Cafe Flore

thank you so much to sarah who blogged about this so i could steal the pics and remember all the dishes. i must have been in a malaise as i am now to not blog about this. currently i feel this way, as i let one of my friends know in an email, whom by the way is startling non-specific in personal details- so why would i want to tell her about my french teacher being both an asshole and an infuriatingly decent teacher or the very nasty email i received from an alleged friend, or the fact i snapped and ditched work, or that wading into an ocean is fairly appealing ala kate chopin, or the fact that i feel i've forgotten how to write or paint, but that floral arrangement really is a niche i've got, and that i'm elated to pay my bills but disheartened by forebearance and still oh so lonely... i responded: i feel that there has been some lovely emotional weather, with possible clearing however unexpected overcast and drizzle have dampened my spirit, with some circumstantial potholes which are neck stiffening and jarring.

but onward to cafe flore: this was the place we originally started at but it was closed so we ended up walking 3 miles and eating with a whole bunch of israelies. this time it was open and we were ushered authentically into france. bon. the couple next to me was speaking french who i longed to understand fully, the host who could not stop staring at us and waiting upon us with a cat like intensity made us feel au france. i tried my best to prononce the menu items correctly- to be told the poulet (stuffed with delicious things) was sold out, as was the quiche. que horrible! but i settled on this ample saffron chicken dish- which seemed to me both delicious and healthy and not at all what i expected- the apricot and fig sauce was killer, the rice and vege completely savory and the chicken seemed to exist purely to serve the other flavors which i was totally okay with. . . sarah had this awesome pumpkin and sweet potato ravoli which i felt i couldve consumed in 5 minutes and then spend another minute licking the plate- and previous we had this delicious flaky pastry stuffed with goat cheese and dried tomato and basil.... divine. did we mention that bcs we reserved our place online we got 20% off!? the bill!

i am so happy to have accompanied sarah on this adventure and look forward to the next exploration and country to encounter, as it satiates for a breath my need to flee the country. bon appetite.

and as we all must i'm going to try to focus on this moment and not the other irritating ones that make life suckass.