{"id":11576,"date":"2013-08-04T08:29:43","date_gmt":"2013-08-03T22:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/?p=11576"},"modified":"2014-04-26T16:42:28","modified_gmt":"2014-04-26T06:42:28","slug":"jacques-reymond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/?p=11576","title":{"rendered":"Jacques Reymond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/?attachment_id=2854\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2854\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2854\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tagfood.jpg\" alt=\"tagfood\" width=\"600\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tagfood.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tagfood-300x37.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/?attachment_id=11580\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11580\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11580\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jacquesreymond.jpg\" alt=\"jacquesreymond\" width=\"541\" height=\"817\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jacquesreymond.jpg 541w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jacquesreymond-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Jacques Reymond<\/em> is a French restaurant situated in a stately Victorian mansion in Prahran, Victoria.\u00a0 The establishment has been a part of Melbourne&#8217;s fine dining circuit for twenty years and is much loved and highly decorated, having held the prestigious Three Chef&#8217;s Hats rating for a number of years.\u00a0 Jen and I dined here for the first time this year for my birthday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You might recall that the last French degustation I had was at <em>Le Bernardin <\/em>in New York, an experience that left me a little <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/?p=11031\">underwhelmed<\/a>.\u00a0 Happily, <em>Jacques Reymond<\/em> delivered on all the points that I felt\u00a0<em>Le Bernardin<\/em> lacked.\u00a0 The staff were friendly and courteous, the food was locally sourced and there was still plenty of creative flair in the courses.\u00a0 I can&#8217;t say I&#8217;ve ever had cuttlefish, pork and chicken served in a single dish before.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/?attachment_id=11594\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11594\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11594\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jacquesreymondexterior.jpg\" alt=\"jacquesreymondexterior\" width=\"630\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jacquesreymondexterior.jpg 630w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jacquesreymondexterior-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Here&#8217;s what we had:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Clear broth of shiitake, fragrant lemon balm, clams<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Yellow fin tuna, smoked salmon mousse, spiced nougatine, togarashi, lemon caviar<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>King George whiting, acidities of pickles Japanese style, yuzu<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Cuttlefish, pork and crispy chicken skin<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Parmesan custard, green peas, macerated grapes, wasabi and apple granita<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Flinders Island lamb, smoked eucalyptus scallop, scampi, masterstock jelly<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Sher wagyu ala plancha, burnt onion and coffee<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Camargue red rice, champagne, Yarra Valley berries<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/?attachment_id=11581\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11581\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11581\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jaqrey011.jpg\" alt=\"jaqrey011\" width=\"630\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jaqrey011.jpg 630w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jaqrey011-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/?attachment_id=11582\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11582\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11582\" 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http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jaqrey007-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/?attachment_id=11586\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11586\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11586\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jaqrey006.jpg\" alt=\"jaqrey006\" width=\"630\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jaqrey006.jpg 630w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jaqrey006-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/?attachment_id=11587\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11587\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11587\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jaqrey005.jpg\" alt=\"jaqrey005\" width=\"630\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jaqrey005.jpg 630w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jaqrey005-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/?attachment_id=11588\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11588\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11588\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jaqrey004.jpg\" alt=\"jaqrey004\" width=\"630\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jaqrey004.jpg 630w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jaqrey004-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/?attachment_id=11589\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11589\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11589\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jaqrey003.jpg\" alt=\"jaqrey003\" width=\"630\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jaqrey003.jpg 630w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jaqrey003-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/?attachment_id=11590\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11590\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11590\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jaqrey002.jpg\" alt=\"jaqrey002\" width=\"630\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jaqrey002.jpg 630w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jaqrey002-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/?attachment_id=11591\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11591\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11591\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jaqrey001.jpg\" alt=\"jaqrey001\" width=\"630\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jaqrey001.jpg 630w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jaqrey001-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jacques Reymond is a French restaurant situated in a stately Victorian mansion in Prahran, Victoria.\u00a0 The establishment has been a part of Melbourne&#8217;s fine dining circuit for twenty years and is much loved and highly decorated, having held the prestigious Three Chef&#8217;s Hats rating for a number of years.\u00a0 Jen and I dined here for 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