1.   Les Halles, the French butcher shop and restaurant on Park Avenue South owned by Philippe Lajaunie and Jose Meirelles, already has branches in Washington and Atlanta.

2.   One French butcher remains.

3.   So we went shopping, and I spent an hour trying to explain to this French butcher that he really should sell me these ribs.

4.   French butchers are tossing barbecues.

5.   The government launched a major anti-crime crackdown after the large expatriate French community reacted with anger and alarm following the killing of a well-known French butcher.

6.   He added that there was no specific ban on Belgian beef, but said French butchers were under pressure to sell only French meat.