Essence des Sens

Natasha is a Wonder Woman, chef, maitre’d, sommelier, server and bus boy. I guess she is the bartender as well. So what can this one woman show do? She can create an excellent seasonal menu and serve up a fabulous lunch or dinner. She also can create a wonderful atmosphere. When we were there we struck up conversations with diners at the other tables, in all it was one of the most homey meals I’ve had in a restaurant.
But food ranks high to mot Unilocalers so what was that like? Most of us ordered the «formule surprise», where Natasha cook a meal based on what is good locally. For us radishes were at their peak. We started with a cream of radish green soup. I had guessed sorrel or spinach but radish greens, it was fabulous. This was followed by a roulade, veal wrapped around semi smoked bacon, emmanthal cheese, and of course, radishes. Desert with radishes? Certainly, ice cream over a delicious cake with a bit of grated radish. All of this washed down with a delightful and reasonably priced red.
If you are not up for surprises Natasha offers several classic meals as well as lighter fare such as croques.
We had a fabulous time, lunch was a 3 hour event of which we enjoyed every minute. I’d drive here from miles away, but make sure to make a reservation as one person, even Wonder Woman can only deal with a limited number of folks.