How to eat like the French

Over from the Rambling Epicure, French rules for eating:

1. Eat only when you’re hungry.
2. Stop eating as soon as you are no longer hungry.
3. Use all 5 senses to taste and experience your food.
4. Eat slowly, thoroughly chewing everything you eat.
5. Do something relaxing before eating.
6. Do not do anything else — like watch television, play on the computer, read, etc. — while eating.
7. Do not deprive yourself of foods.
8. Make an effort to discover new tastes; get curious about new foods.
9. Listen to your urges.
10. When serving food, make an effort to present it in an aesthetic manner.

Something we can all aspire to, I think.