RE: PESO: Cafe du Gaz

[jcoyle]

Try walking 10 minutes away from, for example, the Champs-Elysées, and you 
should be able to find a very good meal at a bistro or restaurant (sometimes 
labelled 'resto').  I have had some memorable meals at such places: choose the 
ones where ou will get the last table, they're the ones the locals go to!

John in Brisbane
(visited Paris many times in the late 70's)




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Yes, I realize that.  On our first trip to Paris, I found it very difficult to 
get anything for lunch except ham and cheese or cheese and ham sandwiches.  We 
had some great dinners at nice restaurants, but the lunches were all ham and 
cheese.  At the Eiffel Tower snack bar, they sold only cheeseburgers and hot 
dogs, with pommes frites.  I saw "sausage" on the menu, so I ordered it.  It 
was baloney in the shape of a hot dog on a hot dog roll.

In Normandy, the lunches were much better.  There, they make great crepes for 
lunch, unlike the tasteless ones offer in Paris.

Two of the greatest meals I ever had were dinners at Parisian restaurants, but 
for lunch one might as well go to McDonald's.

Dan Matyola
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On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 1:53 PM Ralf R Radermacher  wrote:

> Am 21.04.20 um 19:20 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola:
> > Nice image;  great name for a restaurant!
>
> Thanks, Dan.
>
> Cafes in France usually aren't restaurants. They may serve sandwiches 
> or toasts like the eternal Croque Monsieur but no meals. That's what 
> restaurants and brasseries are for.
>
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Re: PESO: Cafe du Gaz

[Ralf R Radermacher]

Am 21.04.20 um 21:49 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola:

Sorry, Ralf.  Parisian lunches suck;  all ham and cheese.  Elsewhere in
France is quite different.


We spend several weeks each year in Northern France and haven't been to
Paris in decades.

France is full of wonderful places. Why go to Paris?

Ralf

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Re: PESO: Cafe du Gaz

[P. J. Alling]

More interesting, around here at least two restaurants used to be 
funeral homes...


On 4/21/2020 1:28 PM, l...@red4est.com wrote:


On April 21, 2020 9:26:55 AM PDT, Ralf R Radermacher  wrote:

There was a time when mains gas was the epitome of progress and modern
comfort. The Cafe du Gaz in Calais, France, was right next to the
town's
gas works in the Rue du Gaz.

Like many small cafes it has been closed years ago and converted into a
dwelling.

https://www.fotocommunity.fr/photo/cafe-du-gaz-avenue-du-point-de-vue/43746588

Nice photo.  Funny thing is that around here a lot of the restaurants used to 
be houses.

Enjoy
Ralf

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Re: PESO: Cafe du Gaz

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Sorry, Ralf.  Parisian lunches suck;  all ham and cheese.  Elsewhere in
France is quite different.

Just our of curiosity, we checked out a Parisian grocery once.  They had
special racks with a separate indentation for each apple or peach.  I
noticed a sign indicating a restaurant upstairs.  I climbed the stairs to
look, and noticed several tables of businessmen in suits and ties.  I
convinced my wife to go up there and give it a try, and it was the most
wonderful dinner we ever had, with menu items I had never imagined before.
I can't recall the name of the grocery, but I understand it is still there
but no longer operates that restaurant.
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On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 3:26 PM Ralf R Radermacher  wrote:

> Am 21.04.20 um 21:13 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola:
> > Yes, I realize that.  On our first trip to Paris, I found it very
> difficult
> > to get anything for lunch except ham and cheese or cheese and ham
> > sandwiches.
>
> Next time you go to France, stay away from the tourist hotspots and
> look for brasseries or restaurants advertising their Plat du Jour. This
> is where the French go during their lunch break. You won't be disappointed.
>
> Ralf
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Re: PESO: Cafe du Gaz

[Ralf R Radermacher]

Am 21.04.20 um 21:13 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola:

Yes, I realize that.  On our first trip to Paris, I found it very difficult
to get anything for lunch except ham and cheese or cheese and ham
sandwiches.


Next time you go to France, stay away from the tourist hotspots and
look for brasseries or restaurants advertising their Plat du Jour. This
is where the French go during their lunch break. You won't be disappointed.

Ralf

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Re: PESO: Cafe du Gaz

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Yes, I realize that.  On our first trip to Paris, I found it very difficult
to get anything for lunch except ham and cheese or cheese and ham
sandwiches.  We had some great dinners at nice restaurants, but the lunches
were all ham and cheese.  At the Eiffel Tower snack bar, they sold only
cheeseburgers and hot dogs, with pommes frites.  I saw "sausage" on the
menu, so I ordered it.  It was baloney in the shape of a hot dog on a hot
dog roll.

In Normandy, the lunches were much better.  There, they make great crepes
for lunch, unlike the tasteless ones offer in Paris.

Two of the greatest meals I ever had were dinners at Parisian restaurants,
but for lunch one might as well go to McDonald's.

Dan Matyola
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On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 1:53 PM Ralf R Radermacher  wrote:

> Am 21.04.20 um 19:20 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola:
> > Nice image;  great name for a restaurant!
>
> Thanks, Dan.
>
> Cafes in France usually aren't restaurants. They may serve sandwiches or
> toasts like the eternal Croque Monsieur but no meals. That's what
> restaurants and brasseries are for.
>
> Ralf
>
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Re: PESO: Cafe du Gaz

[Ralf R Radermacher]

Am 21.04.20 um 19:20 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola:

Nice image;  great name for a restaurant!


Thanks, Dan.

Cafes in France usually aren't restaurants. They may serve sandwiches or
toasts like the eternal Croque Monsieur but no meals. That's what
restaurants and brasseries are for.

Ralf

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Re: PESO: Cafe du Gaz

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On April 21, 2020 9:26:55 AM PDT, Ralf R Radermacher  wrote:
>There was a time when mains gas was the epitome of progress and modern
>comfort. The Cafe du Gaz in Calais, France, was right next to the
>town's
>gas works in the Rue du Gaz.
>
>Like many small cafes it has been closed years ago and converted into a
>dwelling.
>
>https://www.fotocommunity.fr/photo/cafe-du-gaz-avenue-du-point-de-vue/43746588

Nice photo.  Funny thing is that around here a lot of the restaurants used to 
be houses.
>
>Enjoy
>Ralf
>
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>Blog  : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com
>Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf
>Web   : http://www.fotoralf.de

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Re: PESO: Cafe du Gaz

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Nice image;  great name for a restaurant!

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On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 12:27 PM Ralf R Radermacher  wrote:

> There was a time when mains gas was the epitome of progress and modern
> comfort. The Cafe du Gaz in Calais, France, was right next to the town's
> gas works in the Rue du Gaz.
>
> Like many small cafes it has been closed years ago and converted into a
> dwelling.
>
>
> https://www.fotocommunity.fr/photo/cafe-du-gaz-avenue-du-point-de-vue/43746588
>
> Enjoy
> Ralf
>
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PESO: Cafe du Gaz

[Ralf R Radermacher]

There was a time when mains gas was the epitome of progress and modern
comfort. The Cafe du Gaz in Calais, France, was right next to the town's
gas works in the Rue du Gaz.

Like many small cafes it has been closed years ago and converted into a
dwelling.

https://www.fotocommunity.fr/photo/cafe-du-gaz-avenue-du-point-de-vue/43746588

Enjoy
Ralf

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