Sandy's Guide to Paris Street Food

January 23, 2018

(I welcome my first guest blogger today, our dog Sandy.)

Adapting to life in Paris has been difficult at times, but one change that I really appreciate is the abundance and quality of the street food.  In Newton, I could walk around our neighborhood for hours and not find so much as a discarded scrap of baguette.  Paris, however, is a land of riches, with plentiful and delicious bites around every corner. 

Some tips: 

1.  Discarded bags from Paul or Eric Keyser sometimes contain morsels of croissant or other pastries.  McDonald's bags can have the stray french fry or two.

2.  For the most part, I could do without the rain, but it does have the benefit of softening up hard chunks of baguette.

3.  Bus stops and around benches are excellent places to look for a bite.

There is something under there that should be investigated.

4.  Jardin du Luxembourg, especially on a sunny day, has delicious offerings.  You can sometimes find a small child who would love to share some of his lunch.

5.  The choicest morsels, however, are to be found under the tables at sidewalk cafes.  The baguettes are fresher and the overall variety is better.

I think that's just a cigarette butt.

6.  It also turns out that the Paris rainwater, collected in puddles on the street, is much more delicious than Paris tap water.  

For some reason, Glenn, Sara, and Kate seem not to appreciate the bounty to be had on the streets of Paris, and I am constantly arguing with them over whether we should stop and have a bite.  I guess they're just too busy to enjoy these small pleasures. 

These pigeons found the baguette first, but I will have no trouble
asserting my priority over a few birds.

Look, I'm not proud of this photo.  I'm not sure how I missed the fries, and even the tell-tale
paper fries container, right in front of me.  This was not me at my best.