Greetings fellow lunchers,
Today I tried the new sandwich place that just opened up across the street from us. All I have to do is step out the door and in 2 minutes I'm back at my desk with my lunch. This is very convenient for cold rainy days when I don't want to walk too far.
This lunch cost 6,50 for a sandwich, dessert, and beverage. I chose the roast beef sandwich on baguette, chocolate mousse and a diet coke. In the foreground you will see a little booklet of "Ticket Restaurant" (restaurant tickets). I get these every month from my employer.
Inside of the booklet there are 21 tickets and each one is worth 8 euros. There is some kind of law in France that employers have to finance part of their employee's lunches. Big companies will invest in cafeterias and offset part of the food costs while smaller companies use the very practical restaurant tickets.
For each 8 euro ticket I pay 3,20 and my employer pays 4,80. They are accepted in all the takeout places so if you're ever in Paris and you see people paying with these tickets you'll know what they are.
This was a magnificent sandwich so this place is off to a good start in my book. I really like the idea of using chunks of roast beef rather than slices...sometimes when it is sliced you can't really bite all the way through and you wind up pulling half of the roast beef out with the first bite...I hate that.
These were nice rare manageable chunks of roast beef with lettuce, tomato, herbs and some very delicious pickles.
And a chocolate mousse (mousse au chocolat). Not quite as wonderful as the sandwich but ok nonetheless.
I think I will go back to this place tomorrow to see what else they have to offer (perhaps I will have the smoked salmon sandwich; it looked delicious) and I'll be crossing my fingers and hoping that they withstand the test of time.
Happy lunching!
mmmmm crusty bread
mmmmm "herbs" and "very delicious pickles"
when's lunch? (drat! it's only 9:45 am)
Posted by: dink | 04 May 2006 at 18:46
yeah, the cubes of roast beef is more practical than slices of roast beef, which get pulled out of the sandwich. Know what you mean.
Posted by: RONW | 04 May 2006 at 08:12
Your sandwich is so lovely. I want one for dinner.
Posted by: m.g. tarquini | 04 May 2006 at 02:38
"Tickets restaurants" must be great fun! I don't have them, which is why I "brown bag it" and actually was responsible for starting that trend in my worksite!
Your sandwich looks great but I must say there are really wonderful sandwiches in London!
Posted by: bcinfrance | 03 May 2006 at 20:04
Hi Kirk,
and pricey well ok (you are so polite)I say downright expensive...restaurant tickets are the least they can do considering I don't have dental.
Please link away and if you are curious about anything else in Paris just let me know; I'm always looking for stuff that's interesting to write about.
Posted by: Emily | 02 May 2006 at 21:27
Hi Emily - Nice sandwich, the bread look so nice and crusty. I enjoyed that very informational tidbit on the partially subsidized restaurant tickets as well. How interesting - I wish they had them here(hmmm I smell a link to this post brewing)! It's great, because lunches seem to be on the "pricey" side there.
Posted by: Kirk | 02 May 2006 at 21:05