L’Oiseau Blanc, Lunch & Dinner – The Peninsula, Paris
L’Oiseau Blanc
What would returning to Paris be without a stop at L’Oiseau Blanc, especially when Chef Sidney and Rodolphe insist we drop in for lunch and dinner. If you missed our past experiences, you can view them at: L’Oiseau Blanc – Dinner, L’Oiseau – Lunch and L’Oiseau – Lunch with The Mods. We’d planned to have a light lunch and catch up with Chef Sidney and Rodolphe, but what we had in mind soon disappeared and we were in the hands of two experts whose generosity stretched our appetites to consume what can best be described as “over the top.” This gastronomic exploration was anything but light, and yes, I consumed it all. I’m not one to give up the chance to experience haute cuisine, so at Chef Sidney’s request, we sat back, relaxed and allowed him to “WOW” us again during lunch. This was also the case for dinner when we returned to Paris after Anacapri, as Chef Dong filled in for Chef Sidney. Here’s the lunch experience and dinner that followed.
Bread
Black Truffle Sausage
Poached egg, duck breast, coconut, with cold green peas soup
Poached egg, duck breast, coconut, with cold green peas soup
2013 Saint Peray “Les Figuiers” Domain Bernard Gripa
Whiting fish, shallots compote, braised veal breast, spring cabbage
View from L’Oiseau Blanc
Roasted pigeon, carrots purée, fresh spring vegetables
2008 Gloser Strohwein Cabernet Sauvignon “Vin de Paille”
“Match Point” for Roland-Garros, with vanilla cream, fresh strawberries, and mint syrup
Gloser Strohwein Cabernet Sauvignon
“Envol” chocolate cake, raspberry sorbet
Roland-Garros – The Peninsula
Chef Sidney and Rodolphe our gratitude to you both is limitless. Thank you so very much for everything.