
Photo Bruno Verjus (Food Intelligence)
Michelin Guide France 2011
The Michelin Guide has just announced its annual star shower, with the following changes for Paris restos:
- New 3* designations: none. This is the first year since 1992 without any new three-star restaurants. Le Cinq was rumored to be a contender, but will remain a 2* for at least one more year.
- New 2* designations: Passage 53, L’Atelier Etoile de Joël Robuchon, and Jean-François Piège.
- New 1* designations: Frédéric Simonin, Les Ambassadeurs, Le Baudelaire, Sensing, Antoine, and Le Fourchette de Printemps.
- Deletions: La Table de Joël Robuchon (now closed) and Montparnasse 25.
Gilles Pudlowski names his Best of the Year (everything from chefs to cheesemongers), Emmanuel Rubin finds melancholy and silence at Le Grand B, two more critics sing the praises of Le Pantruche, and Alec Lobrano samples the pleasure-giving art of dim sum at Yoom.
Precise, direct and a little expensive, this was one of the most talked about openings of Spring 2010. The luxe, insulated room is all black and white, but Simonin’s cooking is full of color (see for example “Les Legumes”, an artfully constructed composed salad, or the playful desserts). Lunch menu, 38€. Grand tasting, 130€. À la carte, somewhere in between.
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