They would go to the Grand Rue des Batignolles to eat tripe cooked in the Caen style.

At the foot of Montmartre they obtained the best oysters in the neighborhood at the "Town of Bar-le-Duc." When they ventured to the top of the height as far as the "Galette Windmill" they had a stewed rabbit.

The "Lilacs," in the Rue des Martyrs, had a reputation for their calf's head, whilst the restaurant of the "Golden Lion" and the "Two Chestnut Trees," in the Chaussee Clignancourt, served them stewed kidneys which made them lick their lips.

Usually they went toward Belleville where they had tables reserved for them at some places of such excellent repute that you could order anything with your eyes closed.

These eating sprees were always surreptitious and the next day they would refer to them indirectly while playing with the potatoes served by Gervaise.