Le Jardinier in Houston

Le Jardinier is one of six Michelin starred restaurants in Houston, and they offer modern French cuisine. I had the opportunity of visiting the restaurant for lunch a few weeks ago, and was blown away by their hospitality, interior design, and, of course, their incredible food. It’s located in the Museum of Fine Arts, and its atmosphere is modern and beautiful. From the first greeting by the hostess, to our friendly server, I was pleased.

For lunch, we had the chef’s seasonal menu, Taste of Winter, which was a four course meal for $90. The first course was Burrata, with figs, treviso, pecan gremolata, and fruit compote. The second course was their Eggs on Eggs, which included soft scrambled eggs, royal kaluga caviar, and brioche. The third course, which was my favorite, was filet mignon, with fried eggs, broccoli rabe, and potato mille-feuille. The filet mignon was very tender. Finally, for the fourth course, we had Pear Tart, which included elder flower chantilly, and lemon cream. With the last course, I also had chamomile tea. It was soothing.

All in all, I was impressed by my experience there. I will definitely go back there and highly recommend it. I look forward to visiting during dinner, someday.