{"id":9041,"date":"2015-06-11T05:30:47","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T09:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/food-drinks\/paris-airport-joins-european-push-to-gourmet-eateries\/"},"modified":"2015-06-11T05:30:47","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T09:30:47","slug":"paris-airport-joins-european-push-to-gourmet-eateries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/food-drinks\/paris-airport-joins-european-push-to-gourmet-eateries\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris airport joins European push to gourmet eateries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Airports aren\u2019t usually reputed as culinary destinations in themselves.<\/p>\n
But Paris\u2019s hub Charles de Gaulle has become the latest in Europe to try to change that with an upmarket eatery called \u201cI Love Paris\u201d.<\/p>\n
The restaurant opened last week in Terminal 2E and is accessible only to passengers carrying tickets for Asia or the United States, is aiming high.<\/p>\n
A three-star French chef, Guy Martin, has masterminded the menu while a Paris-based architecture star, India Mahdavi, has designed the decoration.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe aim is to try to make a Chinese traveller prefer to stop over in Paris rather than Heathrow or Dubai,\u201d said Laure Baume, deputy director of the Aeroports de Paris airport agency.<\/p>\n
In a nod to the varied palates of those eating in the I Love Paris restaurant, with its view of the runways, there is a range of fare to munch on, from classic French dishes such as a blanquette de veau (veal ragout), to hamburgers, as well as tapas, lobster, and vegetarian offerings.<\/p>\n
The cheapest menu combination is at 30 euros ($33).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n