Only about 2 days to go before Le Fooding d'Amour opens its doors in New York so I thought it was time to talk about the French contingent.
Today I will cover the chefs in the limelight on the first day, September 25 for Le Yummy d'Amour.
I'll start with Yves Camdeborde of Le Comptoir (Paris, Carrefour de l' Odeon) which Food & Wine calls Bargain-Haute Bistro.
Jane Sigal (Food & Wine) in The Paris Chef of the Moment describes (January 07) Yves Camdeborde arriving at the Paris Relais Saint-Germain
hotel where his restaurant is located (he runs both with his wife) "on a silver Go Sport bicycle. With his shiny black hair and long
sideburns, the 43-year-old chef looks a little like Elvis Presley, but
he sounds pure Béarnais. "I never learned to drive," he explains. At
least I think that’s what he says. Camdeborde talks in heavily
accented, rapid-fire French. "I’m afraid of cars," he adds. "People are
so aggressive."
Jason of Hotels Paris Rive Gauche offers Appetizing Snapshots of his meal there in 2006, check the Cheese Plate served with Cerises Noires.
Different dishes are on display in Louise Chu's 2005 Dinner Notes (Movable Feast).
At Le Fooding d'Amour, Yves Camdeborde will concoct a Mini Henry IV casserole with creamed cow’s cheese.
Taste it while you can as with only 20 seats or so, it is pretty tough to get a reservation at Le Comptoir.
Next is William Ledeuil of Ze Kitchen Gallerie who sees Cooking as a Game and goes on to explain that while respecting the basic recipe you should let your creativity flow. His dishes reflect nature, flavors, colors and shapes, an appeal to all the senses.
To keep things visual the restaurant's walls host a number of paintings including some by Daniel Humair which I knew as a jazz drummer but not as a painter.
Want to test the waters, his Discovery Menu allows you to do just that.
William Ledeuil's contribution to Le Fooding d'Amour will be Grilled marinated pork ribs, “Teriyaki Pineapple” lemon grass.
Last is Christophe Pele of La Bigarrade, another popular spot also quite small by US standards as an April 2009 Lunch Visit by A Life Worth Eating credits them with 20 seats in a room the size of my studio writes Adam.
No printed menu they say just 2 options: Gourmand (45 Euros), Gourmet (35 Euros).
This is a tasting menu with a strong accent on seafood, as fresh as can be and all about making the natural flavors shine.
The photos complementing the Lunch Notes by A Life Worth Eating give you a good feel for it.
Video above (from their site) captures some of the atmosphere of the place.
At Dinner time, Gourmand is 65 Euros and Gourmet 45 Euros.
On Friday, at Le Fooding d'Amour, Christophe Pele will serve Barbecued sirloin steak.
To give credit where it's due, Camdeborde and Ledeuil illustrations were created for Le Fooding d'Amour program.
Looking at all these appetizing dishes makes me hungry and it's nowhere near lunchtime.
Don't forget Le Fooding d'Amour is not just a food fest it is also a good deed, all net proceeds go to Action Against Hunger…