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,…

Luxeat blog is not dead, I’ve just been too busy! To compensate for my long absence from the blogosphere, I am sharing with you my favourite Parisian address of the moment. L’Oriênt Extreme Montaigne (21 rue Bayard,75008, Paris; tel. 01 47 20 91 58) is a clone of Nobu chain…

L’Ami Louis ( 32 Rue du Vertbois 75003 Paris, tel. 01 48 87 77 48 ) Foie gras, glass or two ( ;)) of red wine, roasted chicken… it is called ” a good life”..

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.…

Address: 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 the second star. Ambiance and service: Friendly, professional, yet less…

…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. Will La Pâtisserie des Rêves dethrone the French pastry king Pierre Hermé? (the man who dared to…

Address: 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 Ambience: nonexistent. Because the restaurant is so small and has a huge window to the Passage des Panoramas (it used to…

Address: La Régalade (14 Avenue Jean Moulin 75014 Paris – 01 45 45 68 58) Chef: Bruno Doucet Have been there before? Yes Ambience: busy, lively and convivial Food: rustic, very generous… A Parisian bistro that sets the standards of how “a typical Parisian bistro” should be. What is in the plates?…

Melons for 500 dollars are a bargain compared to the current price of black truffles in Paris. One kilogram in Fauchon shop costs 3000 euros. Or, you just need to cross the place de la Madeleine and you will have even a “better” price at La Maison de la Truffe –…