1 - They eat cheese with almost every meal. Not a slice, a giant hunk of cheese. And the smellier the better. Even children; I watched as Arnaud’s 3 year old niece happily munched on a lump the size of her head. 2 - They drink wine with almost every meal. 3 - They accomplish 1. and 2. without getting fat. How they manage this should be the subject of boundless scientific study so that we may apply their methods in the States. I gained three pounds in six days. 4 - They m

Easy answer. The Café culture. I was recently lucky enough to be invited to spend a week in Paris with my Parisian boyfriend, Arnaud, who had to return to France to renew his work visa for the US. Apart from staying with his family in Cergy for the weekend, which was both a familial and gastronomic delight, we had a corporate expensed hotel room in the 5eme arondissement near Montparnasse. Who could refuse? Arnaud had to work for most of the working week, and I busied my