No, not a troll at all and I am in France, Pau to be precise. Unfortunately most of my exposure to French food has been in hotel restaurants which may not be the best sampling of French food. I will say the magret de canard is damn good.

My point was more that now that I'm where I can't get the things that were common in other locations, that's the food I want. I'm sure when I'm off to my next job, I'll miss the coffee and the pastries.

As Speedy pointed out, I'm an american in country for about a year. Maybe I'm just going to the wrong places and eating the wrong things. Please enlighten me if you have a recommendation in Paris or the South of France.

Alvin