April 17, 2003

To Paris and Back

Before describing a few highlights from our group’s three-day stay in Paris, I’d like to tell you briefly about a wonderful experience that we all had the night before leaving.  It was the latest installment in our series of group dinners, designed to ease the strain on our pocketbooks and, more important, to expose us to the wide range of cuisine that London offers.  On this evening we were treated to Lebanese fare at a friendly place called Fatoosh. 
 
Now the food was very good, but it was the atmosphere for which many of us will remember it all.  The music was upbeat – the waiters even more so – and the service was fast-paced.  About a dozen dishes were served in succession, and we quickly passed each one around the tables to get a sample before the next one arrived.  The twist was that we weren’t sure how much food was still to come, so many were surprised to learn that what they had filled themselves with what roughly qualified as appetizers.  Now that’s what I call a good meal!