Nicolas
Flamel, the legendary alchemist of the philosophal stone which was used
to transform lead into gold, existed! Born in 1330, died in 1382,
in the twilight of a dark Middle Ages, he became the most famous
alchemist of his time. At one time when the houses of Paris are
still built out of wood, its stone-built house exists indeed
today. It is even one of the most famous restaurants of the
district of the Marais. The place, classified historic building,
preserved all the medieval charm of the large wizard : Thick
walls of stone engraved of Gothic symbols, beam monumental cut in the
old oaks which bordered the Seine whereas Notre-Dame had been just
completed. The Menu of this restaurant is as refined as its
cellar is exceptional. The head, Frederic Guen-Geffroy, is an old
Master of Crillon, Carré des Feuillants and Bristol. Its
exclusive recipes often suggest an allusion to the mystical heart of
the house, like at the courteous century, if fond of delicacies of
spices. Of a seven hour old gigot to the spoon with the lingot
choco-gold without forgetting a tatin of foie gras, here a quite rare
bouquet of savors in this historical quartier. The ancestral
magic still makes its work: The delight of the senses is complete.