Next time you are experiencing a craving, I want you to assign your craving a number (0 to 10) and define it as mouth versus stomach hunger.
If your craving something sweet, try sugar free gum.
Some people are more susceptible to chocolate cravings than other, so there may be a neurological basis to your craving.
"But your craving is probably going to be lower by the time you start your eighth".
You might find hordes of people who share your craving for the sea and solitude traipsing past your home.
So, I suppose if you want to reduce your craving for second helpings, cut your food before you eat it.
Other giveaways are the requisite concierge, the telltale impressive gift shop and room service that is ready to satisfy your craving for filet mignon.
Scientists there discovered that when you repeatedly imagine eating a certain food, your craving for that food (but not others) is reduced.
Whether your craving is for borscht, quenelles, pizza, coq au vin or any number of other foods from many cuisines, a new guidebook, "Gourmet Paris" by Emmanuel Rubin (Flammarion, $14.95), will tell you which restaurants carry the best.
"After you eat the first little cheeseburger at White Castle, your craving is probably greater than it was before you started your meal," says Carey Morewedge, a psychologist at Carnegie Mellon and the lead author of the Science article.
And if that's not enough to satisfy your craving for all things retro, Rough Guides has released a guidebook to Vintage London (£9.99), giving the lowdown on everything from the best second-hand clothing stores to the capital's finest art deco cafés.
