By Alain Neyman

       His informative Parisian restaurant site can be found at: 
                                 http://www.lesrestos.com

Right now many passionate things are happening in Paris;

APICIUS 

Since you love Apicius on avenue de Villiers, you'll adore Jean-Pierre Vigato at his new address on rue d'Artois.  The sumptuous staff goes well with the high level of gastronomy produced by this great Chef.  Since December, 2004, APICIUS has been in the very chic Saint Philippe du Roule area at an opening near an XVIIIth century style private hotel embellished by a park.  There one finds such great recipes as the foie gras de canard poêlé with mild vinegar, the flesh of bay prawns au couteau semi-baked in olive oil, spit roasted rack of lamb des Pyrénées, and the croquant à la réglisse or the millefeuille au café with coffee flavored ice cream.  The immense choice of wines, and the selection of cigars, gratifies their admirers.

Menu from 120 €; àla carte from 80 to 150 €.  Open every day except Saturday and Sunday.

APICIUS - Jean-Pierre Vigato - 20, Rue d'Artois - Paris 75008 - Tel: 01 43 80 19 66

LUCAS CARTON 

Palace revolution.  Chef Alain Senderens, owner of the prestigious and luxurious restaurant LUCAS CARTON, just decided to abandon his 3 Michelin Guide stars in order to launch a gastronomie more in phase with the new customs of the times and very much cheaper - the average price of a meal just dropped from 300 to 100 €.  The magnificent work on the matching of the dishes and the wines continues and new products will appear on the à la carte menu.  The new decoration is the magic of designer Noé Duchaufour Lawrence and architect Axel Schoenert.

Lunch menu to 76 €; à la carte from 160 to 250 €.  Open every day except Saturday noon, Sunday and Monday noon.  Closed from July 11 to September 15, 2005.

LUCAS CARTON - Alain Senderens - 9, Place de La Madeleine - Paris 75008 - Tel: 01 42 65 22 90

AUGUSTE 

The young Chef Gaël Orieux opens his restaurant across from Alain Passard's L'Arpége.  The dinning room of AUGUSTE is contemporaneous elegance with its red wall lively captioned la banquette, the arm chair design, the clear walls and the surprising ancient styled wooden floor.  The chef, former second of Yannick Alleno at L'Hôtel Meurice turns out a refined, traditional cuisine; come and enjoy poached eggs and paillette de vieux parmesan or noix de Saint-Jacques and bavarois de cresson.  The chic clientele has already picked up his habits.

Lunch menu to 35 €; à la carte from 40 to 70 €.  Open every day except Saturday and Sunday.  AUGUSTE - 54, Rue de Bourgogne - Paris 75007 - Tel: 01 45 51 61 09

TOKYO EAT 

Lots of good things are happening at the "Site de Création Contemporaine" of the Tokyo Palace, commencing with the restaurant itself.  In a staggeringly amazing modernity, with a matching furniture design and colored lights like the suns, the TOKYO EAT Chef, Thierry Bassard, settles upon us zucchini marinées aux pétales d'ail and mozzarella made from buffalo milk, creamy risotto aux légumes, daurade à la plancha and his crumbly desserts aux fruits served in glasses.  For dinner, the list of dishes is completed by Tokyo Hits to accompany the evening's musical selections.  For the duration of the 'belle saison', Eric and Claudio open their large terrace on the esplanade, between the wings of the museum, where one can find meals, have a drink or simply tan one's self in an artistic Festival d'Avignon ambiance.

À la carte from 18 to 40 €; Open every day except Monday.

TOKYO EAT - 13, Avenue du Président Wilson - Paris 75016 - Tel: 01 47 20 00 29

LA CUISINE 

On the left bank, two steps from the Seine, Christine Duboscq and Jean-Vincent Selles have set up their restaurant LA CUISINE in a soothing and polished atmosphere.  There, the young Chef Sébastien Blettery prepares gastronomy that flirts with the stars; I recommend the foie gras en terrine au Muscat with a purée of figs and plums, braised lamb's knuckle aux poivrons doux on simmered haricot beans and for dessert, soup made with ice cream, candies and passion fruit.  The beautiful wine list is signed Éric Baumard.  It's the ideal address to find the pleasure of a beautiful, elegant and calm table.

Lunch menu to 29 €; menu to 42 €; à la carte from 37 to 65 €.  Open daily, except Saturday noon and Sunday noon.

LA CUISINE - 14, Boulevard de La Tour Maubourg - Paris 75007 - Tel: 01 44 18 36 32

CAFÉ DE L'HOMME 

The most beautiful view of the Eiffel Tower!  It's in a unique spot, on the terraced ground floor of the Musée de l'Homme, that the CAFÉ DE L'HOMME opens its doors.  The dinning room, made comfortable with long leather window seats, a new elegant decor and its shinny monuments, receives the passing big eaters from noon to midnight.  The cuisine is comprised of popular, successful dishes and the very young servers know how to smile.  For a beautiful evening on a terrace, give yourself Parisian magic in front of the Tour.

Lunch menus from 25 and 30 €; à la carte 25 to 60 €.  Open every day; service all day.

CAFÉ DE L'HOMME - 17, Place du Trocadéro - Paris 75016 - Tel: 01 44 05 30 15

TERRASSE MIRABEAU 

Parisians favor the beautiful terraces, but the ability to match the outdoors with quality dishes isn't found often; its the success of Chef Pierre Négrevergne - former second to Michel Rostang - who's responsible for the tasty cuisine at the TERRASSE MIRABEAU in elegant surroundings open to the outside.  Among the most appreciated dishes is the crusty prawn tails from Brittany, the faux filet d'Aubrac with dauphinois potatoes, the fricassee of organic poultry aux citron confites or banana créme brûlée à la vanille Bourbon that creates happiness among the regular clientele.

Menus to 28 and 36 €; Open daily except Saturday noon and Sunday.

TERRASSE MIRABEAU - 5, Place de Barcelone - Paris 75016 - Tel: 01 42 24 41 51

LE ROLAND GARROS 

It's in front of a small country-side house, in a real garden, among the most agreeable in Paris that LE ROLAND GARROS sets its summer tables - at the entrance to the stadium where the international tennis matches are played every year.  Chef Xavier Rousseau, a young chef who arrived from La Grande Cascade, this season proposes the terrine of foie gras with fig marmalade, southwestern French chicken and its runny puree made without butter and the tarte aux poires with caramel ice cream au beurre salé.  At the à la carte "Bar" you discover Club Sandwiches built by the 3 star chef Marc Veyrat.

Menus to 45 and 60 €; à la cart 35 to 75 €.  Open every day except Sunday evening.

LE ROLAND GARROS - 2bis, Avenue Gordon Benett - Paris 75016 - Tel: 01 47 43 49 56

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