I had lunch at Accents on a Saturday at the end of April. Accents is run by owner/pastry chef Ayumi Sugiyama and chef Romain Mahi.
The menu. They have a set 3 or 4 course menu for lunch (you pick from the items on the menu with the red dot before them) as well as a la carte options. The difference between the 3 and 4 course menus is the number of plats. I chose the 4 course menu. I only had to pick my dessert.
Amuse-bouche
A savory macaron.
Risotto fumé / herbes/ vieux parmesan
A nice risotto topped with parmesan. Herbs were quite prominent, and I could mostly taste fresh parsley.
Cabillaud sauvage / asperge blanche / petit pois
Cod with white asparagus and peas. The cod was delicate and nicely cooked with a light sauce that let the fish shine through. Fresh tasting peas and asparagus.
Canette des Dombes / fèves / cafe
Duck with fava beans. The duck kind of reminded me of a really good Cantonese style roast duck, but gamier and rarer. The sprinkles of coffee on top added a slight bitterness. Nice ducky gravy.
Crème chocolat au lait / pamplemousse rose / sorbet hibiscus / sauce framboise-wasabi
Nice light dessert. Lots of different fruit flavors along with the chocolate ice cream and crunchy crumbles. The raspberry sauce on the bottom had a little bit of wasabi in it that gave it some kick.
Second dessert
An excellent slice of Japanese style sponge cake. Moist and light as air. It was served with a scoop of foamy carrot flavored sorbet.
The restaurant was pretty quiet that day at lunchtime, there was only one other occupied table. Service was excellent - I had a wine pairing and my waiter gave very detailed descriptions of the wines and where/how they were produced. I think he may also be the sommelier. A very enjoyable lunch.
