Nick, French person
Dinner at The River Cafe

We French have long had a fascination with the American South, and as Mississippi writer Barry Hannah once wrote: "Nothing in the world matters but you and your woman. Friendships and politics go to hell." This Christmas, I plan on taking my girlfriend out to one of the most romantic restaurants in the city — The River Cafe.  Tucked under the Brooklyn Bridge, it overlooks the water and the downtown Manhattan skyline. My girlfriend is American with a reciprocal love for France, and the New American cuisine on the menu is laced with French influence.  This is not a gift that you can wrap or wear around your neck, but going to a top restaurant is anything but a fleeting experience — it's a memory in the making. I'll also get her a DVD just so I have something to wrap.