L'Escudella in the 7th has become a consistently great place for us since a loyal reader pointed me to it earlier this year. Today, only one table for two was not reserved, and I suspect between folks at UNESCO and the Ministry of Health, this has become a very popular place (with a lunch plat du jour costing 15€, how can it not be?)
Madame greeted us warmly and indicated several people had come on recommendation of my blog and very quickly delivered amuses which when I was 7 years old I called codfish balls, that came with an intriguing sauce. Colette had two starters; green tomato gazpacho with verbena sorbet followed by a perfect egg with chorizo; and I had a langoustine ravioli with fluff, followed by a divine pigeon breast and foie gras crom'equis.
Then, surely having overheard Colette talk about how she wished she had room for the Brillat-Savarin on cherries, the chef sent out a dish, delicious, followed by two orders of Paris-Carcassone (a version of Paris-Brest), when only one had been ordered.
Our bill with a bottle and glass of wine, terrific bread and 2 Illy coffees, with very tasty mignardises) was 106.50 € for an unpredictably innovative meal that hit all the right high notes.
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