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Now that my challenge of trying every Michelin Stars in Paris and 3 Stars is done, I’m redoing most of them and I’m trying 2 Stars or Stars that are around Paris (Follow me for all the reviews and updates).
I took the opportunity to have to go to the airport (CDG) to have a Sunday lunch there.
« Une bien belle maison. » (A quite pleasing family house.)
What’s interesting here? The house, the family and the son.
For the house, it’s start at the gate. It was a Rothschild s hunting lounge. Additions have been made on both sides to create two luminous dining rooms. Still the lounge spirit did not left the building and you’ll find reminders everywhere, from a gorgeous chimney to the seats with fur.
But the temperature of a house depends on how inhabits it. Here it’s warm. The staff is exactly what it should be (warmer than in Paris, but still distant and respectful). Still, it’s more than that. There’s a spirit. A family spirit. A warm one. L esprit d auberge (inn’s spirit). It’s the third generation. So, for those who follow me, you’ll know that’s a big combo for me: Sunday lunch in an inn!
That would have been enough to made my day. And then came the son. Today’s chef is the son, the parents being in the dining room. He worked in numerous Michelin Stars, and most notably in 3 Stars Kei. Although, it s not a small Kei, you can see that he took away from that experience a certain creativity, freedom from the classical Michelin but yet with an attention to balance. My dessert was a prime example with the usage of cauliflower, but it could be seen through the entire menu.
Bottom line: I’m not afraid of having to go to CDG anymore. I know what to do, and where to go.
Mood : it was very family because of the Sunday factor. I guess it’s quite versatile (from business lunch to date night).
A quite solid one star that I need to go back to, to discover more.