Wild strawberries season at Louis XV is open

Wild strawberries season at Louis XV is open

I guess this is what distinguishes a great restaurant from an ordinary one. The audacity and, most of all, the ability of serving something so simple as these slightly cooked wild strawberries with mascarpone ice cream, and, at the same time, making it so memorable. I can still smell those…

18
May
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Asparagus theater

Asparagus theater

Asparagus theater

Elaborate show and luxurious presentation is often a huge part of 3 Michelin stars restaurant experience and the price you pay for it. I recently read somewhere that people find expensive food better tasting. The simply poached asparagus with crushed egg condiment at Alain Ducasse Monaco was without doubt an excellent…

5
May '14
Alain Ducasse at Le Meurice

Alain Ducasse at Le Meurice

Alain Ducasse at Le Meurice

Last time I’ve been to Alain Ducasse in Paris, I found the cooking slightly outdated and the place quite touristy (with little Eiffel tower copies on each table). 5 years forward, it was as if I was at a totally different restaurant. The biggest change is not that because of…

4
Feb '14
Provençal garden tasting menu at Louis XV in Monaco

Provençal garden tasting menu at Louis XV in Monaco

Provençal garden tasting menu at Louis XV in Monaco

I doubt that Mr. Ducasse was in the kitchen and cooked this perfection, but whoever is the head chef at Louis XV by Alain Ducasse in Monte Carlo, I must say, he or she is very gifted. What I like about this particular style of cooking that it is so…

15
Jul '13
Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester

Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester

Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester

From my experience, the higher you go up North, the less spectacular are Alain Ducasse 3 Michelin restaurants. I am joking of course, but so were probably the Michelin inspectors who awarded Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester 3 Michelin stars. I honestly doubt that the chef himself ever cooks in…

23
Apr '12
Le Louis XV by Alain Ducasse

Le Louis XV by Alain Ducasse

Le Louis XV by Alain Ducasse

Provencal products, especially vegetables and herbs are the main focus at Alain Ducasse restaurant Le Louis XV in Monaco. Maybe the restaurant’s plates are gold plated and the sumptuous interior is anything but modern, the cooking is contemporary and light. The menu reflects Mediterranean and Provencal cooking traditions and is…

22
Aug '11
Alain Ducasse at Plaza Athénée

Alain Ducasse at Plaza Athénée

Alain Ducasse at Plaza Athénée

Alain Ducasse is French haute cuisine, French haute cuisine is Alain Ducasse. Well, maybe not, but without doubt, he is one of the famous French chef in the world and his name has become a synonym of the French gastronomy. It was my third time at Alain Ducasse’s Parisian location…

25
May '09