酥芙蕾的米其林星星部落格

3 star-Le Cinq ,這家餐廳我去年吃過,得星不意外
2 star-L'Abeille

My visit was not as crazy as last time. I had only two dinner service there. The first one was extremely disappointing while the second one was trully outstanding! 
The first dinner service was exrememly disappointing due to the same menu as the one before their summer vacation in August. Couple days before my visit, the kitchen team informed me that they would create a different one after their vacation, but they didn't obviously. Plus, the new service manager lied to me about the menu as well. He told the menu was different from the one before the summer vacation. I doubted it.  The waitress I met from my last visit came to my table and apologized about the same menu situation. It was absolutely her fault of course. I didn't blame her for this. What pissed me off is the new service manager could not tell me the truth in the beginning of the dinner service.  

I only had one lunch service here because I was very afraid of the dining experience in this restaurant. First of all, it's very expensive to dine in the restaurant. It costs on average 200 euros for one meal per person. Secondly, 
I visited this restaurant two years ago, and the dining experience was totally disappointing.
My visit this time is due to the chef's availability. I had a small chat with her personally about her inspirations and changes in two years, since she can speak English very well unlike most French chefs.  

It's my first time to visit the hotel and restaurant in Relais et chateaux group twice in one month. What brought me is the chef promised me to go mushroom hunting with me when we met for the first time two years ago. And I am very glad that he finally made it for this visit.  
We set off at 7:00 although we met in his kitchen at 6:00. I took a look at this gourmet kitchen early in the morning. I walked around the kitchen by myself and took a look at many small details in every station in the kitchen. Nobody was in here. I just could not believe that I had this honor to see this kitchen.  

剛從威尼斯回來,順道拜訪老朋友並且吃了這家餐廳
米其林雜誌義大利版我很不信,標準沒有法國版的嚴格,但這家餐廳是我義大利料理的最愛!
主廚Max也是Marc Veyrat弟子之一,但他離開法國選擇回到老家Padova開自己的餐廳!當年在Veyrat的廚房中,他的職位連Commis都不到,誰能料想到今日他可以這麼強!
三個套餐,其中之一是簽名套餐,應該是會永遠都在

Jean-Georges Klein新餐廳即將在9月18日開幕,這場在阿爾薩斯的米其林星星爭奪戰即將展開,目前推出套餐:
Menu “Inspiration”                                                         78€/person (Monday/Thursday/Friday for lunch)
 
Menu ”Création”                                                             98€/person (3 dishes)

會來到Arles,一方面是為了梵谷的星空下咖啡廳(亂觀光化的),主要是聽說普羅旺斯料理之王Jean Luc-Rabanel,滿臉刀疤橫肉(像Gordon Ramsay)做了一手好菜,事實上...
麵包:6種,他每餐都有一些新口味,他家的麵包應該是我在法國星級餐廳吃過最好吃的,餐廳每餐會烤這六種大的圓麵包,侍者會端到每桌給人看,整間餐廳分吃這些大麵包(應該是為了節省成本)
Chef:我拜訪時他都在餐廳,但他老廚只在廚房做開胃菜和前菜,之後聽侍者說他就回家陪家人去了,所以開胃菜和前菜非常非常強,細膩的味道和Chef
Labbe有拚(北Labbe,南Rabanel),但接下來的主菜的味道架構就還好(還是好吃啦!,跟一開始的前菜相比就稍弱)
有兩個餐室:有水流的餐室是吃開胃菜(3-4道),每道都有獨自的醬汁,非常非常用心,之後就要移位到像巴黎小館的餐室(7張桌子左右),簡樸到不行,桌距有比較遠啦,有冷氣,所以不會太熱,外面有桌子,但只給客人喝開胃酒,若要在外面用餐,請吃他隔壁的同名小館
廚房只有六個人,做出這樣的菜實在驚人,酒單都是很年輕的酒, 而且不大,所以我沒有喝,他不供應當地水,他會出濾過的當地水,要算錢,5歐
他的菜色彩很鮮豔,不管在配菜或肉類份量很霸氣,他用了非常多得蔬菜,很神奇的是,搭在一起吃卻很好吃,我吃到一道鴨子,最後一塊我也吃到咬不斷的筋,我想這應該是他沒辦法拿到第三顆星吧!

I visited the restaurant again this summer. I stayed in their hotel for two nigths. The chef Renaut went crazy to create one protein for 2-3 services.
這是我第三次拜訪這家餐廳(每年夏天),去年夏天有些許失望,但今年夏天主廚火力全開不同凡響,小牛肉兩吃,鹿肉兩吃,羊肉三吃,牛肉兩吃,而且都很好吃,比Pierre Gagnaire強太多了!
The service quality it la creme de la creme. It's truly outstanding!The front desk ladies are the best I've ever met. :):):)
服務:

I just finished French Alps visit and come back with serious sunburning due to sunny days in Val Thorens.
 
Val Thorens is really cool in the summer time. Sophie, Jean's daughter studies in a local kindergarten. Originally I planned to visit it with Jean, but he wanted me to go hiking and take pictures for him. Okay!
After dinner service, I went to bar to talk with the sommelier. Jean came and wanted his sommelier to bring the Chartuse bottle (local liquor). He poured one glass, and I finished it. OMG, it's so hot. (50-55% alcohol), then again!

我到這家旅館時已經13:00,先吃午餐,因為房間還沒準備好,吃完飯15:00進房間時,我的行李卻還不在房間?
 
那請問櫃台,我剛剛吃午飯那3小時,你們在搞什麼鬼?中餐的客人很少,但晚餐卻客滿!