INCREDIBLE FOOD

 In case you hadn’t heard, France is pretty well known for its food.  We went to Les Papilles for lunch today.  This was the same place we tried to go to last night and were turned away since we didn’t have a reservation.  Kara got a Mediterranean salad and Rex thought he was ordering a nice bowl of leek and potato soup, but the waiter translated and told us it was not soup, but blood sausage.  Ooops.  I opted for the oso buco instead and was quite happy that I did.  It was the best thing I have eaten here so far.  The veal was tender, but the vegetables were amazing.  That made me think about whether French parents have the same troubles getting their kids to eat their vegetables as American parents do.  If they all tasted like mine did today, I would say no. 

Speaking of food, we also walked past a produce market and went in to check it out.  The tomatoes were the deepest red I have ever seen.  Tomatoes in US markets these days are pinkish-yellow at best.  Check out some pics that Kara took.  France is truly a food lover’s dream and I’m hoping it only gets better as we get out of the city and further into the countryside.