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Spring on the plate –  L’Astrance

Spring on the plate – L’Astrance

Spring on the plate – L’Astrance

When I first visited L’Astrance (4 Rue Beethoven, 75016 Paris; tel. +33 1 40 50 84 40), it had just received it’s first Michelin star and was one of the most exciting, up and coming restaurants in Paris. Ten years forward and numbers of restaurants opened around the world by Pascal…

22
Mar '14
Takara

Takara

Takara

If I had to name my “cantine”, only one restaurant, where I’ve been mostly in the recent years, it would be Takara (14 Rue Molière, 75001 Paris). It’s a traditional Japanese restaurant located in Paris “Little Japan” where you can have anything from sushi to shabu shabu or sukiyaki. I…

22
Mar '14
Sweet spring

Sweet spring

Sweet spring

Cakes counter “shopping” at Arnaud Larher (93 Rue de Seine 75006, Paris), le meuiller ouvrier de France in 2007. Should add it to my favourite Paris pastry and chocolate shops lists…luxeat.com/blog/paris-pastry-shops-past-present-future/luxeat.com/blog/chocolate-shops-paris/

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Mar '14
Comté cheese overload

Comté cheese overload

Comté cheese overload

Croque-monsieur with ham from Desnoyer-Poujauran butcher, truffle salt and Comté cheese at Café Trama (83 Rue du Cherche-Midi, 75006 Paris;tel. +33 1 45 48 33 71) . Love it! (ask for extra crispy)

14
Mar '14
3 Michelin starred restaurants in Paris with the best lunch deals

3 Michelin starred restaurants in Paris with the best lunch deals

3 Michelin starred restaurants in Paris with the best lunch deals

Dining at 3 Michelin star restaurants in Paris is definitely not a cheap experience. A single dish might cost around 100 euros and over. Most of the 3 Michelin star restaurants though offer much better deals at lunch (except for Guy Savoy and L’Ambroisie ). Here are the prices for…

19
Feb '14
Crêpes à l’orange time at Robuchon

Crêpes à l’orange time at Robuchon

Crêpes à l’orange time at Robuchon

L’Atelier Etoile de Joël Robuchon 133 Avenue des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris, France; tel. + 33 1 47 23 75 75

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Feb '14
At Guy Savoy

At Guy Savoy

At Guy Savoy

A dish that one day will enter culinary history books. Artichokes and black truffle soup with warm truffle brioche by Guy Savoy…Guy Savoy ( 3*) 18 Rue Troyon, 75017 Paris, France; tel. +33 1 43 80 40 61

13
Feb '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
A legend at his kitchen

A legend at his kitchen

A legend at his kitchen

A snapshot of Mr Guy Savoy I took last week at his Parisian kitchen… Nowadays, when quite a few accomplished chefs prefer jetting around the world and focusing on their celebrity careers, it’s so rare to see a 3 Michelin starred chef who actually does otherwise…

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Feb '14
Atelier Vivanda steakhouse

Atelier Vivanda steakhouse

Atelier Vivanda steakhouse

An Iphone report from Atelier Vivanda (18 Rue Lauriston, 75016 Paris; tel. +33 1 40 67 10 00), the 24 places bistro – steakhouse by the very talented Akrame Benallal, whose eponymous 2 Michelin starred restaurant is just across the street. As it seems that Akrame Bennallal knows how to…

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Jan '14