One of my weekly traditions at UVA last semester, before locking myself up in the library for the remainder of the day was Sunday Brunch. Veggie omelette and hasbrowns were always my meal of choice and it was occasion I greatly looked forward to during the week.
Brunch or really any meal in Paris is pretty much the opposite of a Sunday brunch in Charlottesville. Large cups of ice water? Refills in your large coffee mug? Heinz ketchup? Those things do not exist in Paris......or do they?
Thanks to the recommendation from one of the teachers in our study abroad program, with my friends Sonia and Michelle I discovered "Breakfast in America" or BIA. There are two locations of this wonderful little diner in Paris: one in the Latin Quarter and the other in the Marais. Their glorious menu includes a BOTTOMLESS CUP O'JOE for 2.50 Euro which pretty much made my St. Patty's Day weekend. I found myself trying to drink it fast just to get a refill but caught myself and thought what am i doing? Let's just say I will never take an American diner for granted again!
The diner was started by a USC film grad who moved to Paris and fell in love with the city. However, he felt that it was missing one thing, an American brunch. He opened his first diner in winter 2003 and never looked back.
Clearly a French hot spot, the line just to get a table was an hour and a half long and from what I could tell we were the only ones in line speaking English. Apparently the French appreciate a traditional American brunch as well:
Happy Sunday and enjoy an American brunch for me!
Mary
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