Delicious Paris - Special Edition of Around the Kitchen Table

Hey everyone, and welcome to this special edition of Around the Kitchen Table. And we've got our guest star/co-host Susan Sarah coming to you live from Gay Paris. Comment ça va, Susan?

Yeah, oh, well, don't speak Frenchy stuff to me because I only know bonjour, au revoir, and parlez-vous anglais? Something like that. But I am— but I do know Chanel, and I am wearing my Chanel sunglasses, okay? So I'm very much in the spirit and so excited to be here. I just got here today. Now I'll put on my other chic normal glasses. So here we go, which you haven't seen yet.

Yeah, those are cool.

Here we go. Yeah, this is one of a few pairs I recently purchased. So yeah, I'm here. I just got here this afternoon. I walked around. I'm staying at— now you know Paris. I'm staying at— now please forgive how I pronounce anything— Île Saint-Louis.

Oh, so you're right near Notre Dame then.

I am. I am. You know, I think if I stick my head a little in one direction, I could actually see it. So I can show you.

Oh, please do.

Yeah, let me— okay, I'm going to unhook the power. No, I don't have to. Okay, I'm going to— yep, here's a tall, very, very tall window that I have, a floor-to-ceiling window, and it is a wonderful Oh, sunny, around 70 degrees or so, and I'm going out to my terrace now, and just let's hope that I don't drop the computer.

No, please don't. Wow! Oh my God, the Seine!

Can you see it?

I sure can!

Did I tilt it? I don't know which way I'm tilting it, but—

You're showing some of the road and some of the river.

Isn't the lighting wonderful?

It is just perfect. Oh, look at the boats. I remember them.

Over here, do you see— can you see the bridge?

Yes, I can.

Okay.

Oh, look at this.

Can you see the flowers in the next apartment?

Yes, I was just going to say the red flowers are beautiful. People walking in the streets. I can almost hear the accordion music.

Yes, it was just a few blocks down. And look, there's the boat, one of the— I don't know how you say it, but you know, there's so many boats that go down the Seine. Can you see it?

I sure can.

Good. Look at this beautiful evening we're having.

It is just gorgeous. Yeah.

So that's what I am faced with right now. So it's wonderful. Would you like a quick tour of the apartment?

Yeah, let's take a look at it.

Okay, here we go. So I will give you the whole view. This is— it's very charming, it's very traditional, it's very charming, and it's on the 5th floor of a wonderful building, you know, obviously a wonderful building right here. And I will take you actually into the kitchen. Here's a little area, we have some wine here, we have some beautiful dishes on a little butler's sort of service table. Can you see that? Yeah. And here's the kitchen, which is very small. And we actually got some— I think we're going to eat in tonight.

Oh, nice.

So we went to a food store and we have got some fresh some sort of fresh either duck ravioli or tortellini, I'm not sure what, but it looks pretty good, doesn't it?

Very good, duck ravioli, only in Paris, got to love it.

That's right, that's right, and then we have some beautiful tile work and there's a Venetian plaster surface on all of the walls which is just wonderful. And then wait till you see— so of course red is such a big color in Paris. The drama, the drama of red is everywhere. So here is a little look at the tiny, tiny kitchen. But Dennis— but Chef, I'm sorry.

That's okay. That's fine.

I know. Look if you can, at these shelving in the kitchen. Look at this. It's elegant. It's old and authentic wood. It is just wonderful. And then here we go. Here's a little enamel sink, and we have the wood. And look at the floor. Which is— it looks to be very old terracotta of some sort. I don't know if you can see that.

I see the tile inlays, they're beautiful.

Now look at this cupboard, can you see that?

I see it.

Now I didn't even check to see what is in here. Let's see what's in here.

Okay, it's not the Pink Panther.

No. We have some wine, of course, and I don't know, let's see, what else do we have in the pantry? Something from Alsace.

Did they provide all this for you?

I don't know, yeah, I guess so. We have something that says Ratatouille Provençal. Can you see that?

Yeah, I see the can.

Yes, something that says— yes, in a can, Ratatouille Cuisine à la Provençale. Mm-hmm. We have—

I love it.

Petit pois et— oh, no, I can't even try. I can't even try. So this is the door of the apartment. Beautiful. Here we have a lovely little bench that's opposite. And then here's the view. Here's the— now I've gone around the kitchen. Here's the view.

Oh, it's a good-sized room.

It's a big room. It's a big room. And can you see the— you can see the windows, you can see the door. And then look at this. Here is a little fireplace. I'm not sure if it's working or not.

Right under the side of the—

Yep, in the kitchen. Yep, and then this, there's a room right here which is some sort of study, I guess. I don't know if you can get a glimpse of— Yep, here we go. That's a good look.

Yeah, and you got another set of windows. I love those big windows in Paris.

I know. And of course—

There's no screens on any of them, is there?

No, there is not.

And they never have flies or mosquitoes. I know! What's up with that?

I don't know.

I know.

It's just life is too perfect here. But what is Paris without a big mirror and leopard pillows and black and white in some form? Ah. So can you see that?

I sure can.

And then of course we have a beautiful, beautiful, uh, floor, herringbone wood floor, which is just wonderful. And then we come back around this way, and here is really the full view of this entire room.

Beautiful apartment.

Yeah, this is really great.

All we need is an Edith Piaf record playing in the background. A record? Not a CD. It's got to have that little hiss and scratch.

I know, I know, that's for— oh, there you go, that's for sure. Instead, every hour or 40 minutes I hear the announcement from one of the boats going by.

Oh, how about the bells of Notre Dame? Have we heard those yet?

Yes, I do hear them, I hear them. And then here's another little sweet spot here, which is just Lovely. And now, how about some food? I don't have much.

That's okay. Look at some of your pictures and talk about Paris a little bit.

Yeah, we picked up some sausage, you know, yeah, some kind of, you know, salami type of sausage thing. And then when we got here, there was a baguette. I don't know if you can see that. Am I showing you that?

Right there.

Okay, and what is Paris without? Uh, yes, ma'am. Okay, macarons. Macarons.

All different color.

Oh, and I just have to tell you this. So I went in a store and I bought a bottle of wine And it said €8. €8. So I thought, okay, I'll spend €8. So I gave him a €20. He gave me back 50 cents or whatever. I said, no, this was the €8 bottle. And he said, no, that was the price next to that one. So we have a fabulous bottle. We have a good bottle of wine. That was, you know, nearly €20.

Wow, that's about $25 or $24 US. Yeah, so that is a good bottle of wine.

Yeah, so I think we're in good shape.

I think so. And you know, you live a little, you're in Paris. If you bought that bottle of wine out, it would be like $75 out in the States with the way they price things.

So that's right. Now I could use some help from you and our viewers, because this is only my second time to Paris, and, you know, I'm not so familiar with, you know, things to do or the food, what to order, things like that. Tell me about, about your experiences.

Well, it's been a while, but, you know, it seemed like everywhere I went in Paris, I would stumble upon something different. There's a section that we found one time, and I'm thinking it's down towards where the Opera is. Or the Bastille, I'm not positive, but there is an elevated garden. It's, it's, uh, I don't know if it was an old, uh, what— where the water came in on or not, but it's a pretty wide area and people were roller skating up there. So it was one block, it was like a whole block long or two blocks long, and it was a garden with a walkway through the middle, but it was raised above above the city, you know, like a floor up at least. So that was really cool. And then the markets there, if you can find some of the markets during the day to go to shop, they're just lovely.

Yeah, I would like to. That's a great idea. I did— oh, you know what? I just knocked over the orchids. Hold on.

Go ahead, go get them.

Fabulous orchids. They're right here. Oh my goodness.

Save the orchids while we're talking. If any of you have any ideas for Susan out there, you may have been to Paris, please leave some comments for us. I want to shout out Christopher Vogelman is in the house. He says, "Renting an apartment or house is by far the best way to travel abroad." And Coach is saying, "You make a great tour guide, Susan." Cheryl Deuce— Carmen Manic is saying hi to Cheryl Deuce. Cheryl Deuce is in the house. They're talking about what lovely weather you have compared to DC, which is thunderstorming. Christopher says, "Provence is beckoning me now. If only it took exploring cans in the kitchen to trigger that desire." That's the first time I've seen canned ratatouille, so only again, only in Paris. I love it.

That's right. Yeah, well, you know, I think I should be the— I'll be the European tour guide and I think we should plan an itinerary and you can go anywhere else and I'll cover Paris and Prague and Scandinavia and you know everything else but oh my gosh let me tell you I'm just, it's just so wonderful to be here and I just hope to learn little bits and pieces about more about the culture because like I said I really don't know much I just No, Paris is special.

Now, did you take— you took the train in, or did you fly?

We flew from Copenhagen.

Okay, yeah, I guess that would be a long train ride. But when you go out in the morning, a couple things I can tell you just from, from being there was find a nice local pastry shop and pick out your pastries. And they won't just hand them to you on a piece of paper. They're gonna put them in a box for you. They're gonna tie a bow around it and make a big production. It's not It's not just slap them in a bag and not even fold it and hand it to you. It's an event. Buying pastries is an event. I remember my favorite was a chausson aux pommes, which was their apple turnover. The pastry was so flaky, and I'd be eating them in the subway, and I'd be covered with little bits of crumbs from the pastry dough.

I know you just can't— you have to buy one for the way home and one for home. I'm sure.

And of course croissants and just, you know, everything there is just wonderful.

It is. It is. You know, tonight we've been going— we've been so busy. And yesterday, and from Saturday— from Sunday, Saturday, I was in the wilds of Sweden. I mean, super rural Sweden, hours away from anything, which is a whole other story. And then getting back to Copenhagen, getting here, so it's been a trip. So we'll be dining in tonight and overlooking the Seine. So that's not so bad.

You couldn't ask for better. Open the wine up and just sit on your terrace and watch life go by. And then you do have to make an effort to get out and see the Eiffel Tower at night when it's all lit up.

Oh, okay.

They light it up and it is just a sight to behold. And I remember the first time I saw it I don't know why I thought it was black, but you know, you get these images in your head, you think about it, we got there and it's this rusted brown color. I'm like, really? I mean, it's incredible to see, but I'm thinking, I guess all the little statues I ever saw were either black or—

I know, we did see the Eiffel Tower last time we were here, and I agree with you, it's almost like a muddy you know, pinky brown. It's really funny. So we didn't climb up it, so I don't know if I'm ready for that, but we saw it from a very far distance lit up. But I think you're right. I think maybe we need to go, you know, right there.

It is beautiful. And one of my favorite areas— we stayed in the 4th arrondissement, and there is a a little market there in the mornings on the Rue Mouffetard. And it was just by accident that I even stayed near there. I don't know how I found it, but it was just— and it was Christmas time the first time I went, and it was just wonderful. And I'd walk by, you know, and they don't just set produce out, they decorate with it. I mean, they're all displays. I mean, they don't just dump the box out and let it all roll. They're in pyramids, they're in, you know, shapes, and they just really make an art out of anything that has to do with food or love. It's just a—

Yeah, it's true, and everyone's in love here. I mean, we walked down to the Seine, you know, where you walk down there a whole bunch of steps, and everyone's hugging and embracing and kissing, and it's just that this city is so special. I would love to show you some shots that I took.

Please do.

Okay, and we have some food and we have a little bit of everything, so I'm going to go quickly through them. Oops, no, first I have to go back to my screen share.

While you're doing that, I'm just going to pop up. Karen Nielsen says years ago she ate the most delicious artichokes in Paris and has never forgotten. Christopher Vogelman is saying my calculation was spot on, which is pretty cool.

Uh-huh. Red cars. So yes, now this area is the courtyard in the entrance to our apartment. So we almost died when we went through. First we went through one set of doors, big red doors, and then we entered this courtyard and went through another set of doors. So I mean, I didn't realize it was going to be like this. So it's— and I mean, what's Paris with a little bit of shopping? Yes, here we go. You know, Louis Vuitton, you know, with some little, little brass gold accessories. Of course, everyone needs that. Now, Chef Dennis, this is the type of gutter that I told my husband I would like on the side of my house.

Is that a duck?

Yeah, I think it's a fish. But it's a— yes, a water duct. It's a gutter type of thing.

So I mean, a duck isn't quack quack. It's a fish.

I think it's a fish. See the scale?

All right.

Oh, you're right. The golden scale. So I would like this on the side of my house. So it's like a—

I like the ornate—

just a little detail. Just a little detail. Another courtyard. We just were peeking in and, you know, like, ah. Okay, this, I don't know what this says, but I think it's— I know it's a restaurant, but you know, the colors are— don't you remember the colors?

Oh yeah.

So many vibrant colors, and this is in a window of a restaurant, just this sweet, sweet tailored Beautiful, simple curtain.

On a wire.

On a wire that's in the window.

I'll look at the board.

Yeah, I took some menus for you. I thought you would enjoy that. Bon appétit. Yeah. Okay, here we have some cheeses, different types of cheeses, and just through a shop window.

I mean, come on, they are the king of cheese.

Yes, you have so many, they look wonderful. And this was just a little sneak shot of another little store that I just, you know, had to sneak and take. And now this, do you remember? I don't know how to say it, but the sorbets—

Pastéis and Sorbets.

Yeah, this brand, I won't even attempt it, but There are lines of people lining up. I don't know if you remember that.

I see the beams, yeah, all the exposed beams everywhere. In Italy, too.

Yes, yes, and this is a little spot that we had lunch at, just a little, very tiny spot. And here's, of course, a recessed little wine area and And here's just, this is from my seat, taken from my seat, just, you know, texture and red and, you know, just beautiful accessories. And look at the tiny salt and pepper shaker.

Yep.

And of course, wonderful Pellegrino and, you know, just the atmosphere. Now, of course, I had to order onion soup. So I did, and I took a shot of it. I don't know why, but for some reason the parsley tasted so vibrant. It tasted so much more vibrant than I know parsley to be at home. I don't know why.

It's just because you're in Paris. Everything tastes better.

Okay.

Let's leave it at that.

Perfect sense. So here's a crêpe. This is a ham and cheese crêpe, and I, you know, took it apart a little bit so you can see what it looks like. And do you remember the mustard vinaigrette that is so amazing all over wherever you go?

Everything you get. I had one of the best salads I've ever had in Paris, and it was a vinaigrette. I don't think it was a real heavy mustard base. But they had the cole salad and they had toasted croutons with melted cheddar cheese, I think it was, on it.

Yeah, it just— I know, it just sounds wonderful. Here's another menu of sorbets, all of the flavors, and it's just so charming. Now look at this, I mean, it's just You know, you just really want to go and eat everything. Here's just a beautiful corner.

I love their street signs.

I know, right? And just the text that they use on this maroon building, it's just— this actually just says it all. It really says it all. Here's the street, here's the main commercial street on the Isle de Saint-Louis. And again, the glacés and sorbets, wonderful. We had one, of course, you can't not have one. There's mine. I think I had rhubarb and dark chocolate.

Wow, rhubarb. Yeah, I had, I think, probably the best chocolate ice cream I've ever had in my life in Paris. It was just fantastic.

Yeah, it was rich and creamy and wonderful. And here's just the typical, you know, I think I'll build one of these in one of my windows. Dennis Littley. Some people may remember this wonderful store and they have lots of different types of candy and it's just a stunning, stunning decor presentation. And here I just had to take a sneak attack shot at this, the inside of this little café. Very little café. And here we go, more macaroons. And then from the window, I mean, just wonderful. Here's more cheeses and sausages and, you know, everything. I mean, look at this. This is just really wonderful. I wish I could sample everything.

The food is just— everything just tastes so good.

And here are pâtés. I wish I got some pâté. I did not. I should have got, but there's always tomorrow. I'll get a little bit tomorrow.

Yeah, get some pâté tomorrow and another bottle of wine. When I first went in to order wine one place, I asked for 2 bateaux. I asked for 2 boats instead of bottles. I mispronounce bottles so badly, and they were laughing. I turned to them and said, "No, I want 2 boatloads. Can you not supply it?" Then I started laughing, and then they laughed.

That is hysterical. But let me tell you, my husband, the first time we went, he got bonjour and au revoir reversed. So we would be leaving a restaurant and he would say bonjour, and we would be arriving somewhere and he'd say au revoir. And you know, I'll tell you something, even French people laughed at that. So that was funny. Now here's a line everywhere they sell these Sorbet's, there's a line. Just, you know, here we go. I mean, is this Paris or what? This is probably as tall as I am on the street. It was— I think they were throwing it out or something. And again, you know, there's something about the writing on these boards. And I'll just flip through a typical bistro scene, right? Right? Do you remember this?

Oh, I remember. They were everywhere. Every street seemed like had a little bistro and you sit out in the middle of the street sometimes. Oh, there's the accordion.

Yeah, and here's a chic, you know, definitely a chic white Parisian swan, of course, right? And just some bricks from the end, the view and Notre Dame, I think the back of it. And here's just a beautiful beautiful pair of shutters and flowers and everything. So that's my, that's my little, you know, walk around that I did today. I wanted to share.

And Christopher Vogelman posted an address of his favorite chocolatier, Pierre Marcoloni, or I don't know if that's how you pronounce it, but in Paris. So There's just some wonderful chocolate shops in Paris. And also, if you like, um, Monet, there is a museum just for him off of the Tuileries. It's called the Orangerie, and it's got two round rooms of his water lilies, of all those ponds he did with the water lilies. It's just amazing. And I love the Tuileries anyway, walking down that, you come up to the Champs-Élysées. It's just gorgeous. They have a little— Lisa's favorite was there's a little pond where the boys come to sail their boats and they have a stick that they push the boats with. They're not automatic or remote control.

Really?

Yeah, at least it was 12 years ago, but it was the old stick and boat thing, not wired up.

Wow, yeah. Now this is great. I really appreciate I appreciate all the tips, and you know, please continue to give me tips because I'm just at the beginning stages of being a Francophile.

How long are you there for?

This is at the end of our trip to Denmark, so only 3 nights.

That's alright, 3 nights in Paris is just— it's better than you could ask for sometimes. It's wonderful.

That's true. Yeah, so we will be, and maybe next week Maybe we'll do a wrap-up. Who knows? I have so many pictures. We can put out a link to some of the food pictures. I took so many food pictures, and I will the next few nights, the next few days. Just during the week, we can do that.

Yeah. I know we ate so much French food our first trip. My wife actually OD'd on it, and she won't eat very little French food anymore because of it. We were having gourmet lunches, gourmet dinners. And it was just so rich and so delicious.

I know, I know. I feel like I've been eating a lot of salt since I've been away, you know, because we have been eating out and I have been eating the cheeses and, you know, the herrings and the sausages and everything. And now— but you kind of have to when you're away at a special place, don't you think?

Oh, you have to eat whatever they put in front of you. And I think that one big saving factor of all that was We never seem to ever gain weight when we went abroad because you walked everywhere and you walk so much, and the wine kind of cut some of it. So, you know, I think it was just a nice, a nice way of living. It definitely is a lot slower than we're used to, I think. At least it was.

No, I, I feel that too. I feel that too. My husband and I are just so relaxed, and we're just taking it— we're really just taking it all in and just strolling and, you know, so just having a great time.

So, and the one thing I noticed too was that they don't bring you— at least some of the restaurants I went to— they won't bring you a check until you ask for it. The table is yours. You know, sometimes you pay a little bit more but the table is yours.

I'm blown away by that. Is that why we had 2-hour dinners the last time we were there? 2, 2 and a half hour dinners because we didn't ask for the check?

Yeah, you know, you have to, and you know, sometimes it's as simple as looking up, you have to look up to them because you can't always say the check, so you go like this, like you're writing something, and then they know to bring you the check. Yeah, but you know, it was— and what I learned right away was never say garçon, because you always see that in the movies, and garçon means boy in French. So you're calling the waiter boy. Not a good thing.

See, this is what I need to know. So what are some of your— I mean, do you have favorite French foods?

Oh, it was almost anything I was eating at the time. You know, I always tried to I tried the seafood, the fish whenever I could get it. I had skate while I was there that was just amazing in this little hole-in-the-wall restaurant. And I always tried to find places where the locals went to eat. The rule of thumb was if the menu was translated into more than 2 languages, stay away from it.

Right, that makes sense, that makes sense.

See them in 5 languages and just keep walking. You know, one thing was funny. We went to a little coffee shop in the morning, and it was this beautiful— it was a bar, you know, in the morning they sell coffee and later on it's a bar, but it had that copper bar or whatever it was made out of. And I walk in there and I spoke enough French because they like you to— when it becomes too painful for them, they speak English to you then once they can't listen to you. But it's nice to try. But I walked in and ordered, and he looked at me, he wanted to know if I was paying or if Lisa was paying. And I asked why. He says, "Because if she's paying, it's going to be less." And I didn't know if he was teasing me or what, but I said, "No, I'm paying for it." But, you know, it was just so funny. Then if you stand and drink your coffee, just like in Italy, it's cheaper. If you sit, because you get that table for as long as you want, it's more expensive.

Wow, interesting. I didn't know that. And I see a few more tips for me, which I am so grateful for. Places to go, and thank you so much because, you know, I want to discover. It's great to discover these places.

Yeah, there you go. Christopher says, "L'édition, s'il vous plaît," is the edition, the check. So one thing that I did learn was we act differently when we go into places. We don't always say hello, and it's it's not proper when you enter someone's establishment not to say hello to them. So you always say bonjour madame, bonjour mademoiselle. You say hello just like you're entering their house. You know, you're very— when you leave, you say au revoir. So it's just like a little bit more of a traditional way of speaking. I mean, we go into some shops, we never even think to say hello to people here. I know.

You have just, you know, given Americans a better name by telling me that.

It's no wonder they don't like us sometimes because we're just too quick-paced and we don't understand their culture. I went into a French bakery in New Jersey one time and it was packed and the owner was at a counter. One person was waiting on them and the owner was at a counter doing some work. And I walked in. When I walked in, I looked and I said, bonjour, madame. And she stopped what she was doing, she went over, and she took care of me because I had bothered to say hello to her when I came in.

Okay, thank you.

There you go. So that was when I used to travel, that was one thing I was big on, was always checking on the cultures of other people. You don't offend on purpose, you know, it's never—

No, no. And you know, one thing I have always done was is not to begin a conversation in English. I mean, even if I know only a few words, I'll never start a conversation in English because, you know, so that you assume that they should be speaking your language. I don't like that, even though I don't know much. But where did you stay when you went to Paris? What areas?

The first time we went, we stayed in the 4th arrondissement, right off the Rue Mouffetard, which is not that far. I mean, I got to know the subways really well. The subways are great, they're clean, they're efficient, and you just learn to see— you read which end of the line you're on to. That's the key, because you can't always tell what stop it is, but if you know which direction you're going by what's at the end of that line That's the area you look for then. But I stayed in the 4th, I stayed in the 8th. I'm trying to think of where we stayed the other time. When I went with Lisa, we had a hotel that overlooked the Eiffel Tower from the balcony, so that was really cool.

Oh, nice.

First trip was this tiny little hotel in the 4th arrondissement, which was just gorgeous, but it was really small. So, you know, anywhere you stay, you know, I think they like to stay in the first set that's the first circle going around. Yeah, the fourth, the fifth, and the sixth are kind of really nice, where the schools are, where the gardens are, and then the seventh and the eighth, I think, are closer to the Eiffel Tower. So it just depends where you want to stay.

Yeah, right. I would like to explore, you know, the outer areas too. My uncle in Denmark told me he likes to stay around the Opera House. He says it's less— there's less tourists there, it's more authentic, you know, more authentic and less touristy. I don't know if authentic is the right word, but less tourists.

Less touristy.

But I thought this time around I thought I would stay here in the Île Saint-Louis because then I have the right bank and/or the left bank. I can go in either direction.

It's a perfect location and you can go either way you want, you're right in the middle of all the action.

Yeah, yeah, and last time we didn't see Notre Dame, so I think I'll hit that too. So this is really great, I'm so grateful for all these tips.

Oh, I'm so envious and have such a wonderful time though, I know you're gonna love it. We do have to get back to Paris, that was our first trip together for us, so to me it's always been my favorite city, although I prefer Italian food. I love Paris.

I was curious. I wanted to— you know, I knew you'd have an opinion. I knew you'd have opinions on French food.

Oh, I love French food. It's just I prefer Italian food. It's just a matter of preference. But I mean, I would— one thing I had that I probably will never eat again or eat anywhere else was I had a duck breast in a restaurant, a very high-class restaurant. Oh, you have to go to Montmartre, too. Montmartre is just great.

Oh, we did that last time. We did that last time. That was just— yeah.

But in that area, and Lisa ordered a steak, which I told her not to do because she has to have it well done. I said, "They're not going to cook it that way." She sent it back twice, and it never came out any darker. I said, "They're not going to cook it well done for you." How do they do that, huh? You might as well just chew on your shoe if that's what you want.

Wow.

I ordered a duck breast, and it was blue inside. No! Yeah, but it was delicious. It had a great texture, great flavor, but I would never, ever, ever eat that that way over here. It seems in France you can eat things that you would never eat that rare. I don't know why, but it's just—

maybe they've just lived a better life.

They treat the animals better, I guess. You don't have to worry as much about things. But it was blue. It was seared really well on the outside, but I was glad the lighting was not real good.

Yeah. You know what I look forward to having? Those big snails. What are they called?

Escargot, but I don't know what—

Yeah, escargot, but I think they're from They're from a certain place, and someone will— no, it's not— someplace with a B. And they're so huge. And last time I had them, and I took the shells home, and I still have them. And the snails are big, and they're in the shell. They serve it in the shell, and the garlic and the butter, and it's wonderful.

When you go to the markets in the morning and they have everything out live, a lot of times they'll have live snails, and they'll be moving around a little bit in the— we go together.

I don't think I want to prepare them myself.

Anyway, it's going to be a wonderful trip, and I'm glad you got to make it. We'll live vicariously through you. So if anyone has any other tips for Susan, leave them in the comments for her, please. And thank you so much for sharing your trip with us today, and bringing us just a little taste of Paris, the cuisine, the culture, and just the beauty of the country.

My pleasure, and thank you for, you know, giving me your tips, and it was a great conversation, and I'm so glad everyone could, you know, could come along and comment along, and this is great.

Good. And then next week we'll be back to action of me cooking, and maybe I'll find something a little Frenchy I can cook for you, and we'll make something delicious together next week. Thanks all for coming. Have a great day, and make sure you spend some time around your kitchen table.

Yep. Au revoir.

Au revoir.