Can Paris possibly cook up a new new concept in dining for lovers of fine food on a small budget?
The answer is yes, the restaurant is called Boco.
In a nutshell you enter a warm and welcoming environment and choose your meal from an astonishing array of enticing mains followed by an equally long list of yummy deserts and other goodies - all prepared in glass containers called Weck jars. There is also a small but carefully chosen selection of well priced red and white wines which can be puchased by the glass. Our restaurant was at 75 rue des Mathurins, a short walk from the Hotel Cordelia in Opera where we stayed. The restaurant was never overcrowded and the staff charming and helpful. We enjoyed the experience so much we dined there two nights running.
Some of the finest chefs in France have been enlisted to prepare organic gournet delights like marinated mackerel with orange-eggplant caviar, duck with black currant seeds and baked polenta. Brothers Simon and Vincent Ferniot asked five chefs, all with Michelin 3-star credentials and three top pastry chefs to develop the recipes which are revisited twice a year.
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Since the first shop opened at Opera the business has expanded into four other areas plus Orly airport. Starters range from Salmon gravlax, black radish salad and potatoes: “a fresh salad of tart apples and survey radish, topped with a few slices of sweet marinated salmon gravlax.” (7.60€). The hardest part of the experience is choosing from the list of mains – for instance Pig simmered, melting polenta with roasted corn: ”The pig slowly simmered in its own juice served with creamy polenta flavored with rosemary. To add a crisp notes we sprinkled with roasted sweet corn kernels” (8.60€).
Garnishes include Eastern carrots, parsnips and celeriac roasted: ”We cooked these roots with an oriental touch that brings the sun: olive oil, orange, spices and sesame”. Still hungry – the cheeses range from Soft blue Vercors-Sassenage and dried figs: ”The softest blue cheese and dried figs retained sugar. Marriage tasty but never strong. “ (4.60€). Desserts to die for were headlined by Crème caramel with salted butter "A smooth cream with gelling" cold "keeps all the flavor of the farmer cream and organic eggs. The soft caramel grain of salt prevents this dessert too sweet note. A top of the caramel cream." (4€). Or, how about Black sesame cream, pistachio crumble ”It is in its unusual gray livery that sesame cream reveals all the flavors of a delicious praline oriental supported by the fineness of pistachio crumble.” (4, 20€). Like a cookie with your coffee? There is plenty to choose from including a Cookie with dark chocolate (3 00 €) and Cookie White Chocolate Hazelnut (3 00€).
So what did it cost for two? Main courses plus bread 20.10€ – drinks 10.40€.
This is a dining experience I can thoroughly recommend. Check out the website for other locations. www.boco.fr
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