"Sweet Paul Eat and Make I was twelve and in Paris with my parents when I first had French onion soup. We stayed in a small hotel in the 7th arrondissement near the Eiffel Tower, and my mom bought me a pair of beige corduroys, a brown blazer, and brown lace-up suede shoes. I felt like a Parisian. One night we went to a tiny restaurant that served only two things: onion soup and beef entrecote. The onion soup was the best thing I had ever tastedâ??sweet caramelized onions, a hearty broth, and Gruyere cheese. If you make onion soup with single slices of bread, they sink and get soggy, but toasted cubes stay on top and keep crispy. I add a small red onion for additional sweetness, and some white wine for a little acidity...."