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Per Se is by far the best restaurant i have ever been in the USA.It is worth every high rating it has- whether it is 3 Michelin stars or 28/30 in Zagat.The view of the Columbus Circle was stunning , the people working there knowledgeable and extremely professional, and most of all, the food was phenomenal.
Without doubt,Thomas Keller has a place among the greatest. One surely needs a talent to create such a divine experience.
My trip to New York has been very exciting so far - i met wonderful people and ate/going to eat in some of my "dream" restaurants I've always wanted to go(i will post about them soon).
One of the most mind blowing discovery is the toro tartare,osetra caviar,crême fraîche,wasabi, dashi soy at Morimoto restaurant.
Speaking of something delicious,the "Morrocan tuna tartare,cucumber raita, chickpeas, harissa" i had for lunch in DB Bistro Moderne few days ago was mouth watering. A perfect combinations of Morrocan and Indian flavors.
The three Michelin stars Jean Georges was the most boring and "factory like" gastronomic restaurant i have ever dined. It doesn't come any close to the three or even two Michelin stars"institutions" in France and in Europe while in New York i could name at least five gastronomic restaurants that are much better than the main restaurant of Jean Georges Vongerichten.
Le Duc lobster sauted with orange, served with fried onions is a pure perfection. The bitterness of fried onions and the sourness of orange sauce give the lobster a whole new dimension...
For those who love sushis, Paris is not the best place to be. Its not that there are no Japanese restaurants - there are, but most of them are so way behind their counterparts in NY or London that you can't but notice the inferior quality of fish or the smaller fish and menu choices....
So i was quite excited to go Hanawa (26 rue Bayard, 75008, tel.: 01 56 62 70 71 ) ,the new restaurant by Kinugawa owners , steps away from avenue Montaigne.
Dave ( 12 Rue de Richelieu, 75001,tel.: 01 42 61 49 48 ) is the PLACE to be during the Paris fashion week. Old fashioned boudoir style interior,red walls hidden by polaroids of top models, actors and fashion people. And,of course, Dave, the main reason why all these fashion and show business people are queing here since 1982.
The place is so "exclusive" that you almost have to work in one of the industries mentioned above to get a reservation here. The restaurant doesn't have menus- it is Dave who asks "what you don"t eat? " and then suggest the dishes of the day. Vegetable spring rolls, shrimp ravioli and pork ribs with caramel sauce were not bad in fact, but , ultimately it doesn't matter as people come here " to look and to be looked at"...
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