Birthday Dinner for 100-150 € a couple in Paris

[John Talbott]

A dear American friend and colleague sent me a request for a place to take his French born wife to for her 50th birthday and would like "something that will really blow her away? Despite growing up in France, she is not so into the traditional heavily buttered, rich French cuisine, but loves lighter nouveau fusion cusines."

I gave some suggestions as well as saying they should go to lunch and eat salami at night, but it seems he has to work during the day, so I thought this was a terrific topic for the "usual suspects."

Ideas?

[hughw]

what could be more romantic than a dinner for two at Le Timbre.

[John Talbott]

what could be more romantic than a dinner for two at Le Timbre.

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OK, my friend will up the bidding to 150 E per couple (it's not I, as some have suspected) and its not necessarily romantic but celebratory. Edited March 5, 2009 by John Talbott (log)

[pierre45]

what could be more romantic than a dinner for two at Le Timbre.

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OK, my friend will up the bidding to 150 E per couple (it's not I, as some have suspected) and its not necessarily romantic but celebratory.

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Because he is your friend I'll recommend the following for less than 150 euros/person.

La table de Robuchon.

Drouand

Senderens

Sensing

[olivier]

what could be more romantic than a dinner for two at Le Timbre.

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OK, my friend will up the bidding to 150 E per couple (it's not I, as some have suspected) and its not necessarily romantic but celebratory.

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Because he is your friend I'll recommend the following for less than 150 euros/person.

La table de Robuchon.

Drouand

Senderens

Sensing

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Unfortunately it's 150 EUR for two, not per person!

I'm sometimes asked that question with about the same prices and find it extremely difficult to answer, so I'm really interested in seeing what some of you have in mind!

[John Talbott]

what could be more romantic than a dinner for two at Le Timbre.

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OK, my friend will up the bidding to 150 E per couple (it's not I, as some have suspected) and its not necessarily romantic but celebratory.

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Because he is your friend I'll recommend the following for less than 150 euros/person.

La table de Robuchon.

Drouand

Senderens

Sensing

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Unfortunately it's 150 EUR for two, not per person!

I'm sometimes asked that question with about the same prices and find it extremely difficult to answer, so I'm really interested in seeing what some of you have in mind!

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Thanks to both of you.

Well, not to be coy, but my original response was Drouant and not the Table but the Atelier de J.R. to which I added: Rech + La Maree after my meal there yesterday. I also told him to go to Le Meurice for lunch and have salami in his hotel room at night but as I said above he has to work.