noir-to-americans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[France Sold Fake Pinot Noir to Americans]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The French had to do SOMETHING with all that surplus wine, I guess.
From AFP:
A French court on Wednesday handed out suspended jail terms and hefty fines to 12 wine industry figures for selling millions of bottles of fake Pinot Noir to US wine giant E&#038;J Gallo.
The defendants, including executives from wine estates, cooperatives, a broker, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doing the Food Truck The Right Way in France: Hippo Facto</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/01/16/doing-the-food-truck-the-right-way-in-france-hippo-facto/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2010/01/16/doing-the-food-truck-the-right-way-in-france-hippo-facto/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 07:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ptinfrance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last year or so in L.A. has proven that food trucks not only have  evolved far past their &#8220;roach coach&#8221; days but also have inadvertently contributed to reducing people&#8217;s carbon footprints. These roaming restaurants that come to you, offer anything from gourmet Korean tacos, grass-fed beef hotdogs, cupcakes, Banh Mi, BBQ, sushi, crepes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wine News: Not Very Jammy Châteauneuf-du-Pape</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/12/11/wine-news-not-very-jammy-chateauneuf-du-pape/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/12/11/wine-news-not-very-jammy-chateauneuf-du-pape/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ptinfrance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the nytimes:
NOTHING about Châteauneuf-du-Pape is sleek or polished. It’s a rough-and-tumble wine, sometimes ungainly and fierce, but just as often warm, open, generous and full of pleasure.
It can be intense and complex — it’s not at all simple. Yet it sometimes can be as friendly as a big good-natured dog. Occasionally, it’s too friendly.
I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>La Route des Liqueurs</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/12/09/la-route-des-liqueurs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/12/09/la-route-des-liqueurs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ptinfrance</dc:creator>
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We&#8217;re getting ready to take off to spend the holidays in the U.S. so we&#8217;ve been frantically buying gifts and stocking stuffers. We came across these kitschy boxes of liqueur-filled chocolates. Unlike those little sugar bottles filled with God knows what liqueurs (we got those too!), these use dark chocolate without the sugar crust, they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Alternative to the Dreaded Golden Arches at the Louvre: Le Café Marly</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/12/05/an-alternative-to-the-dreaded-golden-arches-at-the-louvre-le-cafe-marly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/12/05/an-alternative-to-the-dreaded-golden-arches-at-the-louvre-le-cafe-marly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ptinfrance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s old news and you&#8217;ve probably already heard that the infamous chain of malbouffe shrouded in arches of gold has invaded the Louvre. I can&#8217;t say I&#8217;m thrilled about it but face it, all those millions of American tourists ogling the Mona Lisa have to eat somewhere.
We wondered why they didn&#8217;t put the Belgian chain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grimod&#8217;s Paris</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/11/21/grimods-paris/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/11/21/grimods-paris/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ptinfrance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the nyt:
A marvelous painting of a gourmand at his table hangs in the Musée Carnavalet in Paris — a portly, pink-faced figure happily gorging on a regal casserole, with a bottle of wine at one elbow and a luscious-looking soufflé at the other. It is traditionally believed to be a portrait of Alexandre-Balthazar-Laurent Grimod [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foire au gras/Fat Fair</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/11/18/foire-au-grasfat-fair/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/11/18/foire-au-grasfat-fair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ptinfrance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think I&#8217;ve lived too long in France because when I saw this ad booklet from a supermarket chain, everything looked fine, nothing out of the ordinary. No French person would find anything unusual about it except my sweetie.

Click on the image to enlarge it
He screams, &#8220;foire au gras! foire au gras!&#8221; Me looking at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Le St. Jean, Carcassonne</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/11/10/le-st-jean-carcassonne/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/11/10/le-st-jean-carcassonne/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ptinfrance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
If for any reason you go to the St. Jean restaurant in the cité médiévale of Carcassonne, it should be for the ambiance. On a warm summer night outside facing the ancient ramparts, Niko singing his fun Frenchified songs of bossa nova, other Latin tunes and maybe some Stevie Wonder songs with a pleasant French [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thanksgiving in Paris</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/11/04/thanksgiving-in-paris-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/11/04/thanksgiving-in-paris-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ptinfrance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Order your Thanksgiving dinner and have it made for you, so you don&#8217;t have to try to fit a turkey in that tiny, French oven! If not that, perhaps you&#8217;re traveling or just don&#8217;t want to deal with it at home. How about going out for a real, Thanksgiving dinner à la américaine? The Bistrot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Better When It&#8217;s French</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/10/13/better-when-its-french/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/10/13/better-when-its-french/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ptinfrance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a silly fun ad from the U.S. explaining why things are better when they&#8217;re French. Soooo&#8230;.. I haven&#8217;t seen French maids like that in the seven years I&#8217;ve lived in France &#8211; NOT saying they don&#8217;t exist but anyway&#8230;


via (Thanks, LA Frog!)
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		<title>Serge Chenet Revisited</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/10/09/serge-chenet-revisited/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/10/09/serge-chenet-revisited/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ptinfrance</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Provence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been with me for a while, you&#8217;ll remember that we&#8217;d gone to Serge Chenet&#8217;s new restaurant last year. Since that time, Mr. Chenet earned his first Michelin star, so we thought we&#8217;d check him out again. We made it back to our favorite bed and breakfast in Provence &#8211; only twice this year!!! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Better than a Giant Croissant?</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/09/24/what-is-better-than-a-giant-croissant/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/09/24/what-is-better-than-a-giant-croissant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ptinfrance</dc:creator>
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Answer: Nothing. Ok, maybe a perfectly made juicy burger. Hee!
Back to this giant croissant. We hit the road again and stopped off at a random bakery in Chevagnes. Their gimmick is giant baked goods! Fun, non?
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		<title>Candy Floss Flavored Macarons</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/09/11/candy-floss-flavored-macarons/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/09/11/candy-floss-flavored-macarons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ptinfrance</dc:creator>
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For Americans, the translation of Barbe à Papa into &#8220;candy floss&#8221; might dream up visions of fun and flavorful (but inefficient) dental hygiene tools, but in England and Australia, candy floss is just your  run-of-the-mill term for cotton candy. There&#8217;s probably a crass dental joke in here somewhere but I&#8217;m not going there. Instead [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Café des fédérations, Lyon</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/09/08/cafe-des-federations-lyon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/09/08/cafe-des-federations-lyon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ptinfrance</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rhone]]></category>
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There&#8217;s nothing fancy about one of the last remaining authentic bouchons* in Lyon, Café des fédérations, but that&#8217;s exactly how I like some restaurants these days.
Though founded in the beginning of the 20th century,  Café des fédérations is now owned by Yves Rivoiron. It&#8217;s considered a very typical bouchon with its hanging sausages, checkered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Les Enfants Perdus</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/08/30/les-enfants-perdus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/08/30/les-enfants-perdus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ptinfrance</dc:creator>
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Apricot Mille Feuilles with Pistachio cream
We stayed a short distance from Canal Saint Martin last week in Paris and wandered into Les Enfants Perdus for lunch one day. It&#8217;s a relatively new bistro we&#8217;d recommend if you find yourself in the neighborhood in search of a satisfying meal in a charming setting. Friendly service, tasty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grom, Paris</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/08/28/grom-paris/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
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We finally got a chance to try out the gelato place in Paris, Grom. Perfect timing last week because Paris was blazing hot, the way I love it.   
Their philosophy embraces the use of quality ingredients and because of that the gelato is outstandingly yum! They also believe in eco-sustainability so their disposable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>316 Years Ago Today Dom Pérignon Invented Champagne&#8230;or Did He?</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/08/04/316-years-ago-today-dom-perignon-invented-champagneor-did-he/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From wired:
&#8220;1693: Champagne is said to have been invented on this day by Dom Pierre Pérignon, a French monk. It almost certainly isn’t true.
Because Dom Pérignon lived at the Benedictine abbey in Hautvillers at the time of his “invention,” the village in France’s Champagne region, not far from Èpernay, is generally regarded as the birthplace [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boxes at Laduree</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/07/31/boxes-at-laduree/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Meet Mademoiselle Fifi (yes, Fifi). Apparently, she&#8217;s the summer mascot at Laduree and is featured on this cute macaron box. Personally, the box looks like dog biscuits should be inside, but&#8230; it&#8217;s cute, anyway. A box fits 8 macarons and costs 14.70 euros. Laduree
While we&#8217;re on the subject of boxes, designer Christian Louboutin got together [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cute Eiffel Tower Kitchen Grater</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/07/28/cute-eiffel-tower-kitchen-grater/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Small grater for Eiffel Tower-ophiles! Measurements:  6&#8243;H x 3-1/2&#8243;W.
More information 
Related: Eiffel Tower Sugar Cubes, Eiffel Tower Necklace, Eiffel Tower Stockings
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		<title>Fashion Cupcakes inspired by French Designers</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/07/22/fashion-cupcakes-inspired-by-french-designers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/07/22/fashion-cupcakes-inspired-by-french-designers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Photo by Swedish photographer Therese Aldgard and styled by Lisa Edsal

via
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		<title>This is Why You&#8217;re Fat in France</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/05/31/this-is-why-youre-fat-in-france/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/05/31/this-is-why-youre-fat-in-france/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 06:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
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I have to admit I&#8217;m equally fascinated and disgusted by the website, This is why you&#8217;re fat, and I had the same feeling the other day at the mall when I saw this meal posted at Flunch (a cheap eats cafeteria). It made me wonder when there&#8217;ll be a French equivalent of that website. Obviously [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paris Orly Airport Macarons: The La Duree Cart</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/05/28/paris-orly-airport-macarons-the-la-duree-cart/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/05/28/paris-orly-airport-macarons-the-la-duree-cart/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 12:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
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We just returned from Spain and noticed this newsworthy item at the Orly Airport in Paris and thought it would be a sweet tidbit that might come in handy one day: There&#8217;s a La Duree Cart at the Paris Orly Airport, so macaron fanatics can grab their last minute fix on their way out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A New Book! Je me ferais bien un&#8230; / I feel like (eating) a&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/04/20/a-new-book-je-me-ferais-bien-un-i-feel-like-eating-a/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/04/20/a-new-book-je-me-ferais-bien-un-i-feel-like-eating-a/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boudin noir? Poulet rôti? Moules Frites? Un moelleux au chocolat? How &#8217;bout some foie gras or a nice juicy côte de boeuf? I know you&#8217;ve been dying for a tête de veau, haven&#8217;t you? When you travel all the way to Paris, does it ever occur to you to hit the pavement in search of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friday France Photo: Sablés aux pralines</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/04/17/friday-france-photo-sables-aux-pralines/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/04/17/friday-france-photo-sables-aux-pralines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>What Will the Obamas Eat in France?</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/04/03/what-will-the-obamas-eat-in-france/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/04/03/what-will-the-obamas-eat-in-france/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
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From obama foodorama:
&#8220;Chef Emile Jung of famed French restaurant Au Crocodile will be cooking lunch today and tomorrow for The Obamas at the NATO summit meetings in Strasbourg, France. The Chef is the proud recipient of two Michelin stars for his restaurant, and today he will be prepping a &#8220;working lunch&#8221; for Barack and French [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pepperoni or Worms?</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/03/08/pepperoni-or-worms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a crisis and all but do we have to resort to eating crickets, worms and cicadas? I&#8217;d like my pizza with mushrooms and pepperoni, please. 86 those grasshoppers and creepy crawlies!
After restaurateur Alexis Chambon met Michel Collin, a bugologist (ok, an entomologist), he thought it would be a wonderful idea to launch a restaurant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friday France Photo: Subway in Nîmes</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/03/06/friday-france-photo-subway-in-nimes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/03/06/friday-france-photo-subway-in-nimes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
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The sandwich invasion, not the underground transportation system.
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		<title>Michelin Red Guide &#8211; Restaurants in Paris for the Rest of Us</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/03/06/michelin-red-guide-restaurants-in-paris-for-the-rest-of-us/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/03/06/michelin-red-guide-restaurants-in-paris-for-the-rest-of-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From newsweek:
&#8220;This week brought the release of the new Michelin Red Guide, prompting foodies to run and see which chefs had been awarded stars—the top honor in restaurant criticism.
The guide, whose English edition arrives mid-May, sells 1.3 million copies a year in its various editions.
Its star system rewards expensive restaurants, of course. But the guide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>French Pastries 101: Pain aux raisins</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/02/22/french-pastries-101-pain-aux-raisins/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/02/22/french-pastries-101-pain-aux-raisins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
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What&#8217;s more perfect than a pain aux raisins dunked into a steamy bowl of café au lait for breakfast in France? Ok, a lot but this is still tops in my book. What is a pain aux raisins? It&#8217;s classified more in the viennoiserie category rather than the patisserie category (so it&#8217;s not officially a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Organic Restaurant in Dijon: La Petite Marche</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/02/19/organic-restaurant-in-dijon-la-petite-marche/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/02/19/organic-restaurant-in-dijon-la-petite-marche/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
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If you&#8217;ve spent some time in Burgundy, you will know that most of the regional cuisine is extremement copieux &#8211; not that there&#8217;s anything wrong with that &#8211; but occasionally one needs to deviate from the standard Burgundy fare.
La Petite Marche is a wonderful reprieve from eggs swimming in wine, beef slow cooked in wine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Food Fight at the Bocuse d&#8217;Or</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/01/30/a-food-fight-at-the-bocuse-dor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/01/30/a-food-fight-at-the-bocuse-dor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From time:
&#8220;Perhaps nothing symbolized the American team&#8217;s efforts at the Bocuse d&#8217;Or better than its beef cheeks. At the world&#8217;s premier chef&#8217;s competition, which ended on Jan. 28 in Lyons, France, the Estonians transformed the cheeks — a required ingredient this year — into pot-au-feu, the Brazilians stuffed potatoes with them, and the Malaysians spiced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>French Researchers Not Fans of Dr. Kawashima&#8217;s Brain Age</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/01/26/french-researchers-not-fans-of-dr-kawashimas-brain-age/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/01/26/french-researchers-not-fans-of-dr-kawashimas-brain-age/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From kotaku:
&#8220;Just as researchers in Scotland say Brain Age works, researchers in France say it doesn&#8217;t. According to data from University of Rennes, Brittany, Brain Age failed to show any significant jump in memory.
What&#8217;s more, the game apparently made memory worse. 
The research had a sample of ten year-old children split into four groups: The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>M&amp;Ms Contest &#8211; Win a Trip to Paris</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/01/26/mms-contest-win-a-trip-to-paris/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/01/26/mms-contest-win-a-trip-to-paris/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Hmm. Speaking of M&#38;Ms (the other day), they are holding a writing contest where the winner gets the grand prize of a getaway to Paris. Just in time for Valentine&#8217;s Day. See details here. But remember not to eat too many M&#38;Ms.
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		<title>Cheap Eats in Nantes &#8211; Tuesday Lunch for 3.50 €</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/01/21/cheap-eats-in-nantes-tuesday-lunch-for-350-e/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/01/21/cheap-eats-in-nantes-tuesday-lunch-for-350-e/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
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photo courtesy of Presse-Océan
David Bernard and Marie Geffriaud, owners of L&#8217;Etage, a small restaurant in Nantes (Northwest France, Region: Pays de la Loire), are offering an exceptionally cheap lunch menu on Tuesdays.  It&#8217;s a marketing tactic to get noticed but it&#8217;s also a way to address the financial crisis that has hit France and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>M&amp;Ms and How the French are Following in the Fat Footsteps of Americans</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/01/20/mms-and-how-the-french-are-following-in-the-fat-footsteps-of-americans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/01/20/mms-and-how-the-french-are-following-in-the-fat-footsteps-of-americans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we first moved to France in 2002, I was a big snacker, as many Americans are. It was part of life and when I began searching for French snacks in Nice, it was a huge disappointment. In fact, I remember blogging about how we were able to find potato chips but only &#8220;au parfum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Most Hated Food Critic in Paris Gets Criticized</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/01/14/the-most-hated-food-critic-in-paris-gets-criticized/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/01/14/the-most-hated-food-critic-in-paris-gets-criticized/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From iht:
&#8220;When the sommelier in the overpriced Paris restaurant started to refill the glass without asking, François Simon stopped his hand in midair before a drop could fall.
&#8220;I like to control the temperature of my wine,&#8221; he announced. &#8220;In a restaurant, I am horrified by having to obey. I want to be indulged.&#8221;
Simon may be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Candy Name Fail</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2009/01/07/candy-name-fail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
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We seem to be running into strange product names lately, and these licorice candies are no exceptions. As an English speaker, an edible product called, &#8220;Rotella&#8221; just does not inspire consumer confidence, even though I do really like black licorice candy. In French, I don&#8217;t think it works either but what do I know. All [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Found in My In-Laws Frig</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/12/23/found-in-my-in-laws-frig/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/12/23/found-in-my-in-laws-frig/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ptinfrance</dc:creator>
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Some people choose Nutella, others, like my in-laws, prefer to spread Buttella on their tartines / toast. Appetizing!
tags: france, french, nuttella, buttella
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		<title>A German is Taking Over The Michelin Guide! The French Shrug</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/12/22/a-german-is-taking-over-the-michelin-guide-the-french-shrug/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/12/22/a-german-is-taking-over-the-michelin-guide-the-french-shrug/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ptinfrance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From time.com:
&#8220;Francophobes who cast all French as neurotically hostile to anything foreign would be wise to upgrade their perceptions. Last week, the supposed champions of shrill nationalism responded with a Gallic shrug to the news that France&#8217;s legendary Michelin guide will be edited by a German. The clichéd image of France as a bastion of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You may now eat abnormal shaped veggies</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/11/13/you-may-now-eat-abnormal-shaped-veggies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/11/13/you-may-now-eat-abnormal-shaped-veggies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
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From iht:
&#8220;Misshapen fruit and vegetables won a reprieve on Wednesday from the European Union as it scrapped rules banning overly curved, extra knobbly or oddly shaped produce from supermarket shelves.
Ending regulations on the size and shape of 26 types of fruit and vegetables, the European authorities killed off restrictions that had become synonymous with bureaucratic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hello Kitty Beaujolais Nouveau in Plastic Bottles Arrives in Japan</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/11/11/hello-kitty-beaujolais-nouveau-in-plastic-bottles-arrives-in-japan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/11/11/hello-kitty-beaujolais-nouveau-in-plastic-bottles-arrives-in-japan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From japantimes:
&#8220;This year&#8217;s first shipment of Beaujolais Nouveau arrived Friday at Narita and other airports in Japan, with worldwide sales of the French wine set to kick off Nov. 20.
Japan, one of the first nations able to taste the fresh, young red, which is traditionally drunk at midnight, is expected to import only 6.48 million [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Time for the Holidays &#8211; 99€ iPhone 3G in France</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/11/11/in-time-for-the-holidays-99e-iphone-3g-in-france/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/11/11/in-time-for-the-holidays-99e-iphone-3g-in-france/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From arstechnica:
&#8220;French iPhone carrier Orange is offering a killer deal on the iPhone 3G for le Noël, according to a sales flyer turned up by AppleInsider. With a contract, buyers can walk away with a new iPhone for just €99 for an 8GB model, and, according to MacBidouille, Orange is offering the 16GB model for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>French Lesson: FAIL</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/11/11/french-lesson-fail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
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My mum-in-law knows I like pistachio nuts and so she got me this bag&#8230;of fruits secs. In this case, &#8220;fruits secs&#8221; means pistachios. Got that? Good. French lesson: over. Oh wait. In French Fruits secs means DRIED FRUIT.
Where is the French Fail Blog when you need it?
Related: Restaurant Name Fail!
tags: france, french, fruits secs, pistachios [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2 French wine-makers suffocated to death by carbon dioxide fumes from grapes they were treading with their bare feet</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/11/07/2-french-wine-makers-suffocated-to-death-by-carbon-dioxide-fumes-from-grapes-they-were-treading-with-their-bare-feet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From dailymail:
&#8220;Two amateur French wine makers have died after they were suffocated by the fumes from the grapes they were treading with their bare feet.
The victims had volunteered to help a friend make wine at his vineyard in the northern Ardeche region and had climbed into the six-foot wide vat to begin the traditional process [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friday France Photos: Restaurant Le Chalet Bleu</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/11/07/friday-france-photos-restaurant-le-chalet-bleu/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/11/07/friday-france-photos-restaurant-le-chalet-bleu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A well-established restaurant, Le Chalet Bleu, headed by Philippe Bouché, is one of our favorite restaurants in Autun, France (Burgundy). It&#8217;s very reasonably priced with a basic menu starting at 18 euros. Of course, that menu features Tête de veau, which I don&#8217;t think I could bring myself to eating. It looks so blubbery and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Get Your Hands on Le Vin de Merde</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/11/06/how-to-get-your-hands-on-le-vin-de-merde/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/11/06/how-to-get-your-hands-on-le-vin-de-merde/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
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When I wrote about the Vin de Merde (shit wine), I clearly didn&#8217;t expect to receive a bunch of emails requesting how to get some. My apologies for not writing back. I didn&#8217;t know the answer at the time. But now I do &#8211; because we bought 2 cases (12 bottles) and received them in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Late Edition: Friday France Photo &#8211; Butcher in Nimes</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/11/01/late-edition-friday-france-photo-butcher-in-nimes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/11/01/late-edition-friday-france-photo-butcher-in-nimes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Specializing in beef, apparently. How good have we gotten at disassociating the cow from the steak? Very good.
tags: france, french, nimes, butcher, beef, disassociating the cow from the steak
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		<title>Friday France Photo: Cafe in Nimes</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/10/17/friday-france-photo-cafe-in-nimes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/10/17/friday-france-photo-cafe-in-nimes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
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The Cafe de la grande bourse is probably one the best placed cafes in Nimes, one that offers a good view of the colosseum and a main side walk, perfect for people watching. It had been a while since I was in Nimes, and it looks like over the last 5 years or so, they&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dominos Pizzas You Can Only Find in France: La Savoyarde</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/10/15/dominos-pizzas-you-can-only-find-in-france-la-savoyarde/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
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This spot for a new Dominos pizza was on the other night, and it made me realize that it&#8217;s so France specific. You wouldn&#8217;t find the French La Savoyarde pizza (topped with light Crème fraîche, Mozzarella, smoked fatty bacon, potatoes and a very strong smelling Reblochon cheese) in the U.S. just like you wouldn&#8217;t find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Coffee and Cafes in France Have Gone Downhill</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Over several years now, a strange thing has happened in France: the coffee started to suck. Yes, there were cafes that served terrible coffee forever, but for the most part in the early 2000s, it was still flavorful, very drinkable sludge espresso. It was French coffee, the coffee that I expected to have each time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>France Pulls Toxic Chinese Food</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/10/10/france-pulls-toxic-chinese-food/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From sinolinx:
&#8220;France has recalled sweets and biscuits made with Chinese dairy after finding high levels of an industrial chemical.
 In China, four babies have died and 53,000 have fallen sick after consuming milk products contaminated with the chemical melamine. 
 The EU banned imports of Chinese baby food containing traces of milk in response to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friday France Photo: Restaurant Name FAIL!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
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This restaurant&#8217;s name probably doesn&#8217;t bug other people as much as it bugs me &#8211; but what on earth are people thinking in Nimes??? The restaurant is called, &#8220;Le Sake,&#8221; you know, &#8220;sake&#8221; being the alcoholic beverage made of fermented rice from JAPAN!? YET. The restaurant specializes in Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine. That&#8217;s like calling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Guy Traveling With His COW</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/10/10/a-guy-traveling-with-his-cow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Upon first glance, this seems to be a ridiculous attempt to grab attention, but that&#8217;s clearly not the case here.
While those seeking a life changing epiphany take pilgrimages to Lourdes, Santiago de Compostela, Mecca, and beyond, Hadrian Rabouin, an 18 year old Breton (guy from Bretagne), has something else in mind and decided that what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Petit Coeur/Little heart: New Wine Glass</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Inimitable sculptor specializing in funky wine decanters and unusual functional glass sculptures, Etienne Meneau, just released a new work called, Petit Coeur/Little heart. It&#8217;s a verre à boire (drinking glass) very different than your usual wine glass. The dimensions are as follows:
Height : 7.9 inches (20 cm)
Content : 6.7 fluid ounces (20 cl)
Material : borosilicat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MOF Serge Chenet &#8211; A &#8220;Must Eat&#8221; Restaurant in Provence</title>
		<link>http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/10/03/mof-serge-chenet-a-must-eat-restaurant-in-provence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our MOF Discovery partners in crime, Chloé and Jacques, told us about an MOF Chef named Serge Chenet who just opened a restaurant near their bed and breakfast in Saint Laurent des arbres. We all, of course, HAD to go check it out and have dinner there. On s’est régalé. Absolutely no complaints here. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama and McCain Burgers in Paris</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From seriouseats:
&#8220;If you live Paris and want to get in on some Presidential election-inspired foods, head to the Hotel Concord La Fayette in Paris for Obama and McCain burgers. Chef Laurent Belijar modeled Obama&#8217;s &#8220;O-Burger&#8221; after Obama&#8217;s birth state of Hawaii by making a curried patty topped with pineapple carpaccio and a mix of coriander-flavored [...]]]></description>
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