http://www.chuckeats.com/2006/05/11/lastrance-paris-ready-for-a-surprise/ International adventures in cuisine Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.chuckeats.com/2006/05/11/lastrance-paris-ready-for-a-surprise/comment-page-1/#comment-236 chuckeats.com Blog » France is Calling Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:31:15 +0000 http://chuckeats.com/blog3/2006/05/11/lastrance-paris-ready-for-a-surprise/#comment-236 [...] L’Ambassadeurs - the former chef for Ducasse, ridiculous ingredient quality, a little lacking in the creative department but truffles should be very good here (if not insanely expensive.)  The restaurant is on the cusp of receiving its third Michelin star. L’Astrance - some say the best chef in the world right now, just promoted to 3 Michelin stars, definitely the most ambitious chef in the world.  My meal in April had promise; this recent report seems to hold a similar opinion. La Tupina - regional cooking in Bordeaux, very very close to the truffle source. Wood oven, duck fat fries, loads of foie, and spit-roasted Paulliac lamb - what won’t be good? [...] [...] L’Ambassadeurs – the former chef for Ducasse, ridiculous ingredient quality, a little lacking in the creative department but truffles should be very good here (if not insanely expensive.)  The restaurant is on the cusp of receiving its third Michelin star. L’Astrance – some say the best chef in the world right now, just promoted to 3 Michelin stars, definitely the most ambitious chef in the world.  My meal in April had promise; this recent report seems to hold a similar opinion. La Tupina – regional cooking in Bordeaux, very very close to the truffle source. Wood oven, duck fat fries, loads of foie, and spit-roasted Paulliac lamb – what won’t be good? [...]

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