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What a lovely tale. It has been a long time since I had a Croque Monsieur, but now I am thinking about this little cafe in Campbell that does it justice. I might need to make an expedition there!

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Jan 6, 2023Liked by Talia Lavin

I always thought the egg was Marie Antoinette’s breast.

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Certainement, madame!!

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My wife loved this article as I read most of it out to her (she likes croque monsieur but not madame) and she identifies with your self-description too. During high school, many people assumed she was a (butch) lesbian to the point that she tried that at college but it wasn't for her... A friend said "what you need is a nice bisexual man who will love both sides of you". She ended up importing me from England 23 years ago (there seem to be a lot more bisexuals in my home country than here in America).

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