Frenchie

Not since we ate at Le Grand Vefour before our wedding, did we have such a divine meal. Frenchie lives up to the rave reviews. The modest menu descriptions are only a glimpse of the complex layers of flavors that came with every course. Grégory Marchand’s cooking is bold but unpretentious. Even more enticing, an entrée, plat, and dessert is 38€ {+7€ supplement for foie gras}. First, a traditional starter of foie gras flecked with sea salt was paired with sweet cherry chutney. Next, creamy risotto, pomegranate seeds, caramelized beets, sliced radishes, and braised yellow carrots came together like abstract art painted on the plate with a paintbrush. For the plat, melt-in-your-mouth braised lamb was adorned with shaved truffles alongside mint and artichoke puree. Luckily, I still had room for dessert, a lime tart complemented with blackberries and crème anglaise. Also intriguing, the sommelier, Laura Vidal, was not only lovely but at the top of her game in a male-dominated sommelier world in Paris.