P-Wells puts Passard against the wall and warns that ”anyone who serves langoustine carpaccio should be shot.” She goes on to say that L’Arpège is no better than a hospital cafeteria or a “vegetarian cult restaurant of the 1970s.” Her fighting words put us in the mood to revisit Scandal’s The Warrior (it totally holds up), and now we can’t stop imagining that Patricia Wells and Patty “Smyth” might actually be the same person. As Barbra said, “has anyone ever seen them in a room together?” [Patricia Wells]
Bruno Verjus sends a report from Stockholm, where he was on hand to see L’Arpège chef and vegetable fetishist Alain Passard named Best Chef by The White Guide for his “considerable influence on young chefs around the world.” Congrats, Al! [Food Intelligence]
La Tache 1962 on Our Guide to Paris: BigarradeNot in 2012, but I promised to do so when they have the Coutume coffee. Which they will be tasting monday I...
Meg on Our Guide to Paris: BigarradeYou make a compelling case, my dear Tache. Have you been back to l'Astrance lately? It's been ages since I read anything...
Steve Zimmerman on Our Guide to Paris: A la Biche au BoisI'm commenting on my own comment. We returned to Paris in Sept. 2011, dined at Biche twice. Still the same wonderful food...
