See Paris and die? No, see Paris and eat. That is, or should be, the intention of the thousands of visitors who will go to Paris this anniversary year.
Temptation for most people is symbolized by the apple and the serpent, but for a wide-eyed six-year-old boy living in central France six decades ago, temptation was the apricot.
To believe that French cooking must be rich means that somewhere in one's gastronomical adventures the essence of la vraie cuisine française has been missed.