I guess you all know that french people are really proud of their “Cuisine”.

Recently, some french chef and senators proposed that it should be preserved thanks to UNESCO.I had a quick look at the UNESCO world heritage list but I didn’t found anything like that (I might I missed something tho)

So do we need to protect french cuisine? and if so how? and who would choose the meals that are “typically french” and that deserve to be “saved”.

For those interesting in such topic, the American library is hosting a discussion “Is french cuisine worthy of UNESCO heritage status”, tomorrow at 7:30pm. This event is free and open to public (doors opening around 7pm, arrive early to be sure to get a seat!)

It’s nearly the end of August. Soon enough things will start to pick up pace again after the summer lull, there will be la rentrée for parents and kids to fuss over, all your favourite local bakery/ boulangerie/ café etc will be there to meet your culinary needs.

But until then, if you are looking for distractions from these quiet time while stuck indoor all that often (no thanks to the generally awful weather), here are a few suggestions.

Ma vie est tout à fait fascinante
Pénélope Jolicoeur is a brainchild of Pénélope Bagieu, in the form of webcomic and all too amusing. Some may chalk this as a girlie diversion, and perhaps it is, but these illustrations along with the text are entertaining and often make me chuckle out loud.

Paris Daily Photo
Eric posts a photo a day of Paris, accompanied by short paragraph of description or anecdotes. It gives you a glimpse into many facets of Parisian lives, and before you know it, you would have found your way around this city since he also often indicates the arrondisement where the photos were taken.

Stuff Parisians Like
You may or may not have heard or read about Stuff White People Like, but it’s a site of satirical jokes that has taken the blogging world by storm. Some finds it offensive, other sees the humour and laughs along. Stuff Parisians Like is written in similar tongue-in-cheek manner, and whether you agree with Olivier or not, it’s up to you.

Paris Avant
Are you just that bit curious what Paris used to look like? Paris Avant is brought to life by Frédéric, and at about noon each day, a pair of photos of a location in Paris will be posted. One from the past, one of current day, for comparison of course. It’s amazing how little Paris has transformed, yet modernised at the same time.

If Metblogs is a city, hub.metblogs is the playground. We kept hearing from people that one of their favorite parts of Metblogs was meeting and interacting with readers and writers from other parts of the world, as well as getting requests for more ways that readers could be involved besides just posting comments. We thought about this for a while and decided that with a network like this, a giant community area where folks from all over the world could hang out, post photos and videos, talk with each other, form groups, play games, send messages, and do about a million other things was probably a pretty fun idea. The Hub is that.

If you have any tech ideas or suggestions join this group and speak up. See you on hub.metblogs!

When one imagines the many pleasures of spending time in Paris, one of the most often repeated is: the food. And lovelies, as a woman from the United States, I can tell you that the day I have to go back and eat in the U.S will be a sad day indeed. The variety, the quality, the attention to detail makes for a delectable city indeed. However, upon arriving in Paris, I realized one small problem; there are so many different types of food establishments in Paris that to the unseasoned traveler, it can be a maze that results in a dejected run back to McDonald’s. Brasserie, restaurant, café, bistro, bar; what do they mean? What type of food can you expect from them, what kind of service? When you walk around Paris for hours, looking at the various landmarks and sights, the last thing you want to do is try and figure out where to get a sandwich and where to sit down to a nice, three course lunch.

Have no fear, my frenchie fiends; Lelle is here!

This is a guide to the types of food establishments to be found in Paris, with a brief overview of typical fare, service type, location, and price.

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“Le langage du corps est universel”

In The United States there are countless online dating sites. For the most part online dating is another way to meet people from around the world. If you are an American, want to meet someone in France for love or as the French put it, for an “aventure,” Meetic is an online Mecca - everyone goes there.

What better way to improve your conversational French than chatting online with an attractive French guy or gal? Here are three major French sites you can use and a few interesting articles…. bon courage!

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There are some things in this world that seem creepy…like clowns, the Burger King, and men who stare at women like they have been in prison for the last ten years. While searching yahoo to find someone to photograph my daughter in Paris, I stumbled upon something very creepy.

At first glance you think it is a deer in headlights, then perhaps JonBenet Ramsey comes to mind, after a couple seconds of closer inspection you realize…..no……oh no………..these are digitally altered photos of REAL little girls.

Who would want their child to look like a sexually suggestive plastic doll with unusually big eyes, rosy cheeks and big pouty lips?
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Thirty years in the United States, most of them without any form of medical insurance. Like many Americans I just hoped that I didn’t get sick. If you don’t have health insurance in the States, say your prayers and give your heart to God because the quality of care is you receive will be mediocre at best.

Recently I had to go to the hospital, First I needed to see a doctor to prescribe a sonogram and blood test. Afterwards, I had to go to the hospital because they had the facilities needed for this medical problem….

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There are many stereotypes that bug me. People naturally think in generalizations and stereotypes so it isn’t easy to identify them 100% of the time. The obvious ones are racist, sexist or just plain ridiculous: Mexicans are lazy, and Asians are good in math, women are bad drivers, Pollock’s are stupid, blacks can’t swim and the French are rude. Let’s stop and take a good look at that last one, “The French are Rude.” Who are these people that like to say French people are rude? Why do they say that and what do they all have in common?

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Doesn’t that lamppost remind you of the towering arc, the gravity-doomed trajectory of the Zidane ‘coup franc’, sailing away towards its destiny in the net of the hapless Portuguese..? No?

Right now, for me, everything makes me think of what’s going to happen in about 17 hours from now, and I’m dreading and loving the feeling!

Does anyone else feel the same???!!!

Hey! What’s going on in the football community out there in Gay Paris? Let’s get something happening down here..!

Who’s going to WIN ??? !!!!!

The whole world (on my side of the Atlantic, at least) are creaming themselves about every kick and header…

For the States it’s strictly baseball, basket ball, and, errr… football?

So come on, guys!!! This is Paris Calling!!! We want to know what this World Cup Fever thing is all about! Is it all a lot of embarrassing male testosterone running about a limited space trying to get back to its hunter-gatherer origins, or is it, in fact, Much More Than That…..?

Girls… what is this stupidity - 11, and sometimes more…! little guys running around a little field trying to get a little ball into a little net… and millions of people wetting themselves about it…

What’s the deal?! Is the World Cup of Football nonsense or is it One of the Most Important Things on this side of the Known Universe…

Well…?