L’Escudella in the 7th remains a terribly interesting place; full of UNESCO and Ministry of Health young’uns who fill the place at lunch with a polyglot of tongues and visages while the chef pours out an array of simple-sounding but complexly-prepared and presented dishes.
They were kind enough to start us off with two superb amuses, innovative updates on oeufs mayo and enhanced sea urchins along with their fine warm bread.
Colette then had a chicken bouillon and I the decorticated langoustines - both much more complex and inventive than their descriptions would suggest.
For mains, my wife chose scallops and I had duck in two services, the first, shredded well-cooked legs encased in a parmentier puree surround and then a magret, again, nothing like one would have had in 1950 in the provinces. The chef nicely provided my partner of 60 years with a green salad augmented by herbs and mushrooms and young frisee.
Finally, she a clever version of a lemon tart with the lemon shaped as a lemon, delish!
Our bill, with a bottle and glass of wine and two Illy coffees, was 133€.
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