Quotes from David Lebovitz

lettres recommandées (registered letters)

a handheld hose. I couldn't find in my dictionnaire the word for the specific kind of hose my European partner was used to, but Claude knew the right term because, as he told me, he had several Italian clients: a douchette anale.

eau du robinet

I headed up to the twentieth arrondissement, to the highly regarded Brûlerie Jordain. (I needed little encouragement to go there, since it's conveniently located just next door to Boulangerie 140, whose brick oven turns out some of the best bread in Paris.)

2 cups (500 ml) whole or low-fat milk 5 ounces (140 g) semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped Pinch of coarse salt 1. In a medium saucepan, warm the milk, chocolate, and salt. Heat until it begins to boil. (It will probably boil up quite a bit at first, so keep an eye on it.) 2. Lower the heat to the barest simmer and cook the mixture, whisking frequently, for 3 minutes. If you want a thicker consistency, cook it another 1 to 2 minutes.

Boulevard Richard Lenoir is famous for its outdoor market that starts at the Bastille and radiates from there,

street is also known for its many hardware, cabinetry, plumbing, and flooring stores;

Cedeo, a plumbing-supply store.

The Raspail market on Sunday and one at Batignolles on Saturday mostly feature produce grown by the local producteurs themselves: organic

Gariguette strawberries,

Charantais melons

le parisien publicité.")

But my favorite is in Provins, a small town about an hour outside of Paris. Once a week, the town center comes alive with tables and carts heaped with beautiful, locally grown fare.

Speciàl" is one of those elusive French words that means something (or someone is...peculiar. The use of it is one of the rare times that the French are noncommittal about their opinion.

branché (trendy)

the exceptional fromagerie Laurent Dubois,

Une deuxième couche" was to make sure they gave another coat of paint to a wall

So where is Pâtisserie Viennoise? To get to it, you'll need to brave the most hazardous street in Paris: la rue de l'Ecole de Médecine (which, fortunately, means there's a medical school nearby), in the fifth arrondissement.

If you don't really want to overdose on whipped cream, do not order a hot chocolate Viennois.

ask for mine sans Chantilly.

never lop off the pointy nez, the "nose," of the cheese. This is considered terribly rude and arrogant.

what the French call une soupe au lait: a once-calm pot of milk, warmed up on the stovetop, that was threatening to boil over.

the Marché d'Aligre, which I think is the most exciting market in Paris.

Yra tokia istorija apie žmog?, kuris buvo blogai aptarnautas ir pasak? pardav?jui, kas klientas tur?t? b?ti karalius. Klerkas n? nemirktel?j?s atsak?: Monsieur, le roi est mort ("Pone, karalius mir?s").