Paris: Restaurant – Mini Palais. The Mini Palais restaurant is situated in
the Grand Palais, the majestic building that was inaugurated for the 1900
Universal Exhibition. Architects Gilles and
Boissier were inspired by this rare architecture to conceive a setting in the
spirit of the place. The wood, on the floor and other surfaces, and the cloth,
on the walls, dominate this authentic and refined set. They are completed by
elegant touches of black marble. Large mirrors placed here and there give the
space a sense of infinity. On few shelves placed on the wall, plaster statues
look at us and send us straight to this place, more artistic than ever. From
the dining room, we discretely glimpse through few vertical windows at the Nave
of the Grand Palais, in all its immensity and splendor. To complete it all, a
huge patchwork of 4 meters by 12, created by Gilles Cenazandotti, dominates the
dining room back wall.
Mini Palais Restaurant. With the breadbasket, which
comes from Frédéric Lalos’s oven, this Gougere with Comte cheese is brought to
the table, it is similar to a Yorkshire pudding, soft fluffy and delicious. The
menu was created by Eric Frechon, three-star Chef and is executed by Stephane
d’Aboville. Frechon created a menu based on the product, which he loves to
sublimate as always, a genuine, generous and friendly cuisine. It is also a
cuisine without any superfluous or any flourishes, which corresponds to this
place, with all its elegance and sobriety.
Thus, the menu evolves through the seasons to offer consistently top
quality products, all selected with thoroughness and precaution.
Mini Palais Restaurant. Cream of Cauliflower Soup with
a poached egg in the middle adorned with chives and Parmesan emulsion. Eric Frechon deeply thought of the cuisine
spirit he wished to give to the Mini Palais.
As he likes to say "it is the simplest of the best" that treats us
the best and that's what he wanted to do here: a simple, authentic cuisine with
goods products, without any flourishes.
Mini Palais Restaurant. French Fries come with
everything in France as a side, even with a classic Steak Tartare.
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