What's a place you never miss? "The Louvre, because you've
got to go to
the Louvre, even if it's just that every time you go
back you say, 'I'm just going to do one room.' That way,
eventually, I'll have seen the whole thing. Because you have to see
the
Mona Lisa. And then the Picasso Museum. The best is
Monet's Gardens, if you're there in the spring or summer. You have
to check that out because it's just insanely beautiful. You realize
how inspired this man was by his surroundings. Sometimes that's
everything, you know. And that's why Chris and I fell in love with
Paris enough to where eventually one day we would like to spend
some time living there. After the Louvre, I'd probably go get a hot
chocolate at Angelina's. It's right down the street, and it's a
must-do."
What makes it so special? "It's like drinking cake through a
straw. It's the most amazing concoction of hot chocolate that
you'll ever taste in your life. The amazing thing about it is that
it's really thick, and when you try it without the
crème
fouettée, it's bitter. But then you put the
crème
fouettée on it and, well, it's a sort of ritual. They bring it
to you in a pitcher, with the
crème fouettée on the side,
and you put it together to your own liking. And when you put the
crème fouettée on it, it sweetens it. So it's sort of this
amazing alchemy of chocolate and cream. Together it's the most
sensational thing you'll ever have. Afterward, you might as well
check yourself into the nearest hospital. Because it's overload.
They also have really good pastries. It's very touristy, but worth
it. All the really non-touristy places that I go to I'm not telling
anybody about."
Oh, c'mon. Please! "No. I'm not giving those up." [Long
pause]