La Degustation

La Dégustation Bohême Bourgeoise - Review - Old Town - Prague - The Infatuation

"During the communist rule, Czech food was simplified and paired down, and as a result, many recipes were lost. Until one day in the early aughts, when a young chef came across a cookbook,Kuchařská Škola,written by Marie B. Svobodová in 1894. It was a revelation. Czech cuisine had foie gras? And escargot? Yep. The result is this highly lauded restaurant where the chef uses that same cookbook to whip up elevated and updated takes on 19th-century dishes. La Degustation, which also mines the great wine regions of Europe, is both a splurge and a blissful experience. Just sit back and enjoy the tour through Czech gastronomic history via a five-course tasting menu." - David Farley