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Paris: French Gothic
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Paris is one of Europe's culinary centers. The restaurant trade began here just over 220 years ago as of this writing, and continues to thrive. It may ... come as a surprise that Paris isn't considered the culinary capitol of France, rather some people prefer the French cooking found in small rural restaurants, outside of the city, closer to the farms and with their focus on freshness and regional specialties. Even amongst French cities, Paris has long been considered by some people as second to Lyon for fine dining.
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By staying at a Bed and Breakfast in Paris, you will be able to base yourself with Parisians, practice your French if you'd like to, and get their precious insider tips about what to visit in Paris. You'll be able to see a little bit into their lives and get a first person look at how they live, and as locals, they can suggest the best places to dine, their favorite wines and shops, that are most likely, happily and far away from the madding crowd.
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Parisian cooks didn't just rest on their laurels during this time, rather they traveled, taught, and studied, and together with Paris's own immigrant communities have revitalized the restaurant trade. Today you can find hundreds of beautiful restaurants with thoughtful (or just trendy) interior design and well-planned and executed cartes and menus offering a creative mélange of French and exotic foreign cuisines. It's safe to say that Paris is once again catching up with or edging ahead of its Anglophone rivals.
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[D]eliberating on the meaning of wisdom or the purpose of suffering is open to every- one in Paris, thanks to the weighty pontificating of the cafés philo (philosophy cafés). The French have their fair share of dumbed- down television programmes (mostly inspired by American equivalents), but the intellectual life is neither unfashionable nor superfluous.
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