The culinary journalist Périco Légasse pays a beautiful tribute to Les Grands Buffets in the pages of Marianne magazine :
“This museum of French cuisine has the whole world dreaming, by offering, at will, from starter to dessert, including foie gras, lobster, rotisserie, cheeses and a host of delights, an inventory of French culinary heritage… something unheard of, which upsets the codes and standards of the profession.
Is it a revolt? No sir, it’s a revolution! This response made by the Duke of Liancourt to Louis XVI learning of the storming of the Bastille could inspire those who discover Les Grands Buffets for the first time… If the regulars make it a family ritual or come on a pilgrimage, traveling more than 500km for some, the newcomers are introduced upon their arrival by a butler indicating how to best enjoy this gastronomic Aladdin’s cave.
