ASPIC, perhaps my best Paris discovery

We were there on Jan 17. Several of our dishes overlapped with naf’s meal: the pancetta, soup, octopus, “cream cheese” (was explained to us as Roquefort mousse), and petit-fours.
The ones that differed:

Lieu noir, cauliflower purée, haddock emulsion, crispy leeks.

Roasted sweet onions (the origin was explained but I have not retained it), lardo di Colonnata, hazelnuts, maple syrup reduction.

Shoulder of Ibérico de Bellota, purée of white carrots, roasted salsify.

“Tarte Tatin”, crème fraiche, crumble, and an herb they were particular about but I have not figured out (sounded like “goa”).

We interacted with all three of the staff. Quentin in particular is amazingly unaffected and personable. It felt like a dinner party at a friend’s house rather than a meal in a restaurant. To have that atmosphere plus this great food at that price is really something. This is the best meal we’ve had of the week we’ve been in Paris so far (though a couple of others came close).

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