In French literature, you can choose a la carte; in Spanish literature, there is only the set meal.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Many of the books I read, I had to read them in French, English, or Italian, because they hadn't been translated into Spanish.
A taste for the best reading is not cultivated in Spanish girls, even where the treasures of that great Castilian literature are accessible to them.
I don't like French food. I like everything but French food.
French culture is known for many great attributes, some of which probably have nothing to do with food, wine, and romance.
My mother likes what I cook, but doesn't think it's French. My wife is Puerto Rican and Cuban, so I eat rice and beans. We have a place in Mexico, but people think I'm the quintessential French chef.
No matter what their background, the southern French are fascinated by food.
In Paris and later in Marseille, I was surrounded by some of the best food in the world, and I had an enthusiastic audience in my husband, so it seemed only logical that I should learn how to cook 'la cuisine bourgeoise' - good, traditional French home cooking.
I grew up in France, my first language was French, and I tend to gravitate towards French cooking.
Somehow, the French got this idea of the starving artist. Very romantic, except it's not so romantic for the starving artist.
When a French book becomes an international hit it is because of the author and not because of the language. The same goes for movies.
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