Saturday, January 20, 2007

La Cantine de Quentin



This small cave a manger, probably the best in this recent new, bistronomic classification which started with the Verre Volé, continued through Les Papilles , might well (for the moment, anyway) end here. Two former Guy Savoy employees, lots of determination and , surtout, generosity, makes La Cantine de Quentin one of the most interesting opening of the last few months. Quentin, the visionary, and Johann, a former chef at Savoy's one star Chiberta , came together and created this space with their own bare hands in one month. Like the Verre Volé, the Cantine is a boutique selling bonbons, honey, jams , sauces, sausages and charcuteries, wine , juices , and dozens of other handpicked artisanal gourmandises. The cuisine is something else. A weekly menu is offered at 14 Euros (starter and main dish), and on the weekends, there is either an a la carte menu , starters from 6 to 8 Euros, main dishes from 12-14 Euros, and desserts around 6-8 Euros. Today we tried an assiette of charcuterie, and a millefeuille of beetroot with crab and balsamic vinegar. Main dish of crawfish risotto, and an amazing "tarte tatin" with maigret de canard, and thym, rosemary whipped cream, and, again , an amazing dessert of "bonbon" of dates, dipped in whipped cream. The 8 Euro pichet (50cl) of Cote de Rhone was excellent value.


Millefeuille of beetroot and crab with balsamic vinegar


"Tarte Tatin"


Crawfish Risotto


Date "bonbons"



La Cantine de Quentin
52, rue Bichat 75010
Paris
Telephone: 01 42 04 40 32

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

wow, it sounds super good! i really feel like going there now... what would you recommend? Better for lunch or for dinner?

Adrian said...

Well, they're only open for lunch during the week, lunch and dinner weekends, and brunch sundays- and not half bad for 16E...

Anonymous said...

just wanted to inform you that the phone number is not correct

Adrian said...

gregor, just wanted to inform you to s**k my c**k

Anonymous said...

Yes actually the phone # is 01-42-02-40-32

Anonymous said...
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.