I have been coming of age as recently as today, and as far back as my memory allows. I remember my first Croque Monsieur at a busy touristy restaurant on Avenue Champs-Élysées. The top slice of bread had two branded corners: the left corner of the crust was an emblazoned  postage stamp of the Arc de More

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