Guy Fieri may drive a convertible to find his favorite food stops, mais je préfère le métro!
I figured I blog so much about the food I'm eating, I might as well keep it up. Bon appétit!
Delicious, buttery escargots!
Trois fromages de Normandie- Camembert, Livarot et Pont-l’Eveque
Mussels and fries in Brussels, Belgium
Fresh Belgian waffle with strawberries, nutella, whipped cream, and powdered sugar
French fast food- Tray full of frites and a curry chicken pita sandwich
Salad Niçoise- Thon, oeuf, tomate, riz, et haricots verts
(Tuna, egg, tomato, rice, and green beans)
Frog legs!
Seared tuna with shiitake vinaigrette at Buddha Bar
Le "MacDo"- You can buy beer at the French McD's
Sting ray in a butter and caper sauce!
Definitely the most unusual thing I tried in Paris
German currywurst with frites
Deep fried veal croquette from Amsterdam.
I'm clearly not counting calories on this trip.
Dutch pea and sausage soup
Dutch meatball "stampot" with cabbage
Apple strudel with homemade whipped cream, fresh fruit, and a macaroon!
The Dutch LOVE fried food. These Fébo's are located throughout Amsterdam. Simply put in some coins and pull your favorite fried food from the box
Apple rounds in Germany..more fried deliciousness
Schnitzel with bacon wrapped asparagus, potatoes, and a mixed salad.
Don't forget a Pilsner to wash it down!
Traditional Czech goulash with bread dumplings
Klobasa Vteste- Sausages wrapped in dough.
Sold by several street vendors in Prague
Trdelnik- A doughnut like pastry covered in cinnamon sugar!
First pizza in Italia- Margherita!
Pistachio and hazelnut gelato
Gnocchi in a Bolognese (meat) sauce
Mmmmm tiramisu!
Easter dinner in Venice! First course- Antipasti (sausage, hard boiled egg, and veggies)
Second course- Baked pasta with eggplant
Third course- Roasted lamb with rosemary potatoes
Fourth course (yes, I was able to make it this far)- Nougat cake topped in chocolate sauce
Fresh insalata caprese in Roma!
Spaghetti with seafood- Mussels, squid, shrimps...AMAZING!
Never too much pizza! This time with peppers and zucchini :)
Eggplant parmigiana
Rigatoni alla carbonara (bacon, eggs, and pecorino romano cheese)
Ricotta cake with cherry sauce
The Paris-New York pastry from Angelina- a famous tearoom in Paris, near the Louvre.
It's filled with almond buttercream, praline, and pecans!
Pouring Angelina's famous hot chocolate!
It was a favorite of Coco Chanel and Audrey Hepburn (and mine too!)
The BEST fallafel in Paris- from L'As du Fallafel in le Marais, the Jewish Quarter.
What's in it? David Lebovitz says it well, "Beginning with a fork, dig into warm pita bread stuffed with marinated crunchy cabbage, silky eggplant, sesame hoummous, and boules of chick-pea paste, crisp-fried fallafel. Spice it up with a dab of searingly-hot sauce piquante." ...but I like to call it heaven in a pita.
L'entrée at La Billebaude- Crawfish salad with a beet vinaigrette
My plât- Guineafowl in foie gras sauce, with mashed pototoes
Mom's plât- Roasted duck with mashed potatoes
Chocolate cake with pistachio cream filling- Can you tell I have a thing for pistachio?
Le déjeuner- Panini aux légumes grillés, un croissant aux amandes, une pomme
**Lunch- (Grilled veggie panini, almond croissant, apple)
Des pâtisseries- Une tarte aux framboises et un salambo
**Pastries- Raspberry tart and a Salambo pastry filled with cream
Soupe à l'oignon- A classic!
Salad with smoked salmon, shrimp, avocado, and tomatoes
Macaroons from Ladurée, one of the most famous patisseries in the city!
Eating what is considered the best chocolate éclair in Paris- From Stohrer's patisserie in the 1st arrondissement
Pommes frites (don't dare call them "French" fries!)
La glace fraise et vanille
**Strawberry and vanilla ice cream
**Strawberry and vanilla ice cream
Pistachio éclair from the local patisserie!
Appetizer plate served at Refuges des Fondues. Various olives, meats, and (of course) cheese!
Fresh, gooey, and delicious cheese fondue.
A daily snack: Biscotti toast with Nutella
Des påtes aux fruits de mer- Fresh seafood pasta served in a crème fraîche sauce from a café along the beach in Marseille.
Moroccan couscous in Tours (located in the Loire Valley). Everything is served family style- Your meats, vegetables in a delicious broth, and the couscous itself!
Moroccan dessert- Tea, various pastries, and a honey galette :)
Salade de chèvre chaud in Amboise.
**Warm goat cheese salad in Amboise
Forget what you've heard! To receive a "café au lait" (coffee with milk) in Paris, you must ask for a café crème.
L'entrée (appetizer) at Le 58 Tour Eiffel- Tiger prawn served over avocado, with apple, grapefruit, and tomatoes.
Le plât (main course) at Le 58- Veal served with butternut squash and garlic mashed potatoes!
