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June 25, 2009 By cheryl

Paris: Putting The "Ohh" in Aligot


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Like many good New Yorkers, I had come to regard carbs as the enemy.

I’d accepted that Asian noodles were my Delilah. But with a few exceptions — any dish of steak frites that crossed my sight being the main one — I’d been able to stick to this waistline-watching strategy. I would push around (most of my) potatoes on the plate and leave bread (mostly) untouched. 

Paris, however, has ruined me.

There were the perfectly baked breads that just demanded to be devoured. The delightfully salty butters that called to you from the table, insisting on being slathered on said perfectly baked breads and then devoured.

And there was the aligot at L’Ambassade D’Auvergne, a lovely little restaurant that specializes in the super elastic dish of melted Laguiole cheese stirred together with mashed potatoes and garlic.

My breaking point came when I set eyes on the aligot.

Fighting it was futile. I admitted defeat and said, “Just take me.”

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Filed Under: France, New York, Restaurants, Side Dishes, Tales From the Road Tagged With: Aligot, Apple tart, Bacon, Carbs, Chocolate mousse, Cinnamon ice-cream, Cornets, Delilah, L'Ambassade D'Auvergne, Laguiole, Lentil salad, Paris, Pistachios, Potatoes, Red Wine Soup, Steak frites, Strawberries

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