Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey, those look great. I hate the long, wimpy ones that I sometimes find in the USA! Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 5/2/2016 4:17 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > This is more than about fries. I had to cut short my vacation in Denmark > by one day because of an important meeting at the EU Commission tomorrow > which I have to attend. So I flew to Brussels this afternoon, and this > evening I found myself on Place Jourdan near my hotel, sharing a beer or > two with a fellow economist from the Commission. I go to Brussels a lot, > but this is my first visit since the terrorist attacks, which makes it > especially important on a personal level. I am determined to do the things > I always do (so I violated the guidelines from my office to avoid public > transport and took the bus from the airport to the city as is my habit) > and enjoy the city as I always have, not letting the islamists dictate > what I do and where I go. > > At Place Jourdan there is a friterie, Maison Antoine, which supposedly has > the best fries in Brussels. There is always a queue but on this Monday > evening it was short enough that I decided to go for it to see what the > fuss is about. And by golly, these are indeed the best fries I have had in > my life. They were crisp outside, soft inside, not greasy but not dry, > served with a great mayonnaise. You buy them at the friterie and you can > eat them at the bars lining the square. This was my dinner tonight: fries > from Antoine washed down with Westmalle Tripel. Simple and perfect. > > The key to Belgian fries is the second frying at a very high temperature: > http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-Lw4q22V/A > > Serving the fries; > http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-N98bD4m/A > > Ready to eat: > http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-RdjkhB5/A > > Bon appetit! > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >