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Category Archive for 'ban'

Poll: Ideas of Paris Up In Smoke?

Posted in Europe, Food Commentary, France, French, French-ness, ban, cafe, culture, drink, healthy, news, restaurant, safety, smoking, tourism, tradition, travel on Feb 6th, 2008

You may have heard that France, like much of the rest of western Europe and the United States, has recently banned indoor smoking in public places – restaurants and the like. Clearly, for the bon sante of the French this is a good thing, but for us, the occasional tourists, seeking the most exquisite and [...]

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Please Do Not Feed the Heavy Folk

Posted in America, Food Commentary, ban, healthy, law, obesity, public health on Feb 4th, 2008

Did you hear? Mississippi introduced a bill this week to make it illegal for restaurants with a state license to feed obese people. I’m sure it won’t be passed but what do you think? If it was passed, what would they do? Have a scale in each restaurant that patrons would have to [...]

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