The travel industry is rife with misinformation. At the beginning of my trip I was hit hard with airline misinformation. I emailed both airlines to make them aware of their mistakes, and demand retribution. Both requests were recently denied. Though they both are glad to be of service under better circumstances in the future. Yeah right. This time, I was duped by a travel book. The Paris for Dummies book has an excellent format, and one of its features is a list of recommended restaurants, categorized by cuisine, price, and district. I wanted to stay close to my apartment, as Paris was hit by a freak downpour this evening, and I found just the restaurant. A "brasserie", advertised as having hearty Alsatian meals, like "Grandmother's chicken stew". It sounded perfect and hearty, and quite affordable. I
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