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Of course, there's no reason that Paris should have decent Mexican food. It's a silly expectation - there's a Mexican population in Paris, but they're not exactly traveling there from across the border. Paris also doesn't do Peruvian all that well, either.

I don't like to generalize but I've had nothing but bad experiences with Mexican food in Europe.

I remember how, when I lived in Paris, there was a McDonald's, and I'd always see Americans eating there and think, 'Why do they come all the way to Paris and eat at McDonald's?'

I don't like French food. I like everything but French food.

What Paris has done right is to make it awful to get around by car and awfully easy to get around by public transportation or by bike.

The food that's never let me down in life is porridge, especially with milk and maple syrup, which is delicious. Paris isn't a porridge place, but I can buy it in London when I'm there and bring it back with me.

Paris ain't much of a town.

Lunch is the best time of day to eat in Paris. Then you get to go walk it off afterwards.

In France today, people no longer eat as much heavy food and fat as they did 15 or 20 years ago. These days, French cooking, through the influence of 'grande cuisine,' has become a bit lighter. And we are beginning to discover the original flavors of our produce.

Paris can be like the land of the Lotus-Eaters. You can't leave.