When I lived in Baku, Azerbaijan from 2013 to 2015, I came across a young British Chef, Reuben Gould. So talented was he, that, like the Lovely Husband in the medical field, he had been especially commissioned by the president of the country to run several of Baku’s top eateries. Every meal I ate at any one of these restaurants during my time there was exquisite, and he has remained one of my favourite chefs of all times. We’ve peripherally stayed in touch via Facebook, so I was very interested to read one of his recent posts, extolling the virtues of iconic twice Michelin starred Les 110 de Taillevent on the smart Rue Faubourg Saint Honoré in Paris, which, he says, provided him with some of the best food he has ever eaten with wine to match. Coming from him, a culinary master par excellence, this is high praise indeed.
Fine dining, Champagne to start, a magnificent dining room and even better wines. Just some of my favourite things. I used to work in Marylebone for years until recently and never did I ever expect a restaurant to actually open on Cavendish Square. A place (with the exception of a members bar) which is normally only associated by corporate business’s and John Lewis. Now it’s home a wonderful restaurant named Les 110 de Taillevent.
It will come as no surprise to regular readers of London-Unattached that I was keen to visit Les 110 de Taillevent in Cavendish Square. The London outpost of the iconic two Michelin-starred Le Taillevent sits along one side of Cavendish Square, just behind Oxford Street. Inside, a contemporary take on the bistro with green leather banquettes and seating with the wines neatly stored behind a bar. It felt like a classic; comfortable and yet elegant. And, I was pretty sure, even before I looked at the menu, that I would want to go back.
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