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La Tour d'Argent View from the restaurant of Notre Dame and the Seine. La Tour d'Argent (French pronunciation: [la tuʁ daʁʒɑ̃], lit. ' The Silver Tower ') is a historic restaurant in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is located at 15 Quai de la Tournelle. It has a rating of one star from the Guide Michelin. [1]
La Tour d'Argent has served diners since 1582, including Queen Elizabeth II, from its historic dining room that reportedly inspired "Ratatouille."
The Tour d’Argent already boasts a 320,000-bottle wine cellar, a world-famous duck recipe and a storied 441-year history. Now, the legendary Paris restaurant is about to serve up its "plat de ...
Pressed duck (French: canard à la presse, caneton à la presse, canard à la rouennaise, caneton à la rouennaise or canard au sang) is a traditional French dish. The complex dish is a specialty of Rouen and its creation attributed to an innkeeper from the city of Duclair . [ 1 ]
La Tour d'Argent – historic restaurant in Paris that has a rating of one star from the Guide Michelin. [10] Lapérouse – established in 1766, [11] the restaurant was awarded the prestigious 3 Michelin stars between 1933 and 1968, although it was briefly 2 stars from 1949 to 1951.
The Château de la Tournelle in the reign of Louis XIII. The Château de la Tournelle was a now-demolished castle on the left bank of the Seine in the 5th arrondissement of Paris on the quai de la Tournelle. The approximate site is now occupied by the restaurant La Tour d'Argent. [1] After it were named the pont de la Tournelle and the quai de ...
In 1836, a new entrance was to the Conciergerie was made between the Tour d'Argent and the Tour César. The ruins of the Palace of Justice after the Paris Commune (1871) A comprehensive plan for the remodeling of the Palais de la Cité was designed from 1835 by architect Jean-Nicolas Huyot , who started its execution until his death in 1840.
In 1967, he began at the three star Tour d'Argent restaurant in Paris as an assistant cellar man. He rose to become the restaurant's head sommelier, at 20 years old the youngest head sommelier in France.