{"id":2363,"date":"2013-02-11T18:21:33","date_gmt":"2013-02-11T16:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/toulouse\/?p=2363"},"modified":"2013-02-11T18:21:33","modified_gmt":"2013-02-11T16:21:33","slug":"i-protect-my-restaurants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/toulouse\/2013\/02\/11\/i-protect-my-restaurants\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00ab I protect my restaurants ! \u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Salad buffet at La Faim des Haricots<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI protect my <\/span>restaurants!\u201d That\u2019s the sentence Darcy used when I asked her to tell me about her favorite restaurants in Toulouse. When I asked her to explain what she meant, she said she didn\u2019t want everyone to discover them. They\u2019re small restaurants, little jewels so to speak, whose owners she now knows and who offer reasonable prices. So now we understand why she doesn\u2019t want everyone to invade them. At least she told me about the sandwich she was eating: it\u2019s the new sandwich at the boulangerie <\/i>in the neighborhood around the Dickinson Center, and you have<\/span> to try it…as well as the pistachio cake sold at the same boulangerie.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Sipping tea at Dip’s Tea<\/p><\/div>\n

Not everyone can be a papillary specialist like Darcy, but at least you can know what you like. David isn\u2019t afraid to state: \u201cI really like kebabs…it\u2019s inexpensive, delicious and filling.\u201d Where to find the best kebabs in Toulouse? Between Carmes and Place de la Trinit\u00e9. Try their \u201cAlgerian sauce,\u201d says the expert.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s move on to the opposite of kebabs: vegetarian cuisine. Many students have discovered the well-known restaurant La Faim des Haricots<\/i>, which Rosy told us about way at the beginning of first semester. Monica now tells us that it\u2019s the best place to get a balances meal at a reasonable price. Ever since she discovered the \u201ctake-away\u201d option, she\u2019s become a faithful client. It\u2019s only 1,20\u20ac for 100g, whereas for a sit-down meal, you can choose meals for 10-14\u20ac. A good deal. But beyond price and practicality, why eat a vegetarian meal in France, where the cuisine heavily relies on meat? Exactly \u2013 it\u2019s an alternative. Monica says, \u201cwe eat too much bread here! La Faim des Haricots <\/i>gives other options. In the United States, we eat a lot of vegetables, which is more difficult to do here. Living with a host family, I have less control over what I eat. If I eat alone, I have to buy food and prepare it in advance. La Faim des Haricots <\/i>allows her to find a good balance between typical French cuisine and a less well-known culinary tendency in France.<\/p>\n

Summing up a semester in Toulouse wouldn\u2019t be complete without a briefing on tea rooms. They\u2019re everywhere, they\u2019re delicious, like for instance Flower\u2019s<\/i>, L\u2019autre salon de th\u00e9<\/i>, Bapz<\/i>, Le Bol Bu<\/i>, Le Sherpa<\/i>\u2026 But they\u2019re also packed. Monica discovered one, however, with a fairly calm ambiance: Dip\u2019s Tea<\/i>. A bit hidden on rue du Pharaon, near Carmes, this tea room is never too full. Monica tells us that the last time she went there, she was the only person there and she stayed for two hours. The nice owner brought her freshly made madeleines. An intimate place, with delicious teas and cakes.<\/p>\n

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A group outing at Dip’s Tea<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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