A Quarter Pound of Delicious Self-Loathing
Burgers as S&M?
Admittedly the New York Times article linked to above is simply about the growing popularity of hamburgers in Paris and the French fascination with and reinvention of the venerable patty (think blackberry ketchup). There's nothing particularly illicit in the piece, however one particularly choice quote offers a glimpse into the psychology of a country where many aspects of American culture are both publicly decried and privately indulged in :
Tres, tres mal...
Admittedly the New York Times article linked to above is simply about the growing popularity of hamburgers in Paris and the French fascination with and reinvention of the venerable patty (think blackberry ketchup). There's nothing particularly illicit in the piece, however one particularly choice quote offers a glimpse into the psychology of a country where many aspects of American culture are both publicly decried and privately indulged in :
“It has the taste of the forbidden, the illicit — the subversive, even,” said Hélène Samuel, a restaurant consultant here. “Eating with your hands, it’s pure regression. Naturally, everyone wants it.”
Tres, tres mal...
Read the full story HERE
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