La Grande Maison by Joël Robuchon

Below are the images from my lunch at the newly opened La Grande Maison by Joël Robuchon in Bordeaux. It is located in a stunning house turned boutique hotel, which is owned by French wine magnate Bernard Magrez. For years, I’ve been a big fan of “l’ateliers” by Joël Robuchon around the world. The chef le plus étoilé au monde has in his own way democratized the high-end gastronomy and made it less stiff and more approachable. However now, with this latest opening, he is coming back to the theatrical roots of the fine dining and to be honest, I am not sure if it’s working. I had the big tasting menu and there was nothing wrong with it, but nothing too memorable neither.

La Grande Maison restaurant is worth a visit if you are already in the city or the region, but it is not a big upgrade to the cooking you can find at L’Atelier in Paris or elsewhere… At least not yet.

One of the lounges

Caviar surprise on spider crab and coral anise infusion

Lobster with daikon and rosemary;beetroot with avocado,salad leaves, green mustard sorbet

Egg with green leaves sauce and old Comté mousseline; asparagus on the left

Langoustine ravioli with cabbage

Green peas in almonds cream , spring onions marmelade,mint

Sea bass with spinach and black Malabar pepper; zucchini with mint, duck zucchini flower tempura with curry; crayfish with turnip

Iberian pork

Sugar ball with red berries, filled up with lychee and vanilla cream,

Celebrating Japanese scallops at Roketsu, Europe’s best kaiseki restaurant

Scallops are often defined by their unique visual beauty, shape and distinct colour duo, and found within a pearly sheened shell, which can be used to make ornaments and the like. Yet they are also abundant in nutrients, rich in protein as well as vitamin B12 and minerals and low…

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La Grande Maison by Joël Robuchon