- Talbott calls the Café des Musées his bistro of the moment, delivering food that is as “fine and as well-priced as one can find in Paris.” He cites as evidence the €13 lunch special, including a creamy nettle soup and confit de canard with “melt-in-your-mouth white beans.” [John Talbott's Paris]
- David joins the chorus singing praise for Septime, where his €26 lunch included a glass of natural wine, a crispy caramelized pork belly strip that was “one of the best things I’ve eaten in a while” and two “really perfect slices” of oozy-ripe French cheese. The Chez Panisse alum is also happy to see that chef Bertrand Grébaut “doesn’t seem to want to (or need to) resort to any culinary tricks; he’s just using good ingredients sensibly.” [David Lebovitz]
There must be at least one marriage proposal at the Jules Verne every day. Perched high in the Eiffel Tower, the restaurant was taken over by Ducasse, and his chef Pascal Féraud offers a menu of classics, befitting of the location (foie gras in many forms, escargots, tournedos de boeuf, Bresse chicken, savarin a l’Armagnac). The only thing missing might be a view of the tower itself. One Michelin star.
Happy Plates
- Alexander Lobrano is surprised as the rest of us that he likes La Maison Mere, citing a cheeseburger that was “full of flavor and cooked medium rare as ordered,” and “delicious frites.” Miracles really do happen, I guess. [Alexander Lobrano]
- Elsewhere in boboland, Pudlo likes the 15€ lunch at Mems, a canal-side dinette serving a well-seasoned tartare, a creamy mushroom feuilleté, and a “delectable” cheesecake. He didn’t have the cheeseburger, but liked the look of it. [Gilles Pudlowski]
Openings
- Le Cornichon, which is run by a chef who worked under Stéphane Jego at Chez L’Ami Jean, and was named by a six-year-old, is now open. [Le Fooding]
- François Simon takes us on an intimate tour of his Boudoir, in the Champs-Elysées Plaza, and tells us that Café Hermes will be opening soon. [Simon Says!]
Trends
- With a click of his mouse, Señor Lebovitz consecrates the Mexican wave in Paris, telling us where to find tacos, burritos, and hot sauce that is actually hot. [David Lebovitz]
Alain Ducasse’s flagship at the Plaza Athénée remains, quite simply, one of THE bastions of French gastronomy.
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