I booked a cheese class this morning with Parole des Fromagers, and it ended up being quite interesting. As with most things in France there are lots of rules around what a cheese can be called based on how it’s made and where it’s made. We got a little into the pairing ideas with wine, interesting because they discriminate between the type of pairing, broadly, Lovers, friends, enemies, and some kind of fusion that creates a better than the whole situation. After the Cheese class headed over to the Canal St. Martin an up and coming neighborhood and found a nice place for lunch, Au Comptoir. Then after lunch a long walk down the canal all the way to the Bastille, followed by a visit to the Grand Epicerie, always dangerous when you are in the mood to buy cheese. Dinner with Christian and Regis, very entertaining! Another general nationwide strike is scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, so we’ll see how that goes. This time it appears to be much more limited, with airport traffic etc. not to be affected. The special website C’est la Greve tracks these things.