Celeb Mavens: Simone de Beauvoir (and Sartre) ate so so food in Rouen

Maven: Simone de Beauvoir
Area: Rouen, Normandy

"Between two brothels, each guarded by a tough pimp, was that renowned restaurant La Grosse Tonne; We went there occasionally to sample the Sole Normande and Soufflé au Calvados. Most of the time we ate in the big Brasserie Paillete a quiet and commonplace stablishment"
                                                                                     Simone de Beauvoir "The Prime of Life" 1960