The Alain Passard dinners at Manresa, just the food ma'am
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Some more shots from the Manresa/Arpège dinners last weekend. This set is just the food, ma'am. Just the food. More pictures of the fun inside the kitchen to follow.
I won't tell you how the food tasted. I'm far too biased to be a good reporter on this one, so you'll just have to see what others have said about the dinners instead.
















Dear Pim!
The least I may say about Alain Passard is that he tends to digress (with all his genius intact, mind you!). Some years ago, he decided to go "all vegetables" ( with a few exceptions). You have the impression to be "invited" to sample his discoveries. More and more on the same attitude adopted by the likes of Pierre Gagnaire!
Cheers,
Robert-Gilles
Posted by: Robert-Gilles Martineau | Mar 21, 2007 6:12:17 PM
Mmm... such a beautiful and earthy menu. Wondering what the foam is on the carrot/chocolate dish? Also, it's so good to see a restaurant/food post again! Loving it!
Posted by: elarael | Mar 21, 2007 11:05:46 PM
cela fait déja un moment que je souhaite rencontrer ce chef, mais la tu m'as donné envie de passer la seconde pour essayer de la faire participer a mon site...
Posted by: stephane | Mar 21, 2007 11:10:36 PM
Wow!
Posted by: Jeremy | Mar 22, 2007 8:37:23 PM
I'm so jealous, I look like Shrek.
Posted by: Chubbypanda | Mar 25, 2007 2:03:00 PM
Passard's dishes seem the same dishes that he has been serving at Arpège at outrageous prices for at least 10 years. I have not eaten at Manresa, but cannot imagine that Chef Kinch is already on autopilot. I would have expected Passard to let himself inspire by the encounter and not reel off his standards.
Posted by: Michael | Mar 27, 2007 11:56:30 PM
Pim, El Bulli has nothing on this except crazy pieces of steel sculpture. Everything looks spectacular! -Corkdork
Posted by: The Corkdork | Jul 18, 2007 9:00:10 PM