Archive for December, 2007
L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon, Tokyo
Once I learned that L’Atelier Tokyo was the original, my suspicions of Japanese influence on the concept of this restaurant were officially confirmed. At first I wondered if the preparations would be adopted to better match the Japanese palate; but, then I realized that here in Tokyo, these dishes were at home. With its floor [...]
Read More..>>Pasticceria Nannini
What brought me to beautiful Siena? It couldn’t have been the famous Palio horse race. I had missed that by about a week. It probably wasn’t the magnificent cathedral, though its Beetlejuice Gothic-style stripes were pretty interesting (if a bit imposing for a religious site). Maybe it was the unique shell-shaped [...]
Read More..>>L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon, Paris
After becoming enamored with L’Atelier, New York, I knew it was only a matter of time before visiting Joël Robuchon’s Paris location. At first I was concerned that the menus would be too similar. And they were similar; but as it turns out, L’Atelier had quite a few different dishes and, of the [...]
Read More..>>Taillevent
I visited Paris for the first time when I was thirteen with my family. My father made a reservation at what was one of the most well-known restaurants in the world: Taillevent. Perhaps it is a bit strange that I still remember exactly what I ordered, and what everyone else at the table [...]
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