Chez l'Ami Louis
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Chez l'Ami Louis (French pronunciation: [ʃe lami lwi], Our friend Louis's) is a restaurant at 32, rue du Vertbois, in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris, France, founded in 1924.
The restaurant, which has been called "the world's most famous bistro"[1] and "the worst restaurant in the world",[2] has only fourteen tables and serves meals in a traditional French setting. It was founded by the chef Antoine Magnin, who died in 1987.[3] Gault Millau said of him that he had "an eagle eye for choosing produce" and that the meat and poultry he served was the best in Paris.[1] The current host is Louis Gadby.[4]
L'Ami Louis specializes in traditional bistro-style French cuisine, including roast chicken, thickly sliced foie gras, and roast lamb.[5] Notable clients have included Francis Ford Coppola and Alice Waters, who has named it as her favourite restaurant.[1] L'Ami Louis has been visited by Bill Clinton and Jacques Chirac,[5] was the venue for the 60th birthday party of writer Anthony Dias Blue, as well as the 70th birthday party of R. W. Apple, Jr.[6] On 12 November 2021, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris dined there with Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff.[7]
After being acquired in June 2024 by LVMH Group, the century-old Parisian restaurant became part of the LVMH Hospitality Excellence division.[8]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c Ruth Reichl, Paris Bistro is a Rare Pleasure at nytimes.com dated 17 September 1997
- ^ A. A. Gill, "Tour De Gall" at Vanity Fair dated April, 2011
- ^ Miller, Bryan (19 November 1987). "Antoine Magnin, 86, French Chef Noted for Wood-Fire Cuisine, Dies". The New York Times.
- ^ New York magazine, vol. 30, issues 25-28 (1997), p. 41
- ^ a b Chez L'Ami Louis Archived 6 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine at 10best.com
- ^ Todd S. Purdum, R. W. Apple, a Times Journalist in Full, Dies at 71 dated 4 October 2006 in The New York Times online
- ^ "Vice Presidential Pool Reports of November 12, 2021 | The American Presidency Project". presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "LVMH completes the acquisition of iconic Paris restaurant "Chez L'Ami Louis"". LVMH Group. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- review at dininginfrance.com
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