Jadis: Finally a Reason to Visit the 15th
April 22, 2009
photo courtesy of express.fr
While there’s nothing secret about Jadis anymore, its location—buried deep within the 15th near Metro Convention—shelters it from the tourist crowds that will inevitably descend on Paris this spring and summer. Hailed as the “Best Bistro of 2008” by Le Fooding and “Bistro of the Fall” by Le Figaro, Jadis has emerged as a well-loved star amidst a sea of up-and-coming (and already established) neo-bistros.
Despite his 29 years, chef Guillaume Delage confidently blends traditional French cuisine with the emerging food trends of today. Trained at high-powered restaurants such as Michel Bras, Le Pré Catelan, and Gaya par Pierre Gagnaire, Delage runs a serious kitchen, where he works with seasonal ingredients to create a range of dishes that are both familiar and distinctive.
When I visited, we began the meal with oeuf Florentine, perfectly poached in a balsamic reduction and accompanied by delicate pissenlits (dandelion shoots). We then moved onto a lamb shoulder (prepared for two) accompanied by white beans and tomato confit, presented in an old-school copper pan. And why stop there? We rounded out the meal with an assortment of cheeses and a cloud-like chocolate soufflé. From start to finish, the meal was perfectly balanced and—considering the ingredients and perfect preparation—very reasonably priced.
I’m not sure that I had ever actually set foot in the 15th before going to Jadis, but this was one food “pilgrimage” that was well worth it.
Jadis 208, rue de la Croix-Nivert (15th) Tél: 01 45 57 73 20
Written by Tory Hoen
After attending Brown University and spending two years in New York, Tory bought a one-way ticket to Paris to pursue her dream of becoming a writer (and of drinking wine at lunch). During her time in the City of Light, she chronicled the euphoric highs and the laughable lows of ex-pat life on her blog, A Moveable Beast. Though she's now based in New York, she travels frequently to Montreal and Brazil, and she'll use just about any excuse to jet to Paris ("I ran out of fleur de sel"). A regular contributor to Hip Paris, Tory also writes for New York Magazine, Time Out New York, and she is a co-author of Gradspot.com's Guide To Life After College.
Website: http://www.toryhoen.com/
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Posted in Food, Parisian Living, Restaurant Reviews | 2 Comments »
Sounds delicious! Can’t wait to go! And the 15th isn’t all that bad! I swear!
Hello Tory…. Sounds fabulous. Can’t wait to go! how much does a meal for 2 people cost approximately? – Erica