I think it's genius what Alain Passard does. Not necessarily because he was the first (or one of the first) to explore salad leaves and root vegetables while other high end chefs were still heavily relying on animal products.Or that since many years his restaurants L'Arpège (84 rue de Varenne, 75007,Paris; tel. 01 47 05 09 06 ) has 3 Michelin stars and Passard's apprentices like Pascal Barbot have their 3 stars of their own.
Luxeat blog is not dead, i've just been too busy ! To compensate my long absence from the blogosphere, i am sharing with you my favorite Parisian address of the moment.
L'Ami Louis ( 32 Rue du Vertbois 75003 Paris, tel. 01 48 87 77 48 )
Pierre Hermé shop on rue Bonaparte, 26/02/10 Paris..
Le Meurice (3*) 228 rue de Rivoli 75001 Paris - 01 44 58 10 10
Chef: Yannick Alléno
Have I been there before? Yes
Ambiance and service: Typical Parisian "hôtel palace" atmosphere,quite formal service.
Food? To be honest with you, not as good as when I was there two years ago. I have an impression that the restaurant made a choice to "play safe" rather than evolve. But decide for yourself! The pictures are after the jump...
L'Astrance (3*) (4 Rue Beethoven 75016 Paris,tel. 01 40 50 84 40 )
Chef : Pascal Barbot
Have i been there before? Twice. First time when it already had one Michelin star and once when it just got it's second star.
Ambiance and service: Friendly,professional, yet less ceremonial than at some other high end restaurants in Paris.
...La Pâtisserie des Rêves , the recently opened Phillippe Continici pastry shop in the 7th.As L'Express Styles magazine mentioned in November, "la pâtisserie surcréative" is out, while "les gâteaux classiques" are in.
Passage 53 (53 Passage des Panoramas 75002 Paris - 01 42 33 04 35)
Chef: Shinichi Sato (former of l'Astrance (Pascal Barbot) and Aida)
Have I been there before? No
Ambiance: nonexistent. Because the restaurant is so small and has a huge window to the Passage des Panoramas (it used to be a philatelic shop), makes you feel as if you are eating ,well,.. in a philatelic shop.
La Régalade (14 Avenue Jean Moulin 75014 Paris - 01 45 45 68 58)
Chef: Bruno Doucet
Have been there before? Yes
Ambiance:busy, lively and convivial
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