The Boite de Neuilly Breakfast Club.

Rosa: The first food Ben and I ever ate together was boulangerie produce. We were working very early on a Sunday morning, and all that can be bought at that anti-social time is bread-based. Sometimes I wonder if Ben will turn into bread because he does eat an awful lot of it. I came with a modest pain au chocolate, which I think was a few days old because it's brown, buttery sheaths were very brittle. Benchops however, came with a ficelle, daubed with cheese which had dried like yellow nail varnish, a big old baguette and an almond croissant which weighed the same as my foot. And I'm size 8.

It was the first time I'd really spoken to him. I wasn't sure. Ben has got a funny accent because of his childhood. But apart from that I thought he was OK and I liked that he shared his bread, which is what Jesus did too.

Ben, will you add here what the boulangerie you single handedly funded for life was called?

Ben: The boulangerie is called Arnaud Delmontel, and is on 39 rue des Martyrs in the 9th. It won the best baguette of the year award in 2007. What happened in 2008, no one knows, but clearly they've let their standards slip, well, in the eyes of the baguette of the year award panel at least. I, however, still find their baguettes quite delicious, crusty and dark with a beautifully fluffy centre. I'll eat a whole one for breakfeast, lunch and dinner. Fuck the atkins diet.

I wish I won best baguette of the year award...

Anyway, its on rue des Martyrs, in the 9th, which is near me. I keep on telling people, friends, acquaintances, drunks on the metro, that the 9th is the place to be. Its the new scene really. There are good restaurants, bars, and the best baguette of the year award winner for 2007. But this all a pathetic front. In truth, I'm trying hide the fact that I live in the red light district, around the corner from the Moulin Rouge, passing along side streets with pimps and octogenarian prostitutes. They seem quite pleasant though. I feel they have a sense of maternal protection for me, always giving me smiles as I walk home. It makes me feel uncomfortable.