Lyon is BIS. It’s where all their best chefs come from historically. Also they take a really relaxed approach to dining and are aggressively unpretentious about it. Almost reactionary to Parisians.

Lyon has what’s called bouchons which are the equivalent of pubs but imagine the French take on pub food. It still fits the bill, strategically designed to optimize booze consumption and sports watching, but French so it’s hella flavorful and rich. Fair warning Lyonnaise people get loud af in bouchons and red faced, hammered dudes will trip all over you. Love that city.

I have heard the south has the best weed in france too

My tendies are ready for you

To me it’s telling that among all of the restaurants in my city, the only French restaurants are outrageously fancy ones.

(Not counting patisseries)

I’m sure home cooking in France is fine, but because of the mix of cultures in Melbourne, I guess I just have never understood what the fuss about French food is.

Clearly it’s not winning any hearts here because I never seen any restaurants that normal people go to.

Or I am just biased against fancy food in general.

But Italian food? Yeah, everywhere.

I mean, that’s the best side effect of their colonization. They brought Escoffier’s technique to other regional cuisine.

Can you even imagine Vietnamese food without the heavy French influence?