L'Arcane, 39 rue Lamarck in the 18th, is a place Colette and I have found to be a reliable provider of surprises: dishes of such complexity yet simpleness, variety of textures, ingredients, colors and flavors, that it challenges comparisons, but invites blissful memories of Point, Giradet and yes, Daniel Rose, who told me he often woke at mid-night thinking of what to put on the table of Spring that noon and dinner. Well, here, we never know what to expect, except that the outstanding service, overseen by Madame, will be on par with the excellent meal and that we will leave happy. So, once again, I'll put up photos of his astonishing dishes with descriptions of parts of their ingredients. We look forward to returning in December.
OK, so here goes:
- vichyssoise with crab meat and herbs
- scallops with cauliflower
- venison with raviolis of red cabbage and other stuff and terrific spatzle
- a pre-dessert of fluff
- pear with caramel
- a baby tarte tatin
- clemenitine, noisettes and chocolat.
Our bill for three with two bottles of wine, no bottled water but 3 coffees was 266E or 167.32E a couple.
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