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    La Dame de Pic - Paris France

    Published: Jun 27, 2022 by Jennifer Che

    The Pic family is legendary in France. Their website motto of “3 Generations, 3 Stars” describes the immense success this family of chefs has attained throughout the past century. Chef Andre Pic, his son Jacques Pic, and granddaughter Anne Sophie Pic have all obtained 3 Michelin stars while running the family restaurant, despite two world wars and their own meandering career changes.

    Chef Anne Sophie Pic initially studied business but returned to the family restaurant in 1997. After 10 years Maison Pic in Valence obtained three Michelin Stars. The PIC group has expanded on that success, opening up additional restaurants that have all been quite successful, including restaurants in Paris, Lausanne, London, and Singapore. Many of these have also achieved one or two Michelin stars.

    Chef Anne Sophie Pic is considered one of the best chefs in the world, and awarded ”World’s Best Female Chef” by 50Best in 2011. She loves coaxing and taming harsher flavors, such as bitter, acidic, roasted, and smoked.

    We dined at her 1-Michelin starred restaurant La Dame de Pic, which she calls “a taste of Valence.” The food is creative, elegant, and overall very good.

    Amuses Bouches + Bread

    tea jelly on cracker leafpuffed rice. tart w/ pickled pine
    Tea jelly on cracker leaf with puffed rice. Crunchy and tart (from the pickled pine).
    Bread + Butter

    Smaller Bites

    butternut squash, ginger broth, bergamot leaves
    Butternut squash, ginger broth, and bergamot leaves
    oyster - jelly “skin” made from oyster 🦪 broth. yum. love shiso pesto, so fresh
    Oyster ”dumpling”: oyster jelly “skin” made from oyster broth, a whole fresh oyster inside, and shiso pesto and fresh herbs. Fantastic overall bite with a beautifully complex mix of flavors and aromas.
    butternut squash, ginger broth, bergamot leaves
    Agnolotti with black truffles
    beetroot roasted, caraway beet sauce curry sabayonpuffed rice
    Roasted beetroot, caraway beet sauce, curry sabayon, puffed rice, herbs

    Seafood + Meat

    scallop nicely rare
    Pan-seared scallops, Brussels sprouts, greens
    venison with really nice coffee coating, 
rosehip adds acidity
venison sauce very deep & rich
    Coffee-coated venison, rosehips, and a very deep and rich venison sauce

    Dessert

    special ground pepper, mango, jasmine ice cream, vanilla cookie
    Special ground pepper, mango, jasmine ice cream, and vanilla cookie
    tea & lemon disc on top
sorbet
    tea & lemon disc on top of lemon sorbet
    chocolate
    chocolate + mini roses for scent
    chocolate

    This is just a taste of what Chef Pic can do, and it was already very good. Those who have dined in Valence tell us it’s even more impressive. That is really the flagship restaurant. Still, it’s quite an achievement for anyone to open so many restaurants around the world and have many of them attain stars. I’m glad I was able to have a taste of her style here in Paris. Some day, perhaps I’ll make the trip to Valence to visit her three-star ”Worthy of a Trip” restaurant.

    La Dame de Pic Paris
    20 rue du Louvre,
    Paris, 75001 FRANCE

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    Hi, my name's Jen and welcome to my cooking, eating, and travel site! I am an expat who moved from Boston to Hong Kong 5 years ago. Born and raised in Ohio to Taiwanese immigrant parents, I am a chemistry nerd, patent attorney by day, blogger by night, church musician on weekends, and food enthusiast always. Feel free to explore away, maybe starting with the Recipe Index or one of the travel pages! I hope you enjoy this site!

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