With your taste buds on alert and your eyes alert, discover the new Café de la Paix brunch. A moment of grace for a gentle, civilized wake-up call.
The 5 Place de l’Opéra is the perfect place to unwind after an exhausting week. There are no screaming children on the horizon, and to everyone’s delight, they have a space ‘apart’ where they can attend workshops, have fun in their own way, and so on. No inopportune waiting or shouting waiters, just a haven of peace and quiet.
Anything is possible. First of all, all you have to do is take a seat, discover the menu, … A glass of rosé champagne quickly joins you. The fine bubbles clink together, explode and create a pleasant sensation on the palate. After this entertaining aperitif, it’s a good idea to slip over to the buffet. A staggering choice requires you to take a few moments before considering all the possibilities. Whether sweet or savory, you’re sure to find something to tempt you. Shellfish offer an impressive array. Open oysters, gambas, prawns and shrimps reveal their fragrance one by one.
For lovers of meaty flavors, saddle of lamb will delight them. Boned, rolled, stuffed with herbs and cut by a chef de partie before the eyes of our customers, it offers an interesting gustatory alternative to sushi and maki.
And more, and more, and more,
A few steps away, the dessert section is a bit of a turn-off for some.
An entire sector is reserved for them. Opera, mille feuilles and panacotta are just some of the possibilities. Pastry chef Dominique Costa gave us a better idea of the possibilities.
Your Opéra has a special delicacy of flavor. What’s one of your secrets for achieving this?
The coffee beans rest in the milk for two hours. Without being heated, the milk takes on the taste of coffee.
Here you present the 500 sheets, a Café de la Paix speciality. How long has it been around?
For a very long time, over thirty years. It’s half a mille-feuilles.
Your Panacotta, spiced up with wild strawberries, is very tasty. It’s creamy and subtle. How do you achieve such a texture?
The diluted proportion of gelatin in the device is reduced. On the other hand, agar-agar is added proportionally.
What’s your latest, amazing project?
The creation of a tennis racket for Rafael Nadal’s birthday.
And the next one?
A new fashion dessert, in the creative spirit of the House.
The last designer to collaborate with you on this type of project was Frankie Xie. What nationality will the next one be?
Perhaps French, ..
Café de la Paix is definitely a pleasant place to discover new things, …
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Photo credits Sofia Lafaye
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