On Wednesday the 6th of September and Thursday the 7th of September, one Michelin-starred Estro will host its first international restaurant collaboration with the Michelin-starred Maison Dunand, a French restaurant inspired by Chef & Owner Arnaud Dunand’s culinary journey, located in Bangkok.
Priced at HK$2,480+10% for the 8-course dinner (6th & 7th Sep) and HK$1,680+10% for the 6-course lunch (7th Sep only), the Estro x Maison Dunand menu will focus and feature on single ingredients which both chefs have picked and features never-before-seen dishes that the chefs will develop exclusively for the collaboration.
The mystery menu will only be revealed at the table, bringing a new sense of anticipation for this exciting, one-off gastronomic experience.
Estro & Maison Dunand’s ingredients-driven, Four-hand Mystery Menu
Born in Napoli, Estro’s Executive Chef Antimo Maria Merone crafts audacious dishes that sidestep tradition with refined cooking techniques and sophisticated presentations while celebrating his Neapolitan roots and honouring his culinary heritage.
Similarly, Maison Dunand’s Chef Arnaud Dunand, a master of classical French cuisine, takes inspiration from his childhood in the Alpine region of Savoie and Brittany in France to craft a deeply personal cuisine reflecting his modern experiences in Asia.
For this collaboration, Chefs Antimo and Arnaud selected four main ingredients to craft stunning courses that flow harmoniously. Chef Antimo has chosen to work with mackerel, crab, eel and coffee, while Chef Arnaud has selected caviar (dinner only), squid, pigeon and grape (dinner only).
Instead of creating dishes that are confined by traditional notions of cuisines (e.g. French or Italian), the chefs will use their unique skills to focus on enhancing and transforming their chosen ingredients.
The dishes in this ingredients-driven collaboration menu will be served in the following order:
About Chef Arnaud Dunand Sauthier of Maison Dunand
Chef Arnaud Dunand, a master of French cuisine and culinary icon in Bangkok’s restaurant scene, found his passion for cooking during his childhood in the mountains of the Savoie region, France. Starting from the tender age of 12, Chef Arnaud instantly fell in love with cooking, and ultimately this is where his culinary journey began.
His journey has brought him to work in some of the most esteemed kitchens and with some renowned culinary talents globally, including Marc Veyrat, Jacques Lameloise and Jean Francois Piege at Hotel de Crillon.
In 2012, Chef Arnaud was given the helm of Le Normandie’s acclaimed kitchen, where he combined his expertise in classic French cooking techniques together with the best produce sourced directly from France.
He was able to propel Le Normandie to new gastronomic heights and earned two Michelin stars in the very first edition of the Michelin Guide Bangkok in 2017, something he maintained until his departure from this world-renowned restaurant.
For reservations/bookings for this special lunch and dinner event, please visit SevenRooms.
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