More from Dr HH in Paris.

The big event of my last full day in Paris was another fancy meal, this time at Fauborg Daimant. Would this go better than my last attempt at a fancy meal? I got croquettes, potato millefeuille, a side of butter and a chocolate ganache for dessert.

The croquettes had a great crispy coating which had a really good crunch. The menu described them as “piggy croquettes”, which doesn’t mean much to me – perhaps they were meant to resemble trotters of sons kind. The filling has a bit of a jelly texture with some bits of meaty texture. I would have preferred a bit more bite from the filling and it didn’t particularly wow me. I don’t know the original dish that it’s emulating so it may be a good imitation. On the whole, it was a good crunchy bite with a tasty dip.

I also got the potato millefeuille with a tomato and paprika sauce. The potato was tasty and rich with plenty of butter oozing out when I cut into them. The sauce was a good accompaniment and tasted like it was made with plenty of butter too. It was also topped with some chimichurri, but I didn’t feel like there was enough of it for it to really shine through.

I got some butter as a side dish and it was great. It tasted more like dairy than any other vegan butter I’ve tried. It had a good bit of smoky and salty seasoning in there. I enjoyed eating all of this with the bread that came with the meal. It was a lot of bread and butter for one person, but I was not wasting any of that butter!

The chocolate ganache was great. It was lovely and rich with a great texture. The lime was a nice addition to cut through the richness a bit. The tuile was lovely and thin and crisp.

I got one of the mocktails, which was tasty but it didn’t feel special enough to be charging 14 euros. They also provided bottles of still and sparkling water with the meal. It was an excellent meal that I thoroughly enjoyed and I would happily go back there again.

In between all of this eating, I did some touristing with a trip to the catacombs. I’ve seen a good few large collections of bones over the years, and this one sits probably somewhere in the middle. The fact that it’s a wander through some underground tunnels sets it apart from places where you see ornate displays of bones in a large room. There are a lot of bones and there are some interesting displays made from some of them. Parts of it were under renovation when I visited, which I think included some of the more famous displays. It’s currently closed for large-scale renovation.