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Paris report:
Our culinary experience had a bit of a false start. Having found somewhere away from the tourist areas, a little more expensive, and full of French people we thought we'd have a decent lunch. The wine was good but the food pretty basic and I had plastic in my salad which "happens sometimes" according to the waitress.
Thankfully dinner at 1000 et 1 Signes (Rue Rodier, 9eme arr.) was a lot better. Nothing amazing or showy just good food cooked well. We hadn't realised but all the staff there are deaf so you have to sign your order, but the menu showed you how to do this and the staff were really friendly. The food was Moroccan influenced, I had shackshuka on toast to start and a chicken *pastille *for main which was a layer of nuts topped with chicken topped with herbs all wrapped in a thin, crispy pastry. It was all pretty tasty and not too expensive.
Another highlight was Pollop (rue d'Aboukir, 2eme arr.) where I had incredibly tender shashimi beef in a lime dressing with chips and salad and an amazing chocolate fondant pudding with orange and ginger sauce. So good.
The main event, though, was lunch at Hotel Daniel (Rue Frédéric Bastiat, 8eme arr.) which was very good indeed. Beef fillet with fondant potato and bone marrow for main course. I should have been brave enough to ask for it rare because the meat was very very good.
The market on Cours de Vincennes (12eme arr. [I think]) was amazing. I could have walked up and down all morning just smelling everything! ot some honey, cheese (incl. a whole reblochon to bring home), nuts, morelles, bread, falaffel ... I can't remeber everything but we spent a lot! If you get a chance, go here.
We also stumbled on another market near the Bastille monument on Sunday but didn't spend too much time here, just long enough to buy a thyme and labneh wrap which tasted great but was a bit messy to eat!
We found lots of nice cafes for crepe/patisserie and chocolat chaux. Generally walking a few streets away from the main tourist areas would throw up somewhere promising and cheaper. One of the best places we found was off a back street behind the Champs Elysees, looked pretty basic and the price was low (we just wanted somewhere to stop and warm up a bit) but the cakes were v good.