Likely the best way to get to know a place is to connect with locals - and the best way to connect is to share a meal - in their home. You get a sense of the character of the city from the character of the people - the way they prepare their dinner and interact with each other - they way they share their home and neighborhood and city.
The important thing to remember is to connect before you go. An online search will reveal dozens of ways to do this.
Through a friend, I became the honored guest of two Parisian families - both city and suburban. Those were the two most enriching evenings of the journey.
This is grace.
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