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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
La Tour d'Argent, Haute Cuisine á Paris
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La Tour d'Argent, with its superb view of the Seine, has been a Paris tradition depuis 1582. For the last century the Terrail family has maintained this restaurant's sterling reputation (although they've lost a Michelin star or two over the years. C'est dommage.) Their specialty, canard á la presse is so popular they raise their own ducks, and have served over 1 million to date! Another delicious place that I doubt I will ever experience, but I enjoyed photographing the entrance!
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- I am a former elementary school teacher, a full-time photographer, lover of all things French ( whose French is slowly improving), obsessive Paris traveler, enthusiastic church and community volunteer, and grandmother to 5 delightful grandchildren.
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I fell in love with Paris in March 2007. It was as the French say, le coup de foudre : love at first sight. As a result of that trip, my photography took another direction. Since that time I have pursued a career of sorts in photography and dreamed of returning to the City of Light. November 2008 found me strolling the streets of Paris once again. My first visit I was so overwhelmed with the incredible beauty of the city, I photographed it as a "tourist". In 2008 I returned and I looked at the city with more of a photographer's eye. I wanted to capture the unique, the small details, and oh yes - the people! This blog was started as a photo diary of that trip, but I have been most fortunate to return to the city j'adore 15 times since. Each time I leave, I wipe a tear and start planning my list for the next trip. Paris may well be a moveable feast, but I think it's best savored in person! Someone told me that once you have been to Paris, you will leave a piece of your heart. I left mine right there, but I brought home some wonderful memories. It is my pleasure to share them with you.
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15 comments:
Stunning, V ~ and the black and white makes it, in my humble opinion. I hope you do get to sample their specialty dish one day, but at least your eyes {therefore ours} can feast. Thank you!
I *did* eat there once and have no idea how much it cost since I had the menu with no prices on it! They have a wine list the size of the Book of Kells.
Great photo -- brings back wonderful memories.
La Mom
An American Mom in Paris
Funny you post that picture of La Tour d'Argent because they are on top of the news these days as they are selling 18000 bottles of their cellar in order to make space for new bottles. Don't worry, they still have around 400 000 bottles left in their 4 century old cellar.Today they sold a Cognac bottle dating from 1788 !
Good Morning V!
Thanks for stopping to snap this one... These are the simple things that'll fill my Paris trip one day. This must be Guimard influenced, and is a design element I love. Thanks again!
I am also enriched by Laurent's input, about the 4 century old wine cellar, its almost half-million bottles, and the selling of a 1788 Cognac. Wow!
David *
It is definitely a beautiful entrance.. Nice pic
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We considered eating there once, but for what it would have cost for that one meal, we could eat for a week in other restaurants where the food is just as good.
Starman, I agree, high priced food is not where I like to spend my euros!
La Mom,
Thanks for stopping by I LOVE your blog. You absolutely make my day. I hope all my Francophile readers are reading your blog as well.
Workhard,
Merci. Thanks for stopping by my blog!
David,
you are too kind. I am thrilled my photos bring you such pleasure.
Laurent,
And I'm sure that wine they are selling is at a bargain prix n'est-ce pas?? :)
Shell,
I don't think there's a glass of champagne with my name all over here! :( I would love to see the view from up there though.
Alas, «Louis» couldn't afford to eat there when he lived in Paris - student budget, doncha know...
The restaurant is very near where «Louis» lived - only about 5 blocks away, if you count Île-Saint-Louis as one of the blocks...
Like Louis, I also lived not far from here once upon a time. This one is still on my "to do" list.
John and I ate there; our friends insisted on taking us. Lunch for the four of us was at least $1000, partly because our host is a wine merchant and just had to sample as much as he could from that "Book of Kells" wine list. I had the duck. I would say the food is very good, not amazing. The wines were amazing.
The best part: because our host made friends with the sommelier, we were given a tour of the famous cave. It's wonderful! They were able to hide a section with a sliding wall when the Nazis came to town. If that hadn't been the case, that 1788 cognac would not have been there to sell today.
Virginia-
Did you hear? This morning NPR said that La Tour d'Argent auctioned off approx 18 thousand ottles of wine to make room for more:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704611404574556381264248554.html
Maybe we should go the next time we all congregate in Gay Paree again!
The entrance looks beautiful!
Maya,
Make sure you rob a Swiss bank before trekking down to Paris to take me to dinner here! :)
Hah! Well, I would, but I hear they aren't doing so well these days either! :P
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