une fete d'anniversaire

our first experience as "les invités" to a frenchie's home. becky's friend was having a bday party and we got to tag along for a dinner à la français. it started at 8pm and we got there just after 8:30...dinner starting probably around 9, after some "amuses-bouches" or mouth pleasers such as chips, olives, and some unidentified crackers. following was a bowl of soup polandais-beet soup with hard boiled eggs- a polish dish, thanks to the bday boy's girlfriend's origin-Poland. Pretty color but Katie has never been sure of hard boiled eggs and apparently it showed. The guest of honor, and the host, now that i think of it, bday boy, Mattieu, told me: if you don't like, don't eat. gotta love the frenchies and their philosophy of only eating the best! then we had fresh baby cantolope halves with thin ham slices-more italian than french we are told. then le plat principal: fondue! meats cooked in oil, then dipped in various sauces. ..ok, but we still like our cheese fondue à la Dimitri better :) we have definetly decided that no matter how "rude" the french can/may be when you don't know them, once inside their home, they could not be more nice or inviting or inclusive. it was a très bonne éxperience!