Anyone in Paris?
Just saw the Kandinsky exhibition (fantastic) at the Centre Georges Pompidou. Extremely civilised with the exhibit itself open till 11pm, which is really grown up. It is on the top floor of the Centre, so when we went up the sun was still out, though on its way down, so we go to see many of the sights of Paris bathed in a beautiful late evening sunshine. By the time we finished with the exhibition, it was dark and the all lights on - stunning. What's the point of all that in a food thread, I hear you say?
Well on the same floor, is the Restaurant Georges, a smart but not starred or pretentious establishment with an amazing terrace to take in the view and a damn fine menu. Our bottle of Pouilly Fume was accompanied by an entree of raw tuna carpaccio, with a drizzle of a Japanese inspired miso sauce and a few sprigs of coriander. For mains we had cod poached in champagne with a caramelied red onion crust on the one hand and onthe other, the mandarina crispy duck, a confit de canard type bird with a light orangey sauce. Duck a l'orange, I hear you say? Not in the least. Fluffy, crunchy glazed duck with a hint of orange. Fantastic. We skipped dessert as we had eaten some rather nice steaks for lunch.
So great art, wonderful views, good wine and excellent food - what more could you ask for? Loads of long legged pretty hostesses? At least a dozen, scattered around the place.
Nice.