https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BZNypWQgWH1\/<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bph<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BphgepCAOT_\/<\/a><\/p>\n I managed to score a reservation for my best friend\u2019s birthday. She\u2019s a vegetarian and a foodie, so I knew chef Alain Passard\u2019s restaurant would be the perfect gift. And perfect it was. The 15-course Vegetable tasting menu may not be considered affordable, but it is worth the splurge. Here is the meal in pictures:<\/span><\/p>\n Near the end of the meal, the chef came to thank us personally for travelling to enjoy his meal and wished my friend a happy birthday. He seemed to have a cheerful and humble personality, and age does him well. Going from 3 Michelin-star mouth-watering meats to happy greens was surely the best decision chef Passard has ever made. When asked what the transformation meant for him and his restaurant, he smiled at us and replied in one simple word: “Tout!” (meaning “Everything”).<\/span><\/p>\n Me and my friend with chef Alain Passard (photo: Ngoc Minh Thu Le)<\/p><\/div>\n Some practical information to help you navigate L\u2019Arp\u00e8ge:<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Address: 84 Rue de Varenne, 75007<\/span> [googlemaps https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/1\/embed?mid=1MNDhAbMHDQmhocO45S5OcEKSvdNNSbYJ&w=640&h=480]<\/p>\n Words: Ngoc Minh Thu Le | Subbing: Debora Kirilova<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The house of faith for vegetables. Probably the most divisive restaurant, L\u2019Arp\u00e8ge is a place where you\u2019d either love or hate, no in-between. As a loyal fan of the popular series Chef\u2019s Table I came…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":476,"featured_media":28332,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,82,135],"tags":[382,1283,1284,2390,2439,2460,2519,3556,4151,4741,5248,6338,6665],"class_list":["post-28306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","category-lifestyle","category-uncategorized","tag-alain-passard","tag-chef","tag-chefs-table","tag-fine-dining","tag-food","tag-foodie","tag-french","tag-larpege","tag-michelin","tag-paris","tag-restaurants","tag-three-michelin-stars","tag-vegetabes"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/476"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28306\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n\t\t\t
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\n<\/span>Nearest transport: Varenne (13)<\/span>
\n<\/span>Hours: Open Monday-Friday for lunch & dinner. Closed Saturday & Sunday.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Reservations: Book many weeks in advance<\/span>
\n<\/span>Telephone: +33 1 45 51 47 33<\/span>
\n<\/span>Website<\/span><\/a> \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Facebook<\/span><\/a> \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Instagram<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n