Confessions of an American Businessman…

My first meal in Paris was at a Hard Rock Cafe…

If I had a time machine, I’d go back and throw “one-week ago me” under a bus to prevent that from ever happening. Unfortunately, I don’t. Although, my co-worker got his sought after Hard Rock paraphernalia!

Following meals were had at company cafeterias, and bistros around the hotel/tourist joints. I became irritated by the cuisine… having been told French cuisine was good, it seemed all the places just had the same menu:

-Tartare.
-Foie Gras.

-Steak Frites.
-Poulet Frites.
-Duck of some sort.
-Pizza Margherita.
-Penne Rigate w/ Tomato Basil sauce
-Crêpes.
Maybe I had a romanticized image of what French cuisine should have been, but surely there had to be *more* to Parisian dining establishments! Then I referenced an email from a friend…

First stop:

^oh yeah, my sister was in Paris too. We (obviously) met up.

After grabbing the best falafel ever, we sat down at a nearby park to watch two sweaty adults hog the ping pong table.

^the kids never had a chance…

We later made our way towards the Centre Pompidou. As we got closer, we saw more and more street art stickers stuck on things:

^you can see more on google maps.

We also found a 24-themed gallery (the FOX tv show, 24). The artist’s name was Jack Bauer. This train in mid-explosion spanned three rooms on two levels.

^at L’IMPRIMERIE Gallery

<3 Renzo Piano

Tubular!

*Y/Struc/Surf by Marc Fornes:

Kinetic Hall by Yaacov Agam:

Double Métamorphose III by Yaacov Agam:

So the highlight of the day was the restaurant recommendation. We headed to the 10th and arrived at this wonderful establishment. We had the mixte plate and le petit salé aux lentilles.

^it was the greatest meal while in Paris.

We ended the night on a high:

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