the perfect meal

My all-time favorite meal is roast chicken, a salad, french bread and red wine.  There are a couple of good rotisserie chicken places down the block from us and a couple times a week we buy a bird for lunch or dinner.  The chicken just melts in your mouth.  Perfect!

theatre du chatelet

This is actually from last Sunday, when I went to a morning concert at the Theatre du Chatelet.  I love old European theatres and opera houses with their dusty red velvet drapery and gold filigree.  Heard some Bach, Beethoven and Liszt.

Friday night at the Louvre

One of the best things about living in Paris for a few months is being able to go back to museums like the Louvre and the D'Orsay and really spend some time there.  Usually, when I am travelling, I make a mad dash through the museums and then on it's to the next place.  

The Louvre is open until 9:30 pm on Friday nights and since D was working late, I took advantage and spent a couple of hours enjoying it.  It is so vast!  I don't know if it is possible to see the entire museum even in multiple visits.  Plus, I usually end up people watching as much as anything.

Pita!

We have found the best Pita Sandwich in the world!  It comes from L'As du Falafel on the Rue des Rossiers in the heart of Jewish Paris, the 4th.  It's pretty simple:  hummus, cabbage, eggplant & grilled chicken in a pita pocket.  Not sure if it's the fresh ingredients or the special sauce they add that makes it so damn good.  On Sundays you will find a long queue down the block as people line up for their falafels and pita sandwiches (which are a super-cheap 5 to 7 Euros!).  Lenny Kravitz endorses it as his favorite restaurant.  How can you go wrong?  

It's funny that in the world's highest temple of gastronomy, this humble and inexpensive pita  has become our favorite meal!