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• À DÉTESTER: chestnut spread
  on Aug 13, 2009 in Food and Drink Americans chestnut spread confiture de chaîtaigne confiture de marrons food France French Paris peanut butter
  Do all junkies come to detest the thing to which they're addicted? I wonder, because I have begun to hate la confiture de châtaigne — chestnut spread — even as I spoon it greedily into my mouth. Yes, spoon it....
• À AIMER: Getting Sick, Part Two
  on Aug 5, 2009 in Current Affairs America California Europe France Freedom Fries health care Paris socialized medicine taxes United States
  Welcome to Part Two of À AIMER: Getting Sick, or The Joys of Civilized Medicine (thank you reader Kent for suggesting that we replace the word "Socialized" with "Civilized"). Americans who oppose national health care systems ofte...
• À AIMER: European menswear (a.k.a. clothes that fit)
  on Jul 30, 2009 in Fashion clothing Europe France London Louis Vuitton menswear New York Paris
  Photo: Louis Vuitton Men's Show, Spring Summer 2010. © Louis Vuitton/Youssef Boudlal. I used to work with a woman named Deborah who, each time a man passed by wearing a great scent, said, "Mmm-mmm. I'm weak for a good-smelling man."...
• À AIMER: Getting Sick, Part One
  on Jul 27, 2009 in Current Affairs americans assurance maladie France Health Care health insurance Paris universal care
  When you're an American living in France, getting sick has a silver lining. That silver lining is: you're in France! You're in France, the country that the World Health Organization rates the top on Earth for quality of health care...
• À DÉTESTER: French dentistry
  on Jul 19, 2009 in Current Affairs America dental care dentistry France healthcare Paris root canals U.S.
  Those who are weary of hearing that France has the best health care system in the world (and it does, despite what Fox News reports) will be pleased to learn that, when it comes to dentistry, the country is twenty...
• À AIMER: July 13 in France — the firemen's ball
  on Jul 11, 2009 in Travel Bal des pompiers Bastille Day firemen France July 13 July 14 Marais Paris
  Most Francophiles know about July 14, Bastille Day. But they don't always know about July 13, the night of le bal des sapeurs-pompiers (the firemen's ball). This Monday, all around France, firefighters will host their annual fundraising fête for any...
• À AIMER: picnics along the Seine
  on Jul 2, 2009 in Travel Canal de l'Ourcq Canal Saint-Martin Cler France Lévis Montorgueil Paris picnic rosé Seine taxes TVA
  This week, France's new restaurant tax went into effect, lowering the TVA (taxe sur la valeur ajoutée, or value-added tax) that restaurant owners pay the French government from 19.6 percent to 5.5 percent. In theory, this should translate into cheap...
• À DÉTESTER: the hell walk
  on Jun 29, 2009 in Travel France Gare Montparnasse Paris Stephen King Summer Tourists
  Welcome to the Hell Walk, also known as le trottoir roulant rapide (the rapid moving sidewalk) at la Gare Montparnasse. It was installed in 2002 and has mostly been en panne (out of order) since —which is actually a good...
• À AIMER: nocturnal wanderings
  on Jun 20, 2009 in Travel art Brassaï cafés France night Paris street terrasse walks wine
  Brassaï had it right — there is no better time of day to photograph Paris than night. After dark, the city comes alive and all you have to do to experience it is get out there and walk. Wear a...
• À AIMER: long shadows and street stencils
  on Jun 7, 2009 in Travel l'heure bleue Montmartre Paris rock shadow plays
  It's good to be back in Paris in early summer, when the days are so long that l'heure bleue doesn't happen until after ten p.m. and when the sun shines, it creates wonderfully exaggerated shadows. It's playtime in Montmartre. Wish...

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