#legeorge

Après avoir appris à faire des pâtes fraiches italiennes avec le chef étoilé Simone Zanoni, et plus exactement des tagliatelles et tortelli à la ricotta, nous avons été dirigées vers la sublime salle du restaurant Le George pour savourer un excellent déjeuner. Les robes colorées et longues des jeunes femmes chefs de rang voltigeaient entre les tables rondes, donnant une sensation aérienne et charmante dans la fraiche et lumineuse salle, nous faisant oublier la chaleur de l'autre côté, sur la terrasse.

Comme la tradition gastronomique italienne le veut, il primo piano est le plat de pasta, que nous avons dégusté en cuisine, sur le passe. Arriva ensuite la première entrée poisson, un mi-cuit de thon rouge et tapenade, accompagné d'un excellent Ca'del Bosco Francia Corta. Des petites crevettes frites, de l'huile d'olive et de la focaccia avaient également été posées sur la table. Telle est la philosophie de ce restaurant une étoile, tout est notion de partage. Suivit la deuxième entrée végétarienne, un oignon façon tarte tatin, accompagnée d'une surprenante glace au parmesan. Incroyable. Pour le plat, une sole rôtie sauce vinaigrée au basilic, accompagnée d'un Sancerre (Domaine Vacheron - Les Romains). Enfin, les desserts, ou plutôt la farandole des desserts que nous avons partagés, le carpaccio d'ananas, le gourmand noisette & citron, et la fraise & ricotta, qui fut apprécié avec un Moscato Rosa. Pour terminer, pour de vrai, des mignardises gourmandes et sucrées.

C'était parfait.

Le George, cuisine méditerranéenne - Four Seasons Hotel George V Paris

What it is: A restaurant in Paris on top of the Centre Pompidou where you can look all over Paris. The view is amazing and the waitresses all were very good-looking. In the restaurant you can find some huge art-objects in organ-forms, where you could have a private dinner and where the wardrobe was made. By going in there I thought I went into a club or something, because the music was very loud, but when you get used to it the music makes the whole experience almost breath-taking. Why it is cool: Because the music is so loud, you get the idea that you are in a club. That makes the whole dinner a lot more intimate, because you have to get close to talk. Some people would say it’s annoying, but I think the music makes you loose. Sometimes a caught myself singing or dancing while eating dinner. Very funny! The menu of the restaurant was also a bit different, it was designed like a newspaper, you had to unfold it and find out what are the starters, main courses and desserts. I thought it was funny though.

Why it has future growth potential: The idea of making a building in which different kind of interests get together is well overthought. Originally the Centre Pompidou was made for art exhibitions, but now it is also a public library and on top you can find the restaurant St. George. I think it’s awesome to find so many different aspects of a city in one building and every department is different but it shows the character of Paris very well, because you can find a lot of culture aspects in there. Because you put a lot of different aspects together in one building, you make it easy for tourists and habitants to see cultural expressions in one place. It shows that there was room for thought while classifying this building, they have shown with this project that they thought about making something sustainable. Very nicely done!