And the dish marries perfectly with the nutty herbal flavors of a fresh white Saint Joseph from B. Gripa. Senderens regards wine as an essential ingredient. There are also extraordinary selections of Champagnes and red and white Loire wines, as well as sterling Burgundies. Each dish on the menu is listed with a suggested wine, available by the glass, and about 60 percent of the customers play the game. When Senderens is on target, the matches are memorable.
Cigars are just as integral as wine.
It is part of the meal. Just like a cafe allows you to digest, a cigar continues the pleasure of the meal. Lucas-Carton has one of the most extensive selections of cigars in Paris. The restaurant has every model of Cohiba currently produced as well as the corona, a size dropped in Havana two years ago. Other brands include Punch, Bolivar, Rafael Gonzalez, El Rey del Mundo, Diplomaticos, Sancho Panza, Quai d'Orsay, Romeo y Julieta, Partagas, Fonseca and Quintero.