Lunch at Saturne Paris

by Sandy Joe Karpetz | Jun . 3 . 2011 | Europe, France, Travel

LUNCH AT SATURNE PARIS

Jash inflicted his good taste on me by day two of our trip with a lunch at Saturne Paris. Can confirm the fixe prix menu we dined on was a delight from start to finish. For those unfamiliar as I was mere days ago, Saturne table cave is Sven Chartier’s recently opened restaurant / wine bar near the Bourse metro station. Though cave feels like an oxymoron in this case since the space is flooded with light courtesy of the skylights and blond wood.

Lunch at Saturne Paris

Saturne // Natures

Saturne is an anagram for nature which makes sense given Chartier’s Swedish roots. When visiting any Scandinavian country, it becomes abundantly clear how important preserving and enjoying nature is. This was also reflected in the dishes we were served, each one feeling like it had just washed up on the beach and artfully arrange by the waves.

FIXE PRIX MENU

Does this not feel like a delightful plate of washed up sea treasures? Encornet voila! Grilled octopus, squid, with a smattering of peas and a savoury lentil puree.

Lunch at Saturne Paris

As if this crisp doesn’t look a bit like coral hiding the biggest egg of all time. I have no business writing about fine dining.

All I want to know is how to make this otherworldly cheese foam. The lightest, fluffiest, dreamiest cheese foam to pour over every dish from now until forever. It is that good.

DOUBLE DESSERT TIME

One thing I love about Europe is that cheese is considered part of dessert. Since that’s the case, we technically had THREE desserts, but I prefer the alliteration over fact. Behold our PILE of cheese.

Lunch at Saturne Paris

It would be a crime to visit the table.cave and not have a madeleine. They arrived with the perfect en vogue half spoon side scooped ice cream that I keep seeing everywhere. Regardless of presentation, I will always welcome ice cream.

Lastly, this cream dream looks like it might be a bird? Or at least bird shaped adjacent. Perfect lunchtime dessert.

LUNCH AT SATURNE PARIS

I’m obviously not an expert on food but I would like to think that perhaps Jash is rubbing off on me a touch, though it is doubtful that I will be writing dissertations on dishes anytime soon. As per usual, Jash asked for a menu from that day. The head chef, Sven, went the extra mile and even made a personalised inscription for him. The menu read: “Welcome in our universe – Sven Chartier.” A little on the nose, but I like it.

photographs - sandy joe karpetz