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The question was rhetorical. A financial tie implies more than a glowing blurb which won't automatically add to the sales of her book significantly. Who was it that said, "it's not the royalties. it's the advance you get." I recall it was a pretty famous food writer. If Hesser is an investor in the restaurant I would call that a financial tie. You're assumptions are different than mine and we are not making the same connections. Let's leave it at that. EDIT: Her capacity as a writer at the time she wrote the article calls the mention into question, IMO, more than simply plugging J.G.V..

is an overstatement, no? ← If you think that its not a benefit to have one of most respected and wildly popular chefs ever to give you an endorsement and to have his name on the jacket, you are being naive.. His name will automatically give whatever he endorse instant credibility and respect. ← Did I say endorsements don't help sell books? They don't magically turn books into bestsellers, by the way. Also, I highly doubt that she has to keep plugging him in order to maintain a positive relationship.

I haven't read the Hesser article so I don't know the context in which it was mentioned. If they have a relationship to begin with I don't see why she would find it neccessary to constantly 'plug' him to maintain that relationship. Or that he would demand it of her. Where's the implication she needs him to help her with future books? Simply because they worked together before? Or has a project been announced? is an overstatement, no?

How is she tied to him financially?

I use the term with care in my choice and hoped that it would take the place of the considerably longer list: Thai, Japanese, Malaysian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, etc. Is the use of the term Asian preferable to the term Oriental? I really was unsure ... You get the picture ... being considerate and 'Politically Correct' is still very important to many ... ← I was teasing you a bit. It's not about incorrectness or correctness. I'm curious to know which cuisines(countries) the wraps already mentioned are found in or are inspired by.

What's an Asian wrap? Is it called this in the country of Asia?

I don't recall anyone saying that vegetarians don't exist because it's too difficult. It does't exist to the degree that it does in the States or the UK or other places for the reasons ptipois stated. As she said France is essentially omnivorous. That's just the way it is, not because of any sort of political or social agenda by meat eaters. Or cultural hegemony by meat eaters. It's simply a different culture. That's all. I've had very polite discussions about the amount of meat I eat with French people and have never been made to feel like there was something wrong with me. But then I tend have thick skin and don't seek affirmation or a support group for any differences I have with the larger culture. Fear not vegetarian travelers to France, no one will treat like you are weird. But your dining out choices will be a bit limited, but not impossible.

I need a joint. I don't think it's an ethical lapse in the article. 3) The razor clams were great, but for some reason I mention Robuchon which has nothing to do with the restaurant and he is not even a dining companion. a) I am name dropping to show my level of dining experience b) I am name dropping to mention a famous chef I know, a little plug. c) I wasn't really thinking about the implications of all this. The razor clams were so good that it reminded me of the best and who prepared them. d) The chef is no Robuchon e)____________________________ f) ______________________________ g)_________________________________

Maybe I'm not reading enough into it. But it sounds to me like she is mentioning who prepared the best razor clams she ever had. If she mentioned her connection to him and the book that would be more of a direct plug I would think.

As a non-French person I suppose my talking about French vegetarians and their eating habits is like trying to talk about eating breakfast the French do. Sure I've seen some French people eating an English breakfast, doesn't mean that most French do it or it is a French way of eating breakfast, part of the lifestyle and all. I see no reason to bring personal reactions into this issue which is non-issue, in the sense that there is no need for anyone to get defensive or inflammatory. As a mostly vegetarian person who has been to France on several occassions and considered living there I can speak from my own experiences and that is all they are my experiences, my opinion is that is more challenging to find vegetarian meals in Paris and Lyon than it is in LA, SF, NY, London or Seoul for instance. Vegetarian France is not as apparent as say vegetarian America. Again from my experiences. That's not to say that it doesn't exist, it just wasn't very apparent to me when I was looking for it. Purchasing groceries to prepare my own meals was a whole other story. The produce was wonderful. Dining out I found Italian to be an option for a hearty vegetarian meal that's easy to find, couscous with vegetables was another and Vietnamese. Thank you for posting the website.

I hope not.

I had never heard of this. I had to call my parents to ask. I'll quote my mom "such a thing cannot exist. It's a joke made up by someone. Sounds like a new gimmick."

It creeps me out too. My daughter always has breakfast at home. I pack her snacks and lunch, sometimes for lunch I let her order whatever she wants from the catering truck. There used to be delivery service from a local French cafe but demand was too low, mostly because meals had to be ordered two weeks in advance. She eats another afternoon snack when she gets home and dinner. So there isn't alot she's eating that I don't know about unless of course she is at grandma's house for the weekend. That I would like to spy on.

I have enrolled at the Shaolin masters of hand pulled noodles temple. After I pass certain rites of passage such as transporting two buckets of water on a stick accross my back up a hill 100 times without stabbing my torso with the knives tied to my arms to prevent me from lowering my arms, cause ya know it has to be extra hard, I will be taken into the inner sactum of the masters of hand pulled noodles. I will provide a full report with photos.

I don't disagree with much of what you are saying. I loathe elitism and boredom. But I think the title refers to the bad haircut not the fish.

I'd like to know that one for sure! Is it Yeer-ows? ← It was covered already. Busboy gave the definitive answer which I cannot remember for the life of me.

Oh, those funny French guys... ... how do you say "Les Halles" again??? Cheers, - CSR ← That one gets me too. Confirmed by someone who works for the company that hubby met at a party the other night. Jouet doesn't play jokes with the French language. The 't' is pronounced.

We need a thread on nursing.

I tend to agree with you based on my husband's professional experience. Anyway, job listings www.craigslist.org

My husband says it reminds him of an Algerian tripe soup which he likes. The homemade stuff is pretty good.

The jarred stuff available at most supermarkets looks pretty unappetizing to me. Whenever I see it I wonder who buys the stuff. I agree homemade versions can be pretty tasty. Anyway my late uncle who was a conservative WASP (hated so called 'ethnic' foods of all stripes) loved it and he introduced my parents to it. I'm talking about the supermarket stuff. They immediately took to it as some sore of delicacy from an exotic culture. In their Korean minds it is a form of preserved fish. Which brings me to Korean food. Love it or hate it. I know people who find it appalling (I've never met another Asian who thinks this) and others who are addicted.

Moet & Chandon is Dutch?? ← Sorry, I'm wrong. I was thinking Jouet, and got carried away. And with Jouet I'm only going on the word of someone I trust, so maybe that's not wholly true. Retracting, retracting, retracting. . . Moet is FRENCH. Has NEVER been Dutch. Named after Claude Moet. But the "t" is still pronounced. ← I just noticed this. The 't' is pronounced in both moet and jouet. The accent that I'm not typing in here is le tréma. French language site This is confirmed by the native speaker standing next to me. Unless Pierre Jouet has an idiosyncratic reason for breaking a rule of pronunciation.

Lucy, this reminded me of our trip to Lyon 2 years ago. WE happened to be in Lyon over a weekend, and that included Sunday night. Much to our dismay, Lyon seems to literally "roll up the streets" on a Sunday night! We wound up having a pretty dismal meal at a pizza/cafe. This was very surprising for the 3rd largest city in France! Any good advice for tourists in Lyon on a Sunday night? ← I thought Lyon was the 2nd largest. Seems it's neck and neck with Marseilles. By the way, refreshing to read a thread about an average person eating in Paris.

As a non-native speaker learning on my own I'd say it's pretty consistent. My 6 year old learned how to read English and French at the same time and the inconsistencies in English were a bit of a hurdle. The French was cake compared to it. She's the one I asked about the 't' in Moet.

It might not be the customer. Usually if I just sniff the wine to see if its corked, then say, "thank you, it's fine" they will just stand there until I actually drink some. Or am I doing something wrong here? Nobody's mentioned the one where they take your dirty knife and stick it on the tablecloth when removing the first course. I want a new knife, dammit, is that so hard? ← I wouldn't assume it's the customer since I don't presume to know what another customer knows. I'm not a mind reader. I also don't look around to see what other customers are doing. I just look at the cork if it's offered. Look, smell and taste the wine then offer a quick assessment.