I just finished "My Life in France" by Julia Child last night. It is part of the informal "education" I am giving myself before I flit off to Paris. It was a very interesting and entertaining book, but did not offer much in the way of getting around Paris as an American. Not that it would matter now; it was set in the 50's and 60's and was about her culinary training and "cookbookery" as she called it. There are lots of stereotypical French dishes I am dying to try... Croissants and Pain du Chocolat, Les Macarons from Laudrèe, Boeuf au Bourguignon, and Coq au Vin just to name a few... But Child has inspired me to try a few other dishes like Dover Sole à la Meunière. The Dover Sole can only be found in European waters, and this dish in particular was the first Child had in France, and also it was the dish that changed her life. The sole is lightly flowered and sautéed in butter and topped with a beurre blanc with lemon and parsley. I think I can put my poisson-phobia aside for once.
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