Michelin Star Restaurants We Went to this Summer

This summer we got very lucky. We dined at 3 “Michelin starred restaurants”. One was in London and 2 were in Paris.

The one in London is called Benares. It had delicious Indian Food.  We ate with Mommy’s friend, Uncle Henry, there. He has a big appetite. Benares might be the only michelin star restaurant with authentic indian food. The chef there is named Atul Kochhar. It was very spicy.  But we could hack it.  Here’s our only picture of the restaurant – it’s of us with Uncle Henry.

The ones in Paris are called Taillevent and L’Ambrosie. We had to dress up for those ones. Karsen had to wear a tie, and Anya wore beautiful dresses. Taillevent is the restaurant that the movie Ratatouille is based on. Remember when Chef Gaston dies in Ratatouille and the restaurant loses a star?  The same thing happened at Taillevent.  We are happy to say that we think the restaurant remains delicious.  We had lots of amuse bouches, and multiple courses.  Here are some pictures of our food.  The first picture is of our amuse bouche.  Amuse bouche means to tickle the tastebuds.  It’s also a gift from the chef.  We love these tasty gifts.

The next three pictures are of our appetizers.  The first is wild mushrooms and egg.  The second is a fish carpaccio dish.  Carpaccio means that it is not cooked.  The last dish is cantaloupe and prosciutto flavored mousse on top.  All three of these dishes were delectable.  The mushroom/egg dish is melt in your mouth!!

Next came our main courses:

This is a fish dish with juicy tomatoes.  The tomatoes were cooked perfectly.  If you bite into them, the juices just burst in your mouth.

This was the steak dish.  The steak was cooked medium rare – just the way we like it.  The side dish is the ratatouille.  This was our favorite.  In fact, we like it so much we took a bigger picture of it right below.

This was our third entree.  You’ll notice that the presentation is beautiful.  It looks like artwork.  But it is the most delicious artwork.

There were two main desserts offered.  One with strawberries and the other with chocolate.

Of course, mommy had to have her cappuccino.

The food there is scrumptious!!! The manager of Taillevent was impressed with us – he gave us a menu as a souvenir and his card so we can make reservations whenever we want.  We also had our vegetarian auntie with us; they were quite accommodating with her dietary restrictions.  Finally – here is a picture of Anya with one of the servers (there were a lot of servers!).

 

One of our last meals in Paris was also our best – at L’Ambrosie.   In fact,  L’AMBROSIE MIGHT BE  THE MOST DELICIOUS AND AMAZING MEAL WE HAVE EVER HAD IN OUR LIFETIMES!!!  Even mommy says so – and she has had a lot of meals since she is MUCH older than we are.

We were the only kids in the restaurant but we were treated with care, respect, and dignity (maybe because we were dressed up).  The atmosphere was cooling (it was hot outside), very elegant with large windows.  Below is a picture of Karsen with one of the servers.  Notice that Karsen has a tie on.  It’s his only tie.

Here is a picture of Anya with the bread server.

Here is a picture of the place setting.  Karsen has a theory that michelin-starred restaurants place their forks and spoons upside-down.  Next time you are dining at a fine establishment, please see if Karsen is right.

Next was our amuse bouche.  We love these tasty gifts from the chef!!!  This was a gazpacho with sweet pepper mousse. If you have never had gazpacho, you might be surprised when you have your first bite.  It is a COLD tomato soup.

Karsen had a delicious pea soup with shrimp. Anya had the foie gras de canard. It was the best foie gras  ever!!!  And mommy had a langoustine, curry, with pastry.  Everything was perfectly cooked – nice and light.  It was an explosion of flavors in our mouths.   Mommy thinks these appetizers were among the most amazing flavors to ever grace her mouth!

Before our main courses arrived, we were given a sorbet as a palate cleanser.  It was a cherry sorbet.

Our main courses were also delicious.  Karsen had fish and caviar (there are two pictures of this – one is a close up).  Anya had the red snapper and mommy had the lobster.  Mommy is obsessed with lobster.

For dessert we had the DESSERT EXTRAVAGANZA.  This was an ENTIRE table of desserts – I think there must have been 12 desserts.  It was like a real-life willy-wonka experience.

The one above is called the ORANGE BOMBE.  It was the bomb.

Even mommy’s dessert wine was delicious.  She let us have a sip.  When we are grown up, we are going to have this dessert wine with dessert.

The end!  Have fun if you ever go to Paris and London.  We highly recommend these restaurants – especially L’Ambrosie.

From a kid’s perspective, we give all these restaurants a 5 out of 5 (with L’Ambrosie at 5+++++++++++++).

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