Paris Brasseries
Bofinger
Les Brasseries de Paris
In the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 the victorious Germans gave the citizens of Alsace two choices: Stay, speak German, be part of Germany or move to "unoccupied" France.
Many chose to leave and moved to Paris. There they opened establishments where beer was both brewed and served. Over time, brasseries evolved to offer simple, hearty meals that perfectly complemented their beverages especially choucroute garni.
La Debacle (The Downfall)
In "The Downfall" Zola tells the story of a terrific land-slide which overwhelmed the French Second Empire: It is a story of war, grim and terrible; of a struggle to the death between two great nations. In it the author has put much of his finest work, and the result is one of the masterpieces of literature. The hero is Jean Macquart, son of Antoine Macquart and brother of Gervaise. After the terrible death of his wife, as told in "La Terre" ("The Soil"), Jean enlisted for the second time in the army, and went through the campaign up to the battle of Sedan. After the capitulation he was made prisoner, and in escaping was wounded. When he returned to active service he took part in crushing the excesses of the Commune in Paris... The Downfall has been described as "a prose epic of modern war," and vast though the subject be, it is treated in a manner that is powerful, painful, and pathetic.
BOFINGER
Bofinger remains one of the prettiest brasseries with gleaming brass, burnished wood and stained glass, capped by a magnificent stained glass dome over the main dining room.
We were joined by our Tiburon friends whose name ends in mann, so no strangers to the pleasures of Alsatian cuisine.
Selection was easy: the first of two bottles of a nice dry Riesling and since we were of one mind, oysters and bulots to start and the our favorite dish, choucroute de mer, filet de bar, haddock, salmon and a roasted prawn on a bed of buerre blanc and horseradish infused sauerkraut, helped along by the second bottle of Riesling. KISS
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Classic Paris Books
Ben Franklin may have been the first American to come to Paris December 1776 and savor its richness and pleasures. He also convinced Louis XVI to send arms and troops to our nascent republic, and act that cost him head head.
In The Greater Journey, David McCullough tells the enthralling, inspiring—and until now, untold—story of the adventurous American artists, writers, doctors, politicians, and others who set off for Paris in the years between 1830 and 1900, hungry to learn and to excel in their work. What they achieved would profoundly alter American history.
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