Haute Cuisine

La Cote St Jacques

Clément, our 25-year old sommelier went into the cave containing over 25,000 bottles representing 850 different wines and started our meal with a Bourgogne Blanc Cuvée ML from the vineyard of Jean-Michel’s father Michel Lorain.We took our first sips with a velouté of asparagus topped with a quail egg. We finished it with foie gras [...]

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L’Abeille

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This gastronomic gem in the new Shangri-La Hotel had only been open for a few weeks and the press attaché had been commanded to fill the French press with copy before turning her attention to la presse étrangère.

Now it was my turn. The abeille (bee) was the symbol of the Emperor Napoleon and [...]

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Laurent

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It had been 3 years since my last sumptuous meal (see below) at Laurent so I took advantage of a Tuesday night in the midst of les vacances scolaire to sample the new 145 euro Menu de l’Accord Parfait (a perfect marriage of food and wine.) I was accompanied by the Nez [...]

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114 Faubourg at Le Bristol

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My first acquaintance with 3-star Michelin chef Eric Frechon’s cooking was at his Mini-Palais at the Grand Palais and I was now about to experience the elegance of 114 Faubourg at Le Bristol, the first Paris hotel to earn a 5th star deserving of ‘Palace’ status.

The Nez of Neuilly was waiting for me [...]

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