Balance of Food

In major cities like New York, Chicago, and Toronto, you can dine on just about any ethnic food you want to eat. I'm sure that's true in London and Paris as well, especially given their diverse populations. So French President Jacques Chirac doesn't have to eat British or Finnish food in Paris. This on the heels of comments made by Chirac, according to the French newspaper Liberation, that British cuisine was the worst in Europe except for Finland's. He also was quoted as saying that mad cow disease was Britain's sole contribution to European agriculture and that "we can't trust people who have such bad food." Chirac also reportedly wasn't fond of haggis, a Scottish delicacy. At last year's G-8 summit in Sea Island, Ga., Chirac liked his food in America, remarking that "this cuisine here in America was certainly on a par with French cuisine" and called his cheeseburger "excellent." The beauty of diversity is that everyone has something to be proud of. The British can be proud of the Olympics in 2012 and its resolve given the terrorist attacks in London. But food is not one of them. Paris may not have the Olympics, but French cuisine almost makes up for not having them.