Comments on: Sitting down for “Lunch in Paris” with Elizabeth Bard http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2010/02/sitting-down-for-lunch-in-paris-with-elizabeth-bard/ You'll laugh you ass off. (I did.) Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:02:58 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kim http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2010/02/sitting-down-for-lunch-in-paris-with-elizabeth-bard/comment-page-1/#comment-29078 Kim Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:12:57 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=1406#comment-29078 Thanks for the interview - I just came back from a trip to Paris (I have an almost identical picture from Angelina's, I had a different dessert) and loved the food and the markets, so now I have to pick up this book. I get kinda depressed walking into the grocery store since returning home because I miss the market experience in Paris! Thanks for the interview – I just came back from a trip to Paris (I have an almost identical picture from Angelina’s, I had a different dessert) and loved the food and the markets, so now I have to pick up this book. I get kinda depressed walking into the grocery store since returning home because I miss the market experience in Paris!

]]> By: Clementine http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2010/02/sitting-down-for-lunch-in-paris-with-elizabeth-bard/comment-page-1/#comment-28865 Clementine Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:28:13 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=1406#comment-28865 Thank you :) Thank you :)

]]> By: PastaQueen http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2010/02/sitting-down-for-lunch-in-paris-with-elizabeth-bard/comment-page-1/#comment-28864 PastaQueen Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:09:47 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=1406#comment-28864 Thanks for the information, Celmentine! And your English is great. It's far better than my French too :) Thanks for the information, Celmentine! And your English is great. It’s far better than my French too :)

]]> By: Clementine http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2010/02/sitting-down-for-lunch-in-paris-with-elizabeth-bard/comment-page-1/#comment-28863 Clementine Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:04:51 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=1406#comment-28863 Hello, I'm french and I'm following your blog since a while :) This interview is very interesting ! About christmas cookies, it's true that we don't bake it, it's not in our habits (personnally, I love too much the Christmas Mincemeat from England but I know french people who hate it, because its taste is too weird for them !). But it depends on the regions in France. In Alsace, there are a christmas cookies tradition, which are probably inspired from Germany's Christmas Cookies. In Nord-Pas-de-Calais, it's "la coquille de noël" which is a giant brioche with dried grapes that I like but it's available only in the north of France (I'm in the south) and only before Christmas, bouh :( ( link : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cougnou ) In Provence, it's the "13 desserts de Noël" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen_desserts For the Nutella, I loved it when I was younger. But now, I don't love it anymore (my sister is very happy when I give her the jar of nutella that I can't finish), I think they have changed the recipe (with palm fat, which is less expensive but also less tasty), it was really better before. I think that the quality of French food deteriorates, they're putting more and more palm fat and HFCS. Many French young people no longer know how to cook traditional dishes (especially a whole animal !) and don't eat enough vegetables :( Fortunately there are still people like you to be interested in the French cuisine! I hope that I've helped you a little. Please excuse me if my english is not very good, I need more of practice ;) Hello, I’m french and I’m following your blog since a while :) This interview is very interesting !

About christmas cookies, it’s true that we don’t bake it, it’s not in our habits (personnally, I love too much the Christmas Mincemeat from England but I know french people who hate it, because its taste is too weird for them !). But it depends on the regions in France. In Alsace, there are a christmas cookies tradition, which are probably inspired from Germany’s Christmas Cookies.

In Nord-Pas-de-Calais, it’s “la coquille de noël” which is a giant brioche with dried grapes that I like but it’s available only in the north of France (I’m in the south) and only before Christmas, bouh :( ( link : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cougnou )

In Provence, it’s the “13 desserts de Noël” : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen_desserts

For the Nutella, I loved it when I was younger. But now, I don’t love it anymore (my sister is very happy when I give her the jar of nutella that I can’t finish), I think they have changed the recipe (with palm fat, which is less expensive but also less tasty), it was really better before. I think that the quality of French food deteriorates, they’re putting more and more palm fat and HFCS. Many French young people no longer know how to cook traditional dishes (especially a whole animal !) and don’t eat enough vegetables :(
Fortunately there are still people like you to be interested in the French cuisine!

I hope that I’ve helped you a little. Please excuse me if my english is not very good, I need more of practice ;)

]]> By: coraspartan http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2010/02/sitting-down-for-lunch-in-paris-with-elizabeth-bard/comment-page-1/#comment-28862 coraspartan Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:58:07 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=1406#comment-28862 I love anything to do with Paris and food--so I added this book to my wishlist. Thanks for bringing it to our attention! I think I might buy it as a birthday gift for a friend too. I love anything to do with Paris and food–so I added this book to my wishlist. Thanks for bringing it to our attention! I think I might buy it as a birthday gift for a friend too.

]]> By: Shannon http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2010/02/sitting-down-for-lunch-in-paris-with-elizabeth-bard/comment-page-1/#comment-28827 Shannon Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:02:51 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=1406#comment-28827 I loved the interview and I want to get a copy of her book now, especially to try some yummy French recipes. :) Thanks! I loved the interview and I want to get a copy of her book now, especially to try some yummy French recipes. :) Thanks!

]]> By: Jen http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2010/02/sitting-down-for-lunch-in-paris-with-elizabeth-bard/comment-page-1/#comment-28819 Jen Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:12:37 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=1406#comment-28819 Just added this book to my wishlist -- it sounds great. Just added this book to my wishlist — it sounds great.

]]> By: Amanda http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2010/02/sitting-down-for-lunch-in-paris-with-elizabeth-bard/comment-page-1/#comment-28809 Amanda Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:42:33 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=1406#comment-28809 Great interview! I heart Paris (and sugar/lemon crepes are my favorite too!), and Elizabeth sounds absolutely charming. Time to update my Amazon wishlist :) Great interview! I heart Paris (and sugar/lemon crepes are my favorite too!), and Elizabeth sounds absolutely charming. Time to update my Amazon wishlist :)

]]> By: Sarah http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2010/02/sitting-down-for-lunch-in-paris-with-elizabeth-bard/comment-page-1/#comment-28806 Sarah Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:35:55 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=1406#comment-28806 Such a small world. Liz and I went to the same highschool, great interview! Such a small world. Liz and I went to the same highschool, great interview!

]]> By: Maria http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2010/02/sitting-down-for-lunch-in-paris-with-elizabeth-bard/comment-page-1/#comment-28805 Maria Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:30:40 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=1406#comment-28805 What a great interview! My mouth started watering looking at the picture of the amazing desserts. Actually, it brought back amazing memories from my trip to Paris and the food...THANK YOU. What a great interview! My mouth started watering looking at the picture of the amazing desserts. Actually, it brought back amazing memories from my trip to Paris and the food…THANK YOU.

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