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Water? Only for Potatoes, Monsieur

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Doug Cushman

There’s a sign hanging from one of the beams in the bistro Melac here in Paris that reads: l’eau est ici reserve pour faire cuire les pommes de terre! Roughly translated it means “Here, water is reserved for cooking potatoes.”… Continue Reading →

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Water? Only for Potatoes, Monsieur

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Doug Cushman

There’s a sign hanging from one of the beams in the bistro Melac here in Paris that reads: l’eau est ici reserve pour faire cuire les pommes de terre! Roughly translated it means “Here, water is reserved for cooking potatoes.”… Continue Reading →

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