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  1. Hello -- Am about to go to Paris w/ my 6 yr old son (will be his 3rd trip), and was looking at the Paris w/ Kids thread for food ideas/advice. Wanted to add my thought that, esp in nice weather, nothing beats a picnic for young kids. Go to a market and buy whatever street food appeals to your kid (a simple jambon-fromage baguette ... or nems (Vietnamese spring rolls), which are to be found everywhere in Paris & most kids adore them). We got nems in the Rue Mouffetard, at a traiteur near the Jardin Luxembroug, all over the city! Eat them -- or whatever you choose -- on a bench in a park or on one of the ponts, in the Parc Monceau (one of the few parks where the pelousse isn't interdit!), on the Promenade Plantee (a joy to walk with a child, and if you happen to have a scooter or rollerskates with you, all the better). I'm interested in the experience of those who went to Altitude 95 -- insanely expensive? thanks, Anne
  2. Hello ... I'm new to egullet and (fairly) new Geneva area -- moved here (actually to France, just 2 km from the border) in August. This is also a response to Ondine's post of a while back in which she asked for suggestions for her brother, newly arrived in Geneva ... Of course, G. is a super-expensive city and -- unlike, say, New York -- doesn't have many mid-range options if you're not in the mood to spend a fortune. Even a "mid-range" meal here costs a small fortune! So that $100 meal you're searching for, RRainey, is hard to find -- or maybe I just haven't found it yet ... I was never a fondue fan -- memories of '70s era Magic Pan in U.S., etc. -- but since move here, have had to become one in order to survive! ... And I've found that there's a huge range -- head to charming Carouge neighborhood for tomato fondue at Au Vieux Carouge, which altho smoky as all get out, is justifiably renowned for its fondue. The tomato is much more interesting, in my view, than the "nature." It's served with boiled little potatoes instead of bread, which I like a lot. Ask for a small plate of cornichons and pickled onions (which is usually served with "assiette valaisienne" but not always with fondue -- the assiette is a plate of cold sliced charcuterie). You can prevent that horrible I'm-going-to-die post-fondue feeling by ordering only one fondue for 2 or 3 people, and then an assiette valaisienne or something else light! Super cheap fondue can be had at the Bains des Paquis -- which is one of the seven wonders of Geneva, if not the world! I've so far only been in warm weather, but am actually going tonight to check out the fondue. Of course, you have to ignore the swans and other bird life on the lake in this time of La Grippe Aviare, so if you're squeamish or prudent, maybe this isn't the best time to go. (Call me non-squeamish or foolhardy!) Ondine, your brother should check out the Bains if he hasn't already -- esp when spring comes. It's a lakefront beach in the heart of the city, with a stony beach, a raft to swim out to, a great "buvette" for snacks and meals and an after-swim glass of wine. In winter, you can get a massage, walk out the jetty and look at the lake, and have a fondue ... Great place. When I first moved here and didn't know the city at all, we stumbled into a nice neighborhood place in Eaux Vives called Opera Bouffe -- haven't been back, but if memory serves, it had a varied and interesting menu, not as heavy as G. restaurants often are, and was reasonably priced. In the park in Eaux Vives, there's a recently redone restaurant that's supposed to be good but very expensive. In same bldg is a less expensive, and also supposedly good, brasserie, that I've been meaning to try. Cafe des Negotiants in Carouge is also on my to-try list: I've heard: great wine cellar, horrible service. Would be curious to hear reactions if anyone goes there. In France, Auberge de Cessy (in town of Cessy) is GREAT. And the Sunday market in Divonne-les-Bains (my new hometown) is wonderful, although very expensive, and given the current furor over the book "Market Day in Provence," I'm wondering how much of the wonderful sutff I see every Sunday in the market is actually from small., local fermiers, as I"m clearly meant to hink. Hmmm ... Last thought: in the basement level of theCornavin (the train station) is an Asian takeout place whose name I now forget, where Ondine's brother can get sushi, Thai noodles, Vietnamese spring rolls. Some of it's great, some so-so. And, by Genevois standsards, it's cheap! Will be curious to hear other Geneva-area thoughts from anyone living here or passing through ... Anne
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