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Akrame

Akrame

Akrame

Photos from my lunch at Akrame, whose chef Akrame Benallal was one of the youngest chefs ever to receive 2 Michelin stars ( at the age of 32, in 2014). What I like about Akrame is how he marries fresh ideas with traditions. A wonderful, highly recommended place. P.S. Do…

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Jun '15
L’Étoile sur Mer

L’Étoile sur Mer

L’Étoile sur Mer

L’Étoile sur Mer is the new seafood restaurant by Guy Savoy and his right arm Clement Leroy, who is the head chef here. Opened just three weeks ago, it is located on rue Troyon, where the eponymous Guy Savoy restaurant used to operate (before moving to the Monnaie de Paris…

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Jun '15
Restaurant A.T by Atsushi Tanaka

Restaurant A.T by Atsushi Tanaka

Restaurant A.T by Atsushi Tanaka

Japanese chef Atsushi Tanaka belongs to the new generation chefs in Paris. Prior to opening his tiny restaurant on a tranquil street of 5th arrondissement, Tanaka-san worked at Pierre Gagnaire in Tokyo, Quique Dacosta in Denia and some of the most prestigious kitchens in Scandinavia, Holland and Belgium. That brings…

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Jun '15
Hexagone revisited

Hexagone revisited

Hexagone revisited

Few pictures from my May lunch at Hexagone. My last visit there was back in January, when the restaurant had just opened. I must say that Mathieu Pacaud’s cooking is a perfect compromise between the traditions of the classic French cuisine and our modern search for légèreté on the plate.…

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Jun '15
L’Ambroisie in Spring

L’Ambroisie in Spring

L’Ambroisie in Spring

Some gastronomy modernists dismiss L’Ambroisie style of cooking as old fashioned, but, for me, perfect French cooking can never go out of fashion simply because it tastes so good. ( if it’s good for your diet is another story). I have posted about L’Ambroisie two years ago, below- images dating…

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Jun '15
L’Arpège

L’Arpège

L’Arpège

Forget about all the fancy proteins, usually associated with fine dining restaurants. It’s the humble herbs and vegetables that are reigning world’s most cutting edge kitchens nowadays. One of the pioneers of this vegetal trend was (and still is) Alain Passard, whose 3 Michelin starred restaurant menu is 90% vegetarian…

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Jun '15
One early April afternoon…

One early April afternoon…

One early April afternoon…

L’Ambroisie : 9 place des Vosges, 75004, Paris tel. +33 1 42 78 51 45 ( 3 Michelin stars)

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Apr '15
Les Déserteurs – hot neo-bistro alert

Les Déserteurs – hot neo-bistro alert

Les Déserteurs – hot neo-bistro alert

Delicious cooking with brilliant products by Daniel Baratier, former sous-chef of “Le Sergent Recruteur”, who have “deserted” it with sommelier Alexandre Céret to open their own neo-bistro in the trendy 11th arrondissement. I am still thinking of Daniel’s brie with black truffles, which was without doubts the best brie I’ve…

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Feb '15
Hexagone by Mathieu Pacaud

Hexagone by Mathieu Pacaud

Hexagone by Mathieu Pacaud

Rarely does a new opening thrill me as much as did Hexagone today, new restaurant by 33 year old Mathieu Pacaud, whose father is the legendary chef of 3 Michelin starred L’Ambroisie. Located in a vast, atypical space for a Parisian restaurant in the 16th arrondissement, Hexagon serves delicious modern…

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Jan '15
Happy New Year

Happy New Year

Happy New Year

Let the world be your oyster! ( this one is by Guy Savoy)

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Dec '14