Les Fables de la Fontaine is a place I liked so much 24 days ago that I dragged Colette and two of our Parisien food friends there again today. Between visits Figaro had an article about its 21 year old chef noting that she leaned a bit more toward meat that the prior emphasis on seafood and as you'll see, they had a point. The carte was much as before but the 25 E "menu" was very tempting (bass and merlu) so I went in that direction.
For firsts, JJ had the gravlax with beets, R. the fried calamari with cannelloni and carrots (and zucchini seeds which he puzzled over) and I had the "menu" selection, carpaccio of bar in a soup of carrots - all dishes prepared with finesse and maturity well beyond 21 years.
For mains, Colette and JJ had the effiloche de raie, which they loved, R had the joues de boeuf (which we all kidded him about in a seafood place but which held up, especially with its pak choi) and I had the "menu" merlu which was long like eel and came with wonderfully smoky roasted endives.
For enders, R and JJ shared the aged mimolette with us all and we shared the roast pear with pear ice cream and nut biscuits; all very nice.
Our bill, with two bottles of excellent Loire Sauvignon, no bottled water but 4 coffees, was 199 E; thus 99.50 E a couple.
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