Paris | LeGrand Restaurant 🍽️🗼

Jean-François Piège's Restaurant This is the one. Let's talk about why I chose it. My trip to Paris was very last-minute, so there was no time to make restaurant reservations in advance. I just wanted to find a place near the hotel, have a meal, and walk back. I originally wanted to book Le Gabirel, but it was fully booked, so I settled for this one. No need for much background, right? It was the famous chef that piqued my curiosity to visit. Among the many Michelin two-star restaurants in Paris, the menu prices here are definitely among the most expensive. There are four menus to choose from, and I selected the second most expensive one. Yuck, yuck, yuck! Too salty!!! Overly salty!!! 😖 In my book of culinary no-nos, this place danced wildly. This was my true emotional state while dining. Since European restaurants are generally salty, "less salt/no additional salt" has become a subconscious action when making reservations. I initially mentioned the saltiness, and they said they would pay attention, but I still found whole salt grains in several dishes?! Even the venison was overly salty on one side and bland on the other?! 😱 Those who have eaten at Alex Dilling's know the chef's control over salt; this place surpasses AD by two levels. Also, the sauces were so innovative that I completely failed to understand them. 😞 The snacks were quite ordinary. The cream popcorn left me puzzled.😖 I usually finish the snacks, but I'm sorry, I left one uneaten... I just couldn't... The frog reduction bread was one of the top 2 best dishes.🍞 Then it got progressively worse until the sea bass made an appearance, making me think, "Ah, this famous chef seems to know how to cook." Then it went back to being terribly unpalatable... until the end of the desserts, which took up an entire table... They looked good, alright, but they were proportionally as unpalatable. Let me add one more thing: The signal inside the restaurant was terribly poor, to the point of no internet access. My phone was as useful as a brick, and when I asked, they said they deliberately didn't install Wi-Fi because they wanted diners to focus on the experience... 📵 Did they not realize how unpalatable their dishes were, needing everyone to focus? That only amplified the taste. Three hours of dining felt more torturous than a lecture of the same duration... But his taste was still on point; the presentation was indeed innovative, and the plates were very aesthetically pleasing! After dining, I thought to myself: Paris can have restaurants worse than those in London. I wish that four years from now, I won't have to endure such showy yet unpalatable meals again. I also had diarrhea three times that night. Oh dear! ‼️ Even if I don't pity my wallet, I do pity my taste buds. It felt like sitting in prison for three hours. #MichelinRestaurantExploration#ParisFood